{"id":12629,"date":"2016-05-23T12:00:07","date_gmt":"2016-05-23T11:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birst.co.uk\/?p=12629"},"modified":"2016-05-23T12:00:07","modified_gmt":"2016-05-23T11:00:07","slug":"andrew-mercer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birst.co.uk\/listeningpost\/andrew-mercer\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrew Mercer"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-12629-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/wav\" src=\"http:\/\/www.birst.co.uk\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Andy-Mercer-2.wav?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.birst.co.uk\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Andy-Mercer-2.wav\">http:\/\/www.birst.co.uk\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Andy-Mercer-2.wav<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I chose to stud<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-12936 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.birst.co.uk\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Radio-5-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Radio-5\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>y radio at Bournemouth University to further my skills as a radio professional. During my educational life at university \u00a0I have enjoyed exploring different aspects of the radio industry and creating different types of radio programming making myself a more well round radio professional rather than pursuing a singular path of presenting.<\/p>\n<p>I now know more about the industry I am joining and can establish my own concise career plan. When I decided on the career path I wanted to pursue I worked on getting as much experience as possible and quickly joined four voluntary radio stations to build my skills then moved on to work as an intern for Global and Jazz FM. during this time volunteering I have been a vital member of the team and created content for each station. 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