RADIO PRODUCER
Toby Hilder
Hi, I'm Toby and I'm a Producer at Radio 1. I've always loved music and bands and knew I wanted to have a career in music. However I liked science and maths at school, working things out and finding patterns. So the fact that my career in radio combines both of these interests is perfect!
When I was at college, I read an article about the BBC needing people for a radio engineering traineeship, so I applied and the rest is history. My main job is to make sure Radio 1 remains on air. Sometimes this means setting up the studios before a show and teaching people to use the equipment correctly. Other days it involves building studio equipment at outdoor shows, such as One Big Weekend or working with exciting bands such as the Foo Fighters. I love my job because I get to work with cool people and no day is the same!
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Did you know?- You can earn between £12,000- £80,000.
- Radio Producers don't just work in the studio - they cover all the major summer festivals too.
- You get the opportunity to work with a huge range of celebrities, from singers to film stars.
- Being a Radio Producer is a lot more than just selecting music. You need to be able to write scripts, organise on-air interviews and manage groups of people to tight deadlines.
- This job means you can get involved in the whole process of broadcasting from generating ideas for the show, to managing audience feedback.
- Training as a Radio Producer can lead to loads of other technology based careers such as Broadcast Engineer, Studio Manager, Sound Supervisor or even Presenter.
VIDEO TRANSCRIPT:TOBY:
This morning we're doing an Outside Broadcast from the Reading Festival with Jo Whiley.
When I went to school I think I wanted to do a multitude of things including being an astronaut, which never happened. I was short-sighted so, apparently, I was disqualified.
I did do Maths and all three sciences, and I also did Advanced Maths GCSE.
I went to university and then applied for a traineeship at the BBC as a broadcast engineer. They gave me 3 years post-graduate training and then let me loose on most of the national networks.
I love radio, especially in a station like this, where you have 9 million people listening.
With twin studios you have to hand network over. So every time I turn around they snatch it back.
When it's like 1 minute to going live, it's not the nicest of things.
JO WHILEY:
Hello, welcome onto the show. We're coming to you live from Reading Festival 2008. I'm in the backstage area where it's...
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