Charles Golding is a journalist, broadcaster, editor, media executive and communications consultant with more than four decades of experience across television, radio, newspapers and digital media. Having worked as a reporter, producer, presenter, editor and senior executive, he understands both what journalists are looking for and what speakers must do to communicate effectively under pressure.

 

Golding began his career in television, working as a researcher for Sir David Frost before joining TV-am. He researched, scripted, produced and reported features for the station’s flagship breakfast programme, Good Morning Britain, and presented one of television’s earliest computer segments, Breakfast Chips, as well as a weekly celebrity feature Fantasy Time. He later became TV-am’s film critic and produced and occasionally presented Money Matters, before joining Channel 4’s Business Daily as a producer and reporter.

 

His newspaper career included senior editorial roles at the Sunday Mirror as features editor, and the Sunday Express, where he became deputy editor, (and latterly as an editor-in-chief of the Boston Jewish Advocate in the USA and the Jewish News in the UK), he commissioned and shaped stories, briefed journalists and worked closely with reporters operating under tight deadlines. This experience gave him a detailed understanding of how journalists think, what makes a story newsworthy and how interviewees are questioned and judged.

 

Returning to broadcasting, Golding scripted and presented The Computer Show for BBC1 afternoon TV before becoming controller of programmes at London News Radio. He led the station’s successful relaunch under its original name, LBC, achieved an 88 per cent increase in audience share and won five industry editorial awards. He later presented his own daily programme, Charles Golding in the Afternoon, doubling its audience.

 

Golding subsequently worked closely with HRH Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, when she was CEO of RJH Public Relations, training commercial clients for high-stakes television, radio and newspaper interviews. He later became editorial and content director at YooMedia plc and editor-in-chief at Totally plc, where he successfully relaunched both the Jewish News (UK) and the Boston Jewish Advocate (USA) a year later, demonstrating his ability to lead editorial teams and reposition publications in here and across the pond.

 

As director of communications at Norwood, a major UK special-needs charity, Golding restructured its multimedia communications department. His experience of leading editorial and communications teams means he understands the different demands of speaking to journalists, presenting to a board, briefing colleagues and communicating with staff.

Today, he provides media, presentation and interview training through charlesgolding.media. His clients have included political and communal leaders like former MP and Under Secretary for Justice, Dr Phillip Lee, Oded Revivi, then mayor of Efrat, the UK Chief Rabbi’s Office, senior lawyers, communications teams, actors, sportsmen and women and public figures, many of whom cannot be identified because of confidentiality agreements.

 

Today, he provides media, presentation and interview training through charlesgolding.media. His clients have included a diverse range of political and communal leaders, senior lawyers, communications teams, actors, sportsmen and women and public figures,  many of whom cannot be identified because of confidentiality agreements. Others include MP’s like Dr Phillip Lee, former MP and Under Secretary for Justice, Oded Revivi, then mayor of Efrat, the UK Chief Rabbi’s Office, the Subaru World Rally Team, and more.

 

In Israel and the UK, he has coached executives from international companies including C-Level NASDAQ-quoted giants, including Imperva, FuturaGene, Foamex and Tenable, as well as start-up founders, students and job interviewees of all ages. Working with the UK’s respected Eskenzi PR, his coaching ranges from preparing senior executives for demanding media interviews to helping individuals secure important professional opportunities.

 

Still active in journalism, Golding writes opinion articles and has contributed to the Jerusalem Post and the JN Life magazine, as well as ghost-writing for Fortune magazine and many websites, on behalf of international names. He has also appeared on Israeli television and national UK radio.

 

Drawing on his experience as both interviewer and interviewee, reporter and editor, producer and presenter, Charles Golding gives his clients the practical skills and ability to speak in public with confidence, without letting their performance detract from their message.