Broadcast and speaking experience
Abigail King brings research-led storytelling to panels, talks and broadcast formats, translating complex ideas into clear, engaging public discussion.
An experienced speaker & broadcaster
Abigail King speaks, presents and contributes to live and recorded media on travel science and healthcare, digital media and sustainable tourism.
Her work translates research-led storytelling into formats designed for public audiences, combining clarity with context and narrative structure.
Her background in journalism, long-form writing and medicine informs a calm, analytical approach to complex subjects. Her years spent broadcasting live for Lonely Planet give her a flexible and entertaining approach to presenting and dealing with audience questions.
Abigail King spoke at the High Level EU-China Summit on Sustainable Tourism at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris and joined a panel to talk about responsible tourism for NASA-Hybrid CoE in Helsinki.
Endless Japan with Lonely Planet & the BBC
Sample Work
Please find a small sample of work from Abigail King as a speaker and presenter. Further material is avaible on request.
BBC: Japan: Endless Discovery
UNESCO Paris: Sustainable Tourism
NASA Hybrid-CoE Helsinki, Sustainable Tourism
Lonely Planet: 50+ live broadcasts
LSE Literary Festival: How literature and photography change the world we see.
BBC Radio 4: Flying and Travel
A small sample of broadcast and speaking work with the BBC, Lonely Planet, LSE, UNESCO, NASA, TBEX Girona, San Sebastian, STS Ravenna, MATKA Keynote Helsinki, World Travel Market London, Adobe, the World Monument Fund, Arabian Travel Market and more. Please contact for further samples.
Testimonials
Abigail King was a speaker in a panel discussion produced by Intelligence Squared in partnership with World Monuments Fund.
She was an absolute pleasure to work with, and behaved with complete professionalism and enthusiasm.
Her presentation was extremely interesting and thorough, and the audience was incredibly engaged by her mix of fun travel stories and well thought out ideas around sustainable and ethical tourism.
I would recommend her to anyone seeking an expert speaker and broadcaster on the topics of travel, culture and sustainability.
Abi has worked with Lonely Planet on various projects and assignments. She conducts herself professionally, and is immensely reliable.
Most importantly, the content she produces is top notch.
Whether it is live video content or well written article pieces. Other members of the Lonely Planet Online Editorial & Community team would echo these sentiments.
Beyond all this though, she’s affable and a pleasure to deal which – which is always a big plus!
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