Heather Paterson
In the Hot Seat
"Forres, a small town just east of Inverness"
Age? (very optional!!!)
"21"
Earliest memory?
"Sitting in my buggy outside a local corner shop waiting for my mum and some old bloke came to talk to me. He was being genuinely nice but I was having none of it and screamed the place down till my mum appeared"
Favourite place?
"Puerto Rico in Gran Canaria, my first holiday abroad I'd happily go back."
Favourite music?
"Anything I can dance to in some way"
First job?
"Shelf stacker in a Co-op store in Glasgow"
How did you get started in doing what you do?
"I joined a training course at Moray Firth Radio run by the Moray Firth Media Trust, made such an impression they kept me on. Fools!!!"
How long ago?
"About a year and a half ago"
Where would you have been seen or heard since you
started broadcasting?
"Just MFR at the moment"
Worst on-air moment (embarrassing or otherwise)?
"Being caught out by our afternoon show presenter and some office chums on April Fools Day, they got me to call Mr. Right. Yeah I know, how gullible!! They then broadcasted the embarrassing conversation I had with the answering machine, asking Mr. Right to call me back."
Describe a typical working day (if there is such a thing!)
"Get up at half 6, catch the train to work, then work like crazy
to make target."
Any ambitions left?
"Yeah, be as big and successful as I can be"
Any hobbies or special interests?
"Socialising with friends, listening to music....all the usual stuff really."
Any advice for those who want to get started in radio?
"Don't pigeon hole yourself into one thing in radio e.g I want to be a presenter, I want to be a news journalist. There are so many opportunities. Keep your eyes and mind open."
Thanks to Heather for answering our questions, listen every Saturday from 5-8pm and Mon/Tues from 1-6am om MFR.
Questions used with kind permission of Mick's World.
Copyright: Heather Paterson/Martin Phillp 2004
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