In the first steps of radio days, the role assigned to me was that of a producer. It was my obligation to assign stories to the reporters, chase clips for the deadline and overlook the programme in the studio. At this point I was only beginning to understand the process of producing news for a radio bulletin and many things were very new to me. It was only later when I was assigned the role of an editor that the greater responsibility made me try harder and learn what was needed in order to not let the team down and make them feel unsure of overall job we were doing.
In the meantime, I was working on a story about a Bournemouth mum who organized schools accross Dorset to raise money for the victims of Haiti, as well as a story on a report that over 100,000 children in the South West are living in severe poverty, deprived of the basic essentials such as warm clothes and food.
So as a producer, I ended up being more of a journalist, as it was more familiar and I therefore felt more useful. The group was efficient enough and I jumped in mostly when sources were meant to be found for the clips that enhance the quality of news.
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