Greg Tanner
Encyclopedia
Greg Tanner is a Television producer
and presenter
from London
, England
. He is most known for fronting basketball programmes and is the editor
of FadeAway
magazine.
In 2007, Tanner produced and presented UKTV
Slam, 15 one-hour magazine programmes for Britain's second biggest non-terrestrial broadcaster. The series culminated in a four hour live broadcast of the Euroleague
finals, with Tanner reporting from Athens. In 2008, Tanner produced, directed and presented two basketball documentaries for Channel 4
. The first, Midnight Madness, was a 90 minute feature about Britain's summer basketball event. It involved shooting across the UK and in Miami, Florida. In November 2008, Tanner produced and presented "Team GB: Road To Eurobasket" - a 60 minute documentary
following the Great Britain basketball team as they tried to qualify for the Eurobasket tournament for the first time.
Away from his basketball activities, Tanner has worked as a television news producer and reporter since 1999. He began his career at London Tonight
and worked with SKY News
before moving to ITN as a senior producer on the ITV News Channel
.
to more mainstream basketball
. He has traveled the world covering events - from the Euroleague
to the NBA to Streetball.
Television producer
The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
and presenter
Presenter
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from London
London
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, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. He is most known for fronting basketball programmes and is the editor
Editor in chief
An editor-in-chief is a publication's primary editor, having final responsibility for the operations and policies. Additionally, the editor-in-chief is held accountable for delegating tasks to staff members as well as keeping up with the time it takes them to complete their task...
of FadeAway
FadeAway Basketball Magazine
FadeAway Magazine is a magazine which is published in the United Kingdom which covers basketball. The publication was launched in June 2009.-History:...
magazine.
Producing and directing
UKTV
UKTV is a digital cable and satellite television network, formed through a joint venture between BBC Worldwide, a commercial subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation, and Scripps Networks Interactive, spun off from The E.W Scripps Company in 2008...
Slam, 15 one-hour magazine programmes for Britain's second biggest non-terrestrial broadcaster. The series culminated in a four hour live broadcast of the Euroleague
Euroleague
Euroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is...
finals, with Tanner reporting from Athens. In 2008, Tanner produced, directed and presented two basketball documentaries for Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
. The first, Midnight Madness, was a 90 minute feature about Britain's summer basketball event. It involved shooting across the UK and in Miami, Florida. In November 2008, Tanner produced and presented "Team GB: Road To Eurobasket" - a 60 minute documentary
Documentary
A documentary is a creative work of non-fiction, including:* Documentary film, including television* Radio documentary* Documentary photographyRelated terms include:...
following the Great Britain basketball team as they tried to qualify for the Eurobasket tournament for the first time.
Away from his basketball activities, Tanner has worked as a television news producer and reporter since 1999. He began his career at London Tonight
London Tonight
London Tonight is a regional news programme broadcast on ITV London . Produced by ITN, the programme is broadcast at 6pm every weeknight, also including local sports news and local features of interest.Like all regional news programmes on ITV in England and Wales and Channel Television, it uses...
and worked with SKY News
Sky News
Sky News is a 24-hour British and international satellite television news broadcaster with an emphasis on UK and international news stories.The service places emphasis on rolling news, including the latest breaking news. Sky News also hosts localised versions of the channel in Australia and in New...
before moving to ITN as a senior producer on the ITV News Channel
ITV News Channel
The ITV News Channel was a 24-hour television news channel in the United Kingdom which broadcast from 1 August 2000 to 23 December 2005. It was available on Sky, NTL:Telewest, Freeview and analogue cable, presenting national and international news plus regular business, sport, entertainment and...
.
Basketball247.com
In May 2000, Tanner set up the website Streetball.co.uk which became Basketball247.co.uk in 2008 - broadening its remit from just covering streetballStreetball
Streetball or street basketball is a variation of the sport of basketball, typically played on outdoor courts and featuring significantly less by way of formal structure and enforcement of the game's rules...
to more mainstream basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
. He has traveled the world covering events - from the Euroleague
Euroleague
Euroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is...
to the NBA to Streetball.