Joanna Jordan (talent booker)
British-born talent agent
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.
Career
Early career
Jordan's first job was as an au pair, after which she became a junior secretary for a stockbroker in London. 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. 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. Jordan also worked for Network 7 and Moviewatch.
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