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Friends with brainstorming benefits
It is amazing how a chat over a cup of coffee with a mate can inspire you to do different things, or try a different approach in your life or work. I was catching up with my best friend Gema … Continue reading
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Tagged audio, blogging, brainstorming, cake, coffee, crafts, creative, fashion, media, print, radio, television
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A head start towards work experience in radio
Working as a professional radio presenter and a lecturer of media, I engage with many students about work experience. Some students require a placement as part of their curriculum, others want to gain vital experience within a radio station. Either … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, audio, broadcasting, career, college, letters, media, radio, school, student, university, work experience
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Breaking into media? Hospital Radio is a great starting point.
Whether you want a career as a radio/television presenter or just fancy trying something totally different once or twice a week, then I can totally recommend joining your local hospital radio station. To be honest, when I joined Portsmouth Hospital … Continue reading
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Tagged adulthood, career, childhood, confidence, hobbies, hospital, hospital radio, illness, life, media, past time, presenting, radio, television
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I never thought I would be a university lecturer
Teaching was something I never really gave any thought to during my adult life. As a school pupil I was not really interested in my education. I got through secondary school with very average grades, I knew I had the … Continue reading
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Tagged academia, broadcasting, career, college, decisions, education, journalism, life, media, print, radio, television, university
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Life away from broadcasting…
It was there months to the day when the boss called me into his office and started the conversation with ‘today is not a good day’ . This was the conversation that I was fearing (but was very much expecting) … Continue reading
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Tagged broadcasting, career, education, employment, life, media, news, radio, unemployment
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Andy Martindale 