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DAY IN THE LIFE
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Putting Wiltshire back Radio reporter Zelda Blakey describes how she and her
colleagues have been getting ready to "bring back
into radio radio for people with something between their ears"

It's 5.30 in the morning and my it's given all of us at the Radio much ofduring a normal working what my connection with West
radio alarm - tuned to BBC Station the chance to carry out day. Swindon is and why I'm in this
WILTSHIRE SOUND of course - some thorough investigative Wiltshire Sound is here to give magazine The first question is
begins its difficult task of trying work for various programmes. you entertaining and informative straight forward enough - very
to pull me out of bed. As with One of the pieces I've been programmes and that goes for simply when I joined Wiltshire
many jobs I have to work shifts, working on is a Documentary the News service as well. We Sound I had to move into
and as many shift workers will about the Airforce in Wiltshire. have more than ten journalists in Wiltshire and I bought a place to
know, that has its disadvantages This has given me the opportunity our team, which allows us to live in Shaw. And when The Link
as well as its advantages. I have to visit places like the Imperial broadcast the best News and editor discovered I live in the area,
to admit I'm not the World's best War Museum in London, to dig Sports service in the County. he made me an offer I couldn't
person at waking up early -but at around its Sound Archives and Some of the journalists are based refuse!
least I'm not on the 'dawn' shift amazing library. Being able to do in Trowbridge and Salisbury and Although I've only been here
every week. research in places like that is a the rest of us are based in our Old for a few months I have got to
In the run up to BBC Wiltshire real luxury
it takes time which Town studio complex. We know the area quite well and I'm
Sound going on-air on April 4th, is one thing we very rarely have broadcast news bulletins until 10 trying to make the most of the
o'clock every weekday night, facilities. I thought it was about
Soft Water Centre which means we are never more time I did some exercise other
than about 50 minutes from our running around Wiltshire with a
Largest display of softeners on view in this area Including next bulletin deadline. It also tape recorder over one shoulder
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The Right Choice Ready for action, Zelda, microphone at the ready in front of Kim
Creighton 's mural on the side of the BBCs Swindon base
The job doesn't give you much news team will be keeping as eye
WAREHOUSE PEOPLE, FORKLIFT DRIVERS,
time to sit down - you are either on.
ASSEMBLY OPERATORS, FACTORY & out doing interviews or back in
Of course we are always keen
PACKING STAFF the studio editing and writing up to hear from you the 'listeners'
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