What I Miss About My Old Job
This morning I was sitting in the office in Inverness being interviewed on the phone by Susan Welsh, a reporter with the newspaper. She's also based in Inverness and I had offered to call in at her office but she declined - possibly because of my reputation for demanding cream cakes with menaces.
The interview had been suggested by our press and publicity office as part of my efforts to spread the word about the new schedule, new drama, the online audio zones and so on. As it turned out Susan seemed more interested in a human interest piece about my Polish background and my decision to relocate back to Inverness.
She asked about my early career as a news reporter and if there was anything I missed about my old job. I thought about this for a moment and then realised that I did miss the thrill of chasing a strory and getting out and about with a tape recorder and microphone.
One thing I absolutely don't miss is appearing on the radio. I know this because our Zones producer, Elizabeth Clark, asked me to present next week's edition of the comedy zone. It's themed around multi-award winning Edi Stark and her interviews with top comedians and comedy actors. As well as paying tribute to Edi, Lizzy thought it would also be a chance for me to get hands-on experience of our new digital studios and see what was really involved in compiling the content of each zone.
I wont tell you how many takes were required for me to get things right, but if she ever puts together one of those blooper tapes then there should be enough material for me to have my own themed night.
Judge for yourself. I appear at half-midnight on Friday night - Medium Wave and am then available for online ridicule via the website for seven days.
