The Mike Rimmer Internship

…Ok, so It’s not as big as an Internship with the BBC or Guardian Media or one of those big corporations but it’s still a great experience and what i’ve decided to call it. People ask me “What do you do?”, especially as i’m new in Birmingham so i think from now on my elevator pitch will be “i’m a Journalist and Broadcaster on the Mike Rimmer internship. I’m his sidekick on Cross Rhythms Radio in Stoke, edit some of his other shows and write features and music reviews.”

I’ve been doing this job now for almost three weeks and it’s been great, not just to learn the practical stuff and get a kick up the back side with my writing skills but hearing all the stories from a man who has working in the media for 25 years, has been presenting Rimmerama for ten years and travelling to Gospel Music Week In Nashville, every year for 10 years too. I’ve been so inspired and often excited at the prospect of where I could be at the same stage in my career in 20,30 or even 40 years time!