Here's how pretty much every conversation I've had with someone at BBC Radio goes when I ask:
"So, how did you starting working at the beeb?" "Well, I started by gaining interest in community radio/my university radio etc etc."
So many people have done community radio as if it was the route towards getting into the biggest radio organisation worldwide. And I believe that it is.
9 months ago when I started at BBC Radio 2, I had 0 experience in radio. I'd never stepped [.....]
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So recently, I stepped out of radio focused comfort zone world and joined a new department of the Beeb that I didn't even know existed!
The team consists of video journalists and editors that report the hottest topics discussed by social media. Social media is at the heart of what they do, otherwise news can't be produced!
The team is quite small, but full of so many fresh, innovative and quick-thinking ideas.
There is also so much diversity; literally! From Arabic speakers to French speakers to Hindi and Spanish speakers. Different cultures, accents, and walks of life; how refreshing.
Most days included looking at the content of what the team creates and how they go about doing it, learning how to speak [.....]
