{"id":4637,"date":"2023-04-13T11:37:09","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T09:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/uk\/?p=4637"},"modified":"2023-04-18T11:37:55","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T09:37:55","slug":"cycling-presenter-and-journalist-rebecca-charlton-dont-try-and-be-someone-else-and-emulate-somebody-elses-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/uk\/2023\/04\/13\/cycling-presenter-and-journalist-rebecca-charlton-dont-try-and-be-someone-else-and-emulate-somebody-elses-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Cycling Presenter and Journalist Rebecca Charlton: \u201cDon\u2019t try and be someone else and emulate somebody\u00a0else\u2019s success\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Relax with yet another episode of the We Love Cycling Podcast, this time with two seasoned sports commentators, Matt Stephens and Rebecca Charlton.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/beccacharlton?lang=cs\">Rebecca Charlton<\/a> is a TV presenter, NCTJ-accredited journalist, author, public speaker, magazine contributor, and voice artist. 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They also touched on the chaotic reality and technical challenges of an on-site sports commentator on live TV, and how she learned not to strive for her notion of perfectionism as she got more experienced and became a better interviewer and reporter because of it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Cycling Presenter and Journalist Rebecca Charlton: \u201cDon&amp;apos;t try and be someone else and emulate somebody else&amp;apos;s success\u201d\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/4dW2rWURau1S6jyzBC2Bd1?si=cjHeUVV-RXaHHrsLfKeDIQ&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Touching on the nitty-gritty of the commentating job itself, Rebecca shared her biggest advice for up-and-coming sports journalists and commentators just wanting to get their foot in the industry\u2019s door, the changing landscape of the field, and the contemporary digital ways new talents come through. 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