Hello internet-person, I’m Liam. This blog is my attempt to track every inch of progress I make in the radio industry. Every work experience placement, every shameless effort to be noticed by industry insiders and every rejection letter I receive will be posted here. The aim of this blog is to give other radio fanatics a guide to making it in the radio industry, or, at the very least, what not to do on the way there. If you’re not interested in joining the radio, have a read of my blog anyway, it may interest or amuse you to some extent.
So, here’s a bit about me.
I am passionate about music and have always wanted a career that would allow me to channel this passion; I just never really knew where to begin. I have never been interested in creating my own music (not that I had a choice as I can’t hold a tune to save my life), preferring instead to appreciate and promote the musical talents of others. So it wasn’t until I started at the University of Surrey in October 2010 and got involved in the student radio station, GU2, that I realised radio is the only career for me.
The truth is, whilst growing up, radio had never really crossed my mind, especially compared to other serious career goals like becoming the red Power Ranger. I guess I always just put the radio down as something that ‘other people’ do. The radio, and music industry in general, always seemed to be career paths for the lucky few, for those individuals who are in the right place at the right time. If I have learnt anything at university it is that dream careers can be achieved if you are persistent. In other words, I’m not going to waste time waiting for the radio to find me.
Since getting involved with the university station, my love for radio has hit me like a freight train and it is now an industry that I want to carve my mark into. It is all I seem to think about these days, probably at the expense of my Psychology degree and yet I don’t feel bothered. I’m sure anyone else dedicated to make it in radio knows exactly what I mean about how addictive it is. Like an Amsterdam window, it sucks you in and makes everything else appear dull in comparison. I can’t wait to start a career in radio and this blog will be a record of where I’ve been and where I’m going.
Whether it is at Radio 1 or on the local hospital radio, I’m determined to live the dream.
