Radio Host / Producer / Reporter Job Roles | Guest: Emma Snook & Shiona McCallum 🍑 Ep 3
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In Episode 3 I’m joined by the ever chilled Emma Snook and new Scottish pal Shiona McCallum who both have experience at radio in producing, hosting and reporting.
GUESTS:
✨ Emma Snook
Who I met when she hosted a show on Amazing Radio (all new music show) and currently works at Partisan Records as a Product Manager (Episode 4 will be on PM’s FYI). She has been there for over a year now, and before that worked as a producer for 2 years at Beats 1 which is a radio station owned and operated by Apple. Emma also manages a band called Breathe Panel.
✨ Shiona McCallum
A reporter and presenter at the BBC. She has worked in radio for over 8 years. Currently, a Newsbeat BBC Radio 1 & BBC 1xtra reporter. She has also done a couple of shows for BBC Radio 2 called New Country ( a show all about new country music) and is also a columnist for Maverick Magazine interviewing and reviewing country music.
DINNER:
Coconut breaded chicken fajitas with peeled cucumber, and homemade salsa (tomato, olive, sweetcorn, chili, pepper, lime) in a corn wrap + millionaire shortbread.
WE TALK ABOUT:
✨ Path to now
✨ Day to day of being a radio host and producer + what the role of a radio reporter entails
✨ Advice to get into these roles
✨ End with shout outs to other bodacious babes we admire!
SHOUT OUTS:
✨ Katie Adie — journalist
✨ Katie Jackson — a producer on Beats and host radio show on Soho Radio
✨ Dolly Parton — legend!
✨ Annie Nightingale — broadcaster, first-ever female presenter on BBC Radio 1!!
✨ Nick Grimshaw — tv and radio presenter
PLACES THEY WORKED:
✨ Amazing Radio
✨ Beats 1
✨ Bauer radio
✨ Virgin Radio
✨ BBC Radio 1
✨ BBC 1xtra
MUSIC WE MENTION THIS WEEK — full podcast playlist HERE
✨IDLES
✨ Carrie Underwood
✨ The Mavericks
✨ Lyle Lovett
✨ Maren Morris
Please just hit REPLY to let me know what you think, give any feedback/advice and I’d love to hear any ideas for other guests or areas of the music industry you’d love to know more about!
FUN NOTES:
⭐️ Annie Nightingale's ⭐️ autobiography ‘Wicked Speed’ recommended anyone interested in getting into radio.
