Creative Loop Podcast

Jonathan Sutherland is a prime example of what it takes to make it in the media. Starting his career making tea in the most remote BBC Scotland offices, he's slowly and steadily added to his skill set year on year which has led him to his current position of Broadcast Journalist at the BBC. Aside from being the well known face on Reporting Scotland and Sportscene, Jonathan has a prominent position in the BBC Scotland Sports department covering most things, from football to athletics, including a very successful secondment to Salford for the 2012 Olympics. "..Prove that you are keen, prove that you are knowledgable, prove that you've got a feeling for the kind of output your employer is looking for; roll up your sleeves.." - Jonathan Sutherland

The core focus of the Creative Loop is to connect media professionals directly to the media students in Scotland. After this interview we took the rest of the day off. Duncan Leven is the driving force behind the Bauer Network in Scotland. After his incredible session with Mark Martin and Gavin Pearson (available in its entirety on creativeloop.org) we caught up with Duncan to get advice for you from the very top. Duncan is the Programme Director and Talent Manager for Bauer in Scotland, so if you want to get a show or yourself on-air, he's the man to impress. In this interview he shares his professional advice on how to approach radio stations, on what to include on your demo tape and the attitude that is essential to make it in this friendly but competitive industry. "..I gave my email address out there at the end, it'll be interesting to see who actually writes to me.." - Duncan Leven

Reid Kerr student Ronny Davies talks to Huw Thomas, Arts and Media Correspondent for BBC Wales, about his route to his current position and how students starting out can get work in the media industry.

Reid Kerr student Ronny Davies talks to Ron Jones, Chairman of Tinopolis, about the current landscape of media opportunities for students just starting out.

Reid Kerr student SJ Gribben talks to Tiffany Holmes, Director of the Cornwall Film Festival, about her role in promoting Cornwall and its place in the cultural landscape of the Celtic nations.

Reid Kerr student Ronny Davies chats to Ton Running, Commissioning Editor NRK, who offers some advice for students thinking about submitting scripts, working up a showreel and some of the challenges that small countries face in supplying content for their respective nation.

Reid Kerr student Ronny Davies chats with students Gemma Baldwin and Cally-Marie Baldwin about Day One at the Celtic Media Festival. Is it what they thought it would be?

Reid Kerr student Ronny Davies chats with Jeff Zycinski, Head of Radio Scotland, about how to get a programme on air, what radio stations are looking for and how to approach them with your ideas. A must listen!

Reid Kerr student Ronny Davies chats with Colin Paterson, Executive Producer for BBC Radio Wales on his experience in the UK radio industry and how students today should approach radio work experience.

In this episode of In Profile we hear from one of the busiest women in radio -BBC Scotland presenter Janice Forsyth. Not only does she present a Saturday morning music show which has been on air for eighteen years, Janice is responsible for the extremely popular weekly shows “The Comedy Cafe” and “The Movie Cafe”. Janice explains the role of a presenter and how she isn't just a voice behind the microphone revealing that prepping for your show is key to it being a success. For any budding radio presenters out there Janice gives advice on how you can stand out from the crowd and really make an impression when trying to that step into the radio world.