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.
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Famous quotes containing the word television:
“Anyone afraid of what he thinks television does to the world is probably just afraid of the world.”
—Clive James (b. 1939)
“We cannot spare our children the influence of harmful values by turning off the television any more than we can keep them home forever or revamp the world before they get there. Merely keeping them in the dark is no protection and, in fact, can make them vulnerable and immature.”
—Polly Berrien Berends (20th century)
“They [parents] can help the children work out schedules for homework, play, and television that minimize the conflicts involved in what to do first. They can offer moral support and encouragement to persist, to try again, to struggle for understanding and mastery. And they can share a child’s pleasure in mastery and accomplishment. But they must not do the job for the children.”
—Dorothy H. Cohen (20th century)