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Jordan’s first job was as an [[au pair]], after which she became a junior secretary for a [[stockbroker]] in London.<ref name=”Viner2002-05-13″>{{cite news|last=Viner|first=Brian|date=7 April 2014|title=Pulling power|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/pulling-power-9242606.html|url-status=live|accessdate=26 April 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200426004851/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/pulling-power-9242606.html|archivedate=26 April 2020}}</ref> She served as a secretary at the ”[[Today (UK newspaper)|Today]]” newspaper and then became a presenter for a short while on a children’s television show related to fashion on ”[[TV-am]]”.<ref name=”Viner2002-05-13″/> Jordan’s next job was to book guests for ”[[The Word (TV series)|The Word]]”, a [[Channel 4]] show, which led to work for shows hosted by [[Clive Anderson]] and [[Ruby Wax]].<ref name=”Viner2002-05-13″ /> Jordan also worked for ”[[Network 7]]” and ”[[Moviewatch]]”.<ref name=”Brockes2002-01-14″>{{cite news|last=Brockes|first=Emma|authorlink=Emma Brockes|date=14 January 2002|title=Be my guest. When David Letterman wanted 10 of the world’s most beautiful women to appear on his show and recite 10 things they love about him, who did he turn to? Emma Brockes meets Jo Jordan, the chatshow fixer who can provide you with anyone from Goldie Hawn to Tom Cruise|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2002/jan/14/mondaymediasection2|accessdate=26 April 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200426043956/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2002/jan/14/mondaymediasection2|archivedate=26 April 2020}}</ref> When Jordan was 27, she was hired as a talent booker by the ”[[Late Show with David Letterman]]” and relocated to the United States.<ref name=”Viner2002-05-13″/><ref name=”Brockes2002-01-14″ /> ”'(#2 reference says 27 years old and she was asked to accompany the team back to the US)”’ |
Jordan’s first job was as an [[au pair]], after which she became a junior secretary for a [[stockbroker]] in London.<ref name=”Viner2002-05-13″>{{cite news|last=Viner|first=Brian|date=7 April 2014|title=Pulling power|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/pulling-power-9242606.html|url-status=live|accessdate=26 April 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200426004851/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/pulling-power-9242606.html|archivedate=26 April 2020}}</ref> She served as a secretary at the ”[[Today (UK newspaper)|Today]]” newspaper and then became a presenter for a short while on a children’s television show related to fashion on ”[[TV-am]]”.<ref name=”Viner2002-05-13″/> Jordan’s next job was to book guests for ”[[The Word (TV series)|The Word]]”, a [[Channel 4]] show, which led to work for shows hosted by [[Clive Anderson]] and [[Ruby Wax]].<ref name=”Viner2002-05-13″ /> Jordan also worked for ”[[Network 7]]” and ”[[Moviewatch]]”.<ref name=”Brockes2002-01-14″>{{cite news|last=Brockes|first=Emma|authorlink=Emma Brockes|date=14 January 2002|title=Be my guest. When David Letterman wanted 10 of the world’s most beautiful women to appear on his show and recite 10 things they love about him, who did he turn to? Emma Brockes meets Jo Jordan, the chatshow fixer who can provide you with anyone from Goldie Hawn to Tom Cruise|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2002/jan/14/mondaymediasection2|accessdate=26 April 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200426043956/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2002/jan/14/mondaymediasection2|archivedate=26 April 2020}}</ref> When Jordan was 27, she was hired as a talent booker by the ”[[Late Show with David Letterman]]” and relocated to the United States.<ref name=”Viner2002-05-13″/><ref name=”Brockes2002-01-14″ /> ”'(#2 reference says 27 years old and she was asked to accompany the team back to the US)”’ |
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”’I found this article that says “I was 27, 28 years old””’ https://advertisingweek.com/joanna-jordan-founder-ceo-of-central-talent-booking/ |
”’I found this article that says “I was 27, 28 years old””’ https://advertisingweek.com/joanna-jordan-founder-ceo-of-central-talent-booking/ |
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Latest revision as of 18:44, 26 November 2025
British-born talent booker
Joanna Jordan is a British businesswoman and talent booker. She is the founder and chief executive of Central Talent Booking, a talent agency with offices in Los Angeles, New York City and London.
She began booking guests for the Channel 4 show The Word and other programmes on the station. Late Show with David Letterman recruited her to move to the United States to serve as the show’s booker of celebrities. After working for the show between 1999 and 2005, she founded Central Talent Booking (CTB) in 1999. CTB books celebrity and human interest talent for various media.
Jordan’s first job was as an au pair, after which she became a junior secretary for a stockbroker in London.[1] She served as a secretary at the Today newspaper and then became a presenter for a short while on a children’s television show related to fashion on TV-am.[1] Jordan’s next job was to book guests for The Word, a Channel 4 show, which led to work for shows hosted by Clive Anderson and Ruby Wax.[1] Jordan also worked for Network 7 and Moviewatch.[2] When Jordan was 27, she was hired as a talent booker by the Late Show with David Letterman and relocated to the United States.[1][2] (#2 reference says 27 years old and she was asked to accompany the team back to the US. Did she not relocate to the US?) On her Wikipedia page in the lead in paragraph it says Late Show with David Letterman recruited her to move to the United States to serve as the show’s booker of celebrities
I found this article that says “I was 27, 28 years old” https://advertisingweek.com/joanna-jordan-founder-ceo-of-central-talent-booking/
Jordan’s first job was as an au pair, after which she became a junior secretary for a stockbroker in London.[1] She served as a secretary at the Today newspaper and then became a presenter for a short while on a children’s television show related to fashion on TV-am.[1] Jordan’s next job was to book guests for The Word, a Channel 4 show, which led to work for shows hosted by Clive Anderson and Ruby Wax.[1] Jordan also worked for Network 7 and Moviewatch.[2] When Jordan was 28, she was hired as a talent booker by the Late Show with David Letterman and relocated to the United States.[1][2]
