This weekend I had the
pleasure of being a weekend newspaper reviewer again on BBC Wales Radio. I got
the invitation a couple of weeks ago, but the time in between the call and
being on air flew by. But it was a great experience and even better second time
around!
As the show that I was
on is the Good Morning Wales breakfast show, it made for an early wake up call
that morning. But really the event begins in the days leading up and before. As
I’ve found that it helps to understand in the build up to the event, what the
big news stories might be. Initially I identified some key stories that I might
cover such as the financial increase year on year in retail within the month of
March, as I used to be a retail manager. Then another story that piqued my
interest was about the tests that are being brought by mortgage lenders, for
people who are looking to buy a house which is my predicament at the moment.
But when I got to the
studio in the morning and took a look at the massive spread of papers, there
were some even more interesting stories to cover. That morning I was sharing
the radio hot seat with Gerry Toms, a very nice man who used to be the general
manager of the Millennium Stadium- the massive rugby stadium in the centre of
Cardiff. It was great to be on with someone so friendly as we were able to talk
about our stories before hand to get a measure of what each would be about. This
helped result in the fact that second time around doing the newspaper review, I
felt much more relaxed and was able to enjoy the experience even more.
The stories I chose to
talk about on air were firstly about a boy called Stephen who is a cancer
sufferer and through the use of social media has managed to raise over £2
million for the Teenage Cancer Trust. The second story was about an interesting
study from USA that showed that amongst 15-16 year olds, when they participate
in charitable activities the likelihood of suffering from depression was
decreased. This was something that I could really relate to through the
voluntary work that I’ve done with young people over the years. In people with diabetes,
sufferers are three times more likely to struggle with depression compared to
if they didn’t have the condition. My third story was a funny one about people
who drive big 4 x 4 vehicles, causing car parking companies to make the spaces
bigger as a result of the car’s massive size. My final and fourth story was
about a little girl who was 3 years old, but had 35 pairs of shoes! A girl
after my own heart. Before I knew it the review was over, I loved the
experience and am looking forward to doing it again soon.
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