Tellytrack Gets A Woman’s Touch

Good luck Julie, give it your best shot.

It's funny how one hand washes the other hand,cant understand why no new blood can't get the job,always the same faces,give some one else a chance. There are so many guys out there that know the in and out of racing that can do a great job, but no the same old faces every time.

This job is like drinking from a poisoned chalice.

Nobody seems to hold the position for very long.

Hasn't this position changed multiple times since Phumelela took over?

Press release says shes the Editorial Director?

Popular South African racing TV presenter Julie Alexander has been
appointed Editorial Director at Tellytrack 1, South African
horseracing’s television platform on channel 239 DStv.
It’s a brand-new position created by Tellytrack’s new boss Rob Scott.
She will be based in studio on busy days, like feature racedays and
Saturdays and Sundays, and will oversee and actively direct what
appears on screen, and when, during the course of an afternoon.

Explaining the appointment, Scott said: “There’s been a requirement
for somebody to co-ordinate between the presenters, in-studio and
on-course, and the production staff in order to try and get a balance
that meets both punters and purists’ needs.”
Alexander was born into horseracing - her father Duncan was one of
the leading light-weight jockeys of his era - and, after
matriculating, she started her career as public relations and
marketing manager in her brother Gary’s stable. She started
presenting on Tellytrack in 2004 and has become a familiar face in
horseracing.

Alexander (42) said: “It’s an exciting opportunity. I’ll miss the
live racing, but think I need the challenge and it’ll be good for my
career to branch out into a different avenue. I’m really looking
forward to it.
“The production team and presenters have been doing a good job. My
role will be taking our show to a world-class level. On the busy days
things happen so quickly that it has become essential to have someone
in studio with an overview, making second-by-second decisions to make
Tellytrack a more cohesive, informative and interesting viewing
experience.
“I know that I will not be able to please all our viewers all of the
time, but I’m hoping we’ll end up with the best of both worlds - a
good mix that keeps everybody happy enough, especially punters and
owners,” she added.
She will still co-present the fortnightly “Turf Talk” magazine show
with Grant Knowles, as well as “First Call” once or twice a week.

Positions at Phumelela are similar to the old railways,you just have to stick with it for long enough and eventually you'll finish up with a package well in excess of your capabilities.

If you can't keep quiet,like Shaw,unfortunately you never get to taste the best fruit.

It seems I have it wrong then,if it's a new position. :S

As long as she is strong enough to manage all the people in the studio. she will be a good appointment.

Agree though that we seem to bring new blood into the racing structures.

All the best still the best smile IN RACING

CHAINSAW all the way...he should be given opportunities like commenating again...diff class when he calls at Champ De Mars...

The interesting thing about this appointment is that Shaheen is the one studio presenter who continually keeps an eye on the stuff going on around him and co-ordinates what is coming out of the data room and correcting the slide errors,so he would appear to be doing the described functions of this position already.
( I hope her continual gender crusading is tongue in cheek or the men presenters may soon be a thing of the past! )

rob faux wrote: The interesting thing about this appointment is that Shaheen is the one studio presenter who continually keeps an eye on the stuff going on around him and co-ordinates what is coming out of the data room and correcting the slide errors,so he would appear to be doing the described functions of this position already.
( I hope her continual gender crusading is tongue in cheek or the men presenters may soon be a thing of the past! )

Not sure about now but Shayne was doing a law degree ( not spoke to hime for a long time ) and probably can`t wait to get away from everyone

She behaves like a giggling teenager on camera and she is tasked with taking telly track
to a world class product lmao Ai Ai rob Scott

Julie is a racing fanatic and i wish her all the best in the new venture. May she make a massive success of it