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woRk expeRienCe
On Tuesday, February, I arrived in RTE and met seventeen Thursday, the third day, we were given a tour of the Radio
other TY students on Work Experience. One of the first Department. We got to visit all the radio studios and
things we did was an ice-breaker activity. We were broken recording studios for guest bands that would play on the
in groups and had to make a radio program that included RTE1 and 2FM. We got to listen to Nicky Byrne’s and Jenny
presenters, advertisements, music, etc. It was great fun. Green’s new programme and had the opportunity to ask
We then went on a quick tour of the RTE studio followed them questions. We then went live ‘on air’ on 2Fm. After
by lunch in the Canteen. After lunch we went to Jameson that we got to have a Q & A session with other presenters
House where we had a talk about security on our mobile on ELV 8 and News2day.
phones, internet banking and On the last day, Friday, we got to
credit card scams.
visit the set of Fair City. We saw
On Wednesday we met in the the actors acting out a scene.
Reception area of RTE and As well as meeting the Fair City
then made our way by bus to actors, we met Bernard O’Shea,
the National Concert Hall in Ryan Tubridy and Johnny Logan.
Dublin city centre. There we We were fortunate to watch the
were given a tour of the whole rehearsals for the Late Late Show
building and got to listen to and it just so happened that
the RTE Symphony Orchestra’s the Eurovision Song Contest
rehearsals. We then returned to qualifiers,to represent Ireland
RTE for lunch. In the afternoon were on. We got to hear Johnny
we had a workshop with RTE Logan sing.
Lyric FM where we broadcasted
a pod cast. The various teams By Eoin Hannick
were made up of; a sound
engineer, two presenters, a
guest speaker and a manager.
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