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Mid 1990's Work Experience Rejections

Summer 1994 and I'm going to be on the radio, and that's the end of it, oh and get paid for it. I believed I had the personality for it and that nobody should talk me out of it. Bold and almost arrogant, but there it is.

First, I have to get IN, which as we all know, isn't easy.

No computers back then. A pen, a writing pad, addresses from some library book, envelopes & stamps and dozens of letters fired off to stations around the country, even the nationals, what's to lose ? No station situated even in the remotest parts of the country was safe from my campaign.

"Dear Sir / Madam, as a long-term listener of your wonderful station [yeah right] I have chosen YOU to be the station that is to play an important part in my yet to be established glittering radio career by offering me work experience."  Or something like that.

Two stations actually did offer me placements, which of course, I accepted, and you will see that I have highlighted the two 'positives'. The rest, are rejections, and chronologically ordered as I received them.

Many of the stations no longer exist or have re branded so anoraks should be in heaven seeing all the old logos and strap lines. :)

If your name appears on the bottom of any of these letters [barring the two yesses] then shame on you :) Actually, as a Programme Manager later in my career I have written many such letters to many hopefuls myself so, I forgive you.

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Signal Radio
Signal Radio
Hallam FM
Hallam FM
Mercia FM
Mercia FM - YES ! One month work experience placement
BRMB
BRMB
Swansea Sound
Swansea Sound - YES ! Two days work experience placement
Trent FM
Trent FM
Leicester Sound
Leicester Sound
Shetland Radio
Shetland Radio
Chiltern Radio
Chiltern Radio
Viking FM
Viking FM
Southern FM
Southern FM
Marcher Sound
Marcher Sound
KCBC
KCBC
Capital Radio
Capital Radio
Hereward FM
Hereward FM
Harmony Radio
Radio Harmony
BBC East
BBC East
BBC Northampton
BBC Northampton


Late 1990's Onwards Job Rejections

Most of these applications were speculative but a few were for jobs advertised, although the last application I ever sent off was in 2006.

Thankfully there were successes - else I'd still be on hospital radio - but here I'm showing you only the rejections I've accumulated over the years, and again in chronological order.

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BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
Kiss FM
Kiss FM
Fox FM
Fox FM
Blue Danube Radio
Blue Danube Radio
Kiss FM
Kiss FM
Capital Radio
Capital Radio
Atlantic 252
Atlantic 252
Beacon FM
Beacon FM
Capital Radio
Capital Radio
Essex Radio
Essex Radio
Ocean Radio Group
Ocean Radio Group
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
LBC
LBC
Talk Radio
Talk Radio
Century Radio
Century Radio
BFBS Forces Radio
BFBS Forces Radio
Heart FM
Heart London
Minster FM
Minster FM
Key 103
Key 103
Victory FM
Victory FM
SGR FM
SGR FM
Ocean Radio Group
Ocean Radio Group
Virgin Radio
Virgin Radio
Invicta FM
Invicta FM
Atlantic 252
Atlantic 252
Aire FM
Aire FM
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
Liberty Radio
Liberty Radio
BRMB
BRMB
The NRG
The NRG
Key 103
Key 103
XFM
XFM
Lincs FM
Lincs FM
Century Radio
Century Radio
DMG Radio Group
DMG Radio Group
Clyde FM
Clyde FM
Capital Radio
Capital Radio
TLRC
TLRC
DMG Radio Group
DMG Radio South East
Talk Sport
Talk Sport
BBC Radio 1Xtra
BBC Radio 1Xtra
Virgin Radio
Virgin Radio
Hereward FM
Hereward FM
Virgin Radio
Virgin Radio
XFM
XFM
Talk Sport
Talk Sport
BBC Radio Five Live
BBC Radio Five Live - interview at Television Centre, London with Controller Bob Shennan
Virgin Radio
Virgin Radio
Heart London
Heart London
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2
Capital Radio
Capital Radio
Heart FM
Heart London
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2
Capital Radio
Capital Radio
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2
Century FM
Century FM
GCap Group
GCap Group
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