Student Aimee Hyatt explains why her time with Portsmouth’s Pure FM student radio station has been a great career boost.

Throughout my school exams, it was difficult for me to make a decision about what career I wanted to choose. One day, almost out of the blue, I decided I wanted to go into broadcast journalism.

Ever since that day I have fallen in love with radio; listening to it, working on it, and being behind the scenes of it.

Changing my original course choice from Broadcast Journalism to Media Studies made me realise just how many other amazing opportunities there are out there in the world of media. It was the best choice I could have made. However, my passion for radio is still there.

It started by listening to late night radio shows and finding hilarity in the pranks and stunts that the DJ’s used to pull. This went hand in hand with playing good music and appealing to a varied audience.

One late night DJ that truly had an influence on me was Steve Penk on Capital FM, who I consider to be a legend among radio presenters.

I then did work experience on a temporary radio station called Regatta Radio Broadcasting, which covers the races from the Royal Regatta. This then led to joining Pure FM which has been one of the best experiences of my university life so far.

I have a real sense of freedom along with a great group of people who are always happy to help when something goes wrong! Sitting behind the decks every week in the studio makes me feel more and more confident in my passion for radio.

If you want to get involved with radio get in touch with Pure FM, it’s a great starting point, an experience and it looks good on your CV!”

If you want to get involved in radio, go to: www.purefm.com