The Team
Making the most of our parkland surroundings, our team of specialists take a well-earned break at the Broadcasting Business headquarters at Lochinch House on the edge of Glasgow’s Pollok Park.
To find out more about any member of our team please click on their name below.
Bill McFarlan - Managing Director
BILL MCFARLAN is co-founder and co-owner of The Broadcasting Business. As Managing Director, he oversees the unique style of training that has taken the company all over the world - and the crystal clear communication of the websites and audio-visual productions that have been the hallmark of the firm for the past 20 years. With Alan Douglas, he leads more than a hundred training courses each year - helping clients deal with everything from job losses and product launches to undercover investigations by Panorama.
The highlight of his Broadcasting Business career - which has taken him to the United States, Caribbean, Africa, Middle East, Asia and across Europe - has been leading the Presentation Skills training that concluded in Glasgow winning the Commonwealth Games for the city in 2014. His knowledge and expertise is based on two decades helping blue chip companies get their message across - and even longer as a presenter with BBC, Scottish Television, Sky and Setanta - where he anchored news and sports programmes from the early 1980s to the early years of the new millennium.
Director ALAN DOUGLAS handles our major training projects working directly with clients who often have particularly challenging issues to deal with. He also works extensively with senior police officers and personally handles all detective media training at the Scottish Police College and for senior detectives with Strathclyde Police. Many major police and law enforcement conferences feature Alan as chairman to bring out the key issues and have them fully debated…and he is well known for his persistence in questioning Government ministers at such events.
He calls on his 30-plus years of experience at the sharp end of the media – from newspapers around the country to BBC Local Radio in England and radio and TV in Scotland, where he spent 17 years as anchor of the flagship BBC TV news programme, Reporting Scotland. In his career he has covered many major news events including the Lockerbie disaster. As an accomplished motoring writer, he has also worked on the leading car programme Top Gear and along with his wife, Viv Lumsden, collected a BAFTA for their house design programme, The Home Show, on Scottish Television. He continues to write about motoring in newspapers, magazines and websites and is a regular broadcaster on transport issues on radio and TV calling on his personal experience as the holder of a car, bus, lorry and motorbike licence!Angela Logue - Company Secretary
ANGELA LOGUE joined The Broadcasting Business in 1994. Her knowledge of the media was gained during 15 years with BBC Television News in Glasgow where she worked for much of that time on sports programmes with Bill McFarlan. She gained a detailed knowledge of the press during a 6-year spell with Scottish & Universal Newspapers.
Director and Company Secretary of The Broadcasting Business, Angela organises and co-ordinates all media training and presentation skill courses - and handles the scheduling and budgeting of all projects.
Lindsey Ingram - Senior Media Trainer
LINDSEY INGRAM joined the Broadcasting Business after seven years working as a radio journalist, spending most of her career at Real Radio – Scotland’s biggest commercial station. Lindsey presented the news and has reported on everything from Bird Flu in Fife to Tommy Sheridan’s defamation trial. She leads and co- presents courses providing an up-to-the-minute experience of what journalists are really looking for….and letting clients best know how to deal with broadcasters.
Lindsey also uses her knowledge to teach clients how to present themselves in any situation, from the board room to pitching for new business. Lindsey has a BA ( Hons ) in Business and Languages.
Leanne Sinclair - Admin Assistant
LEANNE SINCLAIR joined The Broadcasting Business in 2007 as an administrative assistant. As well as planning and organising all of the courses run at Lochinch House, Leanne is responsible for maintaining and updating our extensive client database and ensuring that all stakeholders are kept informed of all developments within the company.
LISA COHEN joined The Broadcasting Business in 2006 as a media trainer and advisor on all health related projects after 16 years working for the NHS in a variety of senior communication and marketing roles. Her award winning work for the West of Scotland Cancer Awareness Project has been widely published and is quoted locally, nationally and internationally as one of the best examples of social marketing in recent years.
Lisa has also been responsible for developing highly effective marketing campaigns on issues ranging from cancer, physical activity, healthy eating to mental health, HIV/AIDS and alcohol. Lisa has been a media spokesperson on sensitive and contentious issues including early detection of cancer and cot death whilst in her role as Chief Executive of the Scottish Cot Death Trust. Her invaluable experience in front line health care communications and in-depth understanding of the NHS now feeds into courses, seminars and healthcare productions.
Keith Bryan - Audio Visual Producer
KEITH BRYAN joined The Broadcasting Business in 2001 following the completion of an IT and Multi-Media Diploma. Already a BSc qualified designer, Keith was ideally placed to develop the new media side of The Broadcasting Business. Keith designs and develops websites and other multi-media productions for a mixture of high profile public sector and corporate business clients. Keith has since trained as a camera operator and film editor and has taken charge of productions for the Royal Bank of Scotland, The Gleneagles Hotel, the NHS in Scotland and England as well as the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency and the Scottish Police Services Authority. Keith currently develops the new media side of the Audio Visual Department.