Jo Andrews: Host and Founder
Jo uploaded the first Haptic & Hue podcast in September 2020. It was about the legendary Anglo-Trinidadian textile designer, Althea McNish. Since then she has been happily creating Haptic & Hue episodes about the often forgotten role textiles play in our lives and our communities. She is a handweaver who weaves mainly with natural fibres on either an eight-shaft or a four-shaft loom. In a former life, she was a reporter and senior correspondent for Independent Television News of London.
Bill Taylor: Editor and Producer
Bill oversees the content and form of the Haptic & Hue podcasts making sure that they tell the story in the best and sharpest way. He also co-hosts Travels with Textiles for Friends of Haptic & Hue with Jo. He came to Haptic & Hue as a textile novice but a story expert. He’s a leadership coach and consultant specializing in storytelling, media and communications. Bill worked for more than 25 years as a journalist and broadcaster with the BBC and Independent Television News of London. He was a founding editor of the BBC TV News Channel.
Charles Lomas: Sound Editor
Charles runs his own editing and production company Dark Room Productions. He and his team sound edit the Haptic & Hue podcasts. He is an expert at making interviewees sound their best.
Lorena Klos: Production Assistant
Lorena helps edit and create content for Haptic and Hue’s social media channels, and newsletter and monitors data analytics. She is an experienced operations, communications and events manager (in-person and virtual), overseeing a wide range of activities to help bolster organisations’ image, reputation, and online presence.
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