Hayden Turner
Encyclopedia
Hayden Turner born 16 January 1966 in Sydney
, Australia
, is a television and cable TV presenter.
Hayden combines an exceptional commitment to conservation with an understanding of his audiences’ interests. He works alongside experienced Television Crews, leading Producers and Directors and has co-produced several of his Programmes.
Over the past twelve years, the former Zoo Keeper has travelled extensively throughout the African Continent and to more than 35 other Countries. He has worked with numerous Species but specialises in the husbandry of African Mammals.
When not adventuring in some remote corner of the Globe, Hayden runs programmes and gives talks for Zoos and Schools, believing that the most effective approach to Conservation is Education.
Hayden had resigned his ten year job as Senior Keeper at Taronga Zoo, Sydney to visit Africa and work on volunteer Conservation Projects. Before leaving he took a party of VIPs on a behind the scenes tour. One of the group was Bryan Smith, General Manager of National Geographic Channel in Australia. Impressed by the passion and depth of knowledge Hayden displayed and struck by his unique presentation skills, Bryan asked him if he’d be interested in taking a Digital Video Camera to Africa to record his Adventures.
Hayden made an appearance in a Play School episode in 1993 as a zoo keeper when they visited the Taronga Zoo.
Sydney
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Australia
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, is a television and cable TV presenter.
Life
Hayden Turner is a Wildlife Television Presenter, now a global household name through his work for the National Geographic Channel and TV. He reports from some of the wildest and most scenic places on earth transmitting passion and expertise with each broadcast.Hayden combines an exceptional commitment to conservation with an understanding of his audiences’ interests. He works alongside experienced Television Crews, leading Producers and Directors and has co-produced several of his Programmes.
Over the past twelve years, the former Zoo Keeper has travelled extensively throughout the African Continent and to more than 35 other Countries. He has worked with numerous Species but specialises in the husbandry of African Mammals.
When not adventuring in some remote corner of the Globe, Hayden runs programmes and gives talks for Zoos and Schools, believing that the most effective approach to Conservation is Education.
Television
Few are fortunate enough to turn a lifelong aspiration into a Career reality. For Hayden, combining his love of Wildlife with a career as a Television Presenter happened as a result of a chance meeting.Hayden had resigned his ten year job as Senior Keeper at Taronga Zoo, Sydney to visit Africa and work on volunteer Conservation Projects. Before leaving he took a party of VIPs on a behind the scenes tour. One of the group was Bryan Smith, General Manager of National Geographic Channel in Australia. Impressed by the passion and depth of knowledge Hayden displayed and struck by his unique presentation skills, Bryan asked him if he’d be interested in taking a Digital Video Camera to Africa to record his Adventures.
Hayden made an appearance in a Play School episode in 1993 as a zoo keeper when they visited the Taronga Zoo.
Biography
- Attended Ryde East Primary School 1970-1977.
- Attended Malvina High School (now Ryde Secondary CollegeRyde Secondary CollegeRyde Secondary College is a co-educational public high school in Ryde, Sydney, Australia. It is a partial selective school with unique features. Ryde Secondary College is one of the few schools in New South Wales which takes enrolments for selective students, mainstream students as well as those...
) 1977-1983. - Former senior zoo keeper, Taronga ZooTaronga ZooTaronga Zoo is the city zoo of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Officially opened on 7 October 1916, it is located on the shores of Sydney Harbour in the suburb of Mosman...
SydneySydneySydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
1990-1998. - Worked extensively in AfricaAfricaAfrica is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
on various animal projects. - Former reporter: Earth Pulse, Go Wild, Out There, National Geographic ChannelNational Geographic ChannelNational Geographic Channel, also commercially abbreviated and trademarked as Nat Geo, is a subscription television channel that airs non-fiction television programs produced by the National Geographic Society. Like History and the Discovery Channel, the channel features documentaries with factual...
. - Presenter: Turner's Video Postcards National Geographic ChannelNational Geographic ChannelNational Geographic Channel, also commercially abbreviated and trademarked as Nat Geo, is a subscription television channel that airs non-fiction television programs produced by the National Geographic Society. Like History and the Discovery Channel, the channel features documentaries with factual...
. - Presenter: Green Car, National Geographic ChannelNational Geographic ChannelNational Geographic Channel, also commercially abbreviated and trademarked as Nat Geo, is a subscription television channel that airs non-fiction television programs produced by the National Geographic Society. Like History and the Discovery Channel, the channel features documentaries with factual...
. - Presenter: Hayden Turner’s Wildlife Challenge, National Geographic ChannelNational Geographic ChannelNational Geographic Channel, also commercially abbreviated and trademarked as Nat Geo, is a subscription television channel that airs non-fiction television programs produced by the National Geographic Society. Like History and the Discovery Channel, the channel features documentaries with factual...
. - Presenter: Beyond TomorrowBeyond Tomorrow (TV series)Beyond Tomorrow is an Australian television series produced by Beyond Television Productions. It began airing in 1981 as Towards 2000, then in 1985 was renamed Beyond 2000, a name the show kept until its cancellation in 1999...
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External links
- Hayden Turner
- Beyond Tomorrow
- National Geographic Channel
- Hayden Turner’s Wildlife Challenge
- National Geographic Channel Presenters: Meet Hayden
- Taronga Zoo
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