Carly Fields
C
arly Fields may still only be in her 20s, but the bubbly ONE Gospel producer and presenter is considered
YO TV. I was on YO TV for over 10 years, and then I finally decided to leave
to be a veteran of Urban Brew. Her first Urban Brew Studios decade was spent on the set of YO TV.
to start my family.”
“I started as a line-up kid; they used to put me in these funny outfits, with knee pads, a tutu, pig tails that
were crimped... I did that for about a year, and then I joined the posse.” From 1998, Carly also worked on Disney’s Road Hog with Isaac Chokwe. “We travelled all over the country in this
Her time on YO TV was honoured with a farewell montage of key moments of her shows over the years. Carly laughingly remembers the misperception that this created. “Everyone actually thought I died! People
Rav4 that was done up like a cartoon. It was really cool!” It was while she was working on Disney’s Road Hog that
were phoning the reception... But that was really quite special. YO TV made
Carly got to fly for the first time, to Cape Town. After Road Hog, Carly did X-Attitude, a half-an-hour magazine show
me who I am today. I don’t think I‘ll ever grow up.”
on YO TV, before moving to YO TV Wildroom in 2002. “My saying on the show was sesiyahlanya, which means ‘we’re going wild.’ So, wherever I went people would be like heee, sesiyahlanya!; everyone kind of knew me as the white chick on
After moving on to do autocue for various shows for a few years, Carly was asked to produce and present on ONE Gospel, which is what currently occupies her time. “I’ve done quite a few shows on ONE Gospel for the past three years...” But for Carly, the most special aspect of her time at Urban Brew Studios is that she met her husband, Freddy Louw, here. “We worked together for years... and somewhere along the line we fell madly in love. I did give him a bit of a chase though!” she laughs. “I would never have met him if it was not for Urban Brew, so I think I will be eternally grateful for that!” On a more serious note, Carly talks about the opportunities one has at Urban Brew Studios to learn about various elements of the industry. “Every single time I have approached Sakkie or Danie or anybody senior and said ‘I would really like to give this a shot,’ they never ever said no. Urban Brew never says no to you, so it’s taught me never to say no.” The pretty presenter/producer shares the same steely commitment to quality that characterises many of the Urban Brew Studios stalwarts. “You want to be proud of every second that goes out on air... I think I am like a lot of people here; we live for our jobs. I think working in the TV industry is a very emotional thing, because you literally put your heart into it. If something goes wrong, it affects you personally and emotionally.”
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