Sentence examples for television a background from inspiring English sources

Isler, who hails from Maracay, works on Venezuela's Venevision television, a background that will suit her well for her year-long stint as Miss Universe.

But Ms. Pauley brings something to her new show that neither of those hosts do--a background in television news.

"None of us came from a television background," he said.

Mr. Krivicka, 34, is a freelance video producer and Mr. Percelay, 49, has a background in television production, including a former job as a line producer for "Saturday Night Live".

Mr. Krivicka, 34, is a freelance video producer and Mr. Percelay, 49, has a background in television production, including a former job as a line producer for "Saturday Night Live". Neither has a traditional advertising background nor the accoutrements that come with a traditional agency, like office space or assistants, which Mr. Percelay said actually helps them compete with large agencies.

Maldonado, who is the first in his family to attend university, comes from a television production background.

Mr. Gorman, an English comedian with a background in television comedy writing, stand-up performances and his own BBC television series, is obsessed with his name, and "Are You Dave Gorman?" is a wild and witty account of his relentless globetrotting not only to find and meet his namesakes but also to increase his kind.

He learned from experience: A special-effects engineer with a background in television, Mr. Edwards once constructed a massive green screen to manufacture battles digitally in the hourlong BBC movie "Attila the Hun," which he also directed.

Now he is highlighting the business potential of such initiatives in an effort to quiet internal critics who see Mr. Schmidt-Holtz, who has a background in television and magazines, as insufficiently focused on music.

Mario Silva, a Bill O'Reilly-esque host of an acidic commentary program called "The Razor Blade" on state television (imagine Mr. O'Reilly speaking against a background of portraits of Jesus, Mr. Chávez and Fidel Castro), told viewers that golf was simply a sport of the elite.

He eventually found himself working on the animated television series The Simpsons as a background layout artist in 1990.