radiotrip:

Wow what a day! We just finished our pre-radiotrip adventure in Vancouver and it was so much fun! We started the day talking with the first years at BCIT who are running Evolution 107.9. It was great to share our trip with them and connect with people face to face for the first time. (It felt good to use our new business cards too.) After asking questions and answering a few ourselves we made some new friends who are excited to follow along with Radiotrip. Lots of fun thanks BCIT!

After BCIT we made our way to 100.5 The Peak to meet with Assistant Program Director and On-Air Talent Tamara Stanners. It turns out she was the most uplifting, passionate, lovely lady; it was a truly motivating way to launch this project. We asked Tamara a lot of questions about the industry, the way it’s changing, and what employers are looking for. Then, to our surprise and delight, Tamara said, “You guys want to go on air?” Yup! We think we played it pretty cool as we dove for a mic. She did a quick live interview with us and within about 6 minutes we had 12 new followers on Twitter. (We’ll post the audio as soon as we get a copy!)The support keeps growing and so does our appreciation and excitement. After that she took us around The Peak and introduced us to a lot of friendly people. We had a great talk with James Sutton, the Music Director and another amazing on-air personality. He was so dynamic and open to sharing some great stories with us.

As you know, we are making a full audio documentary with the information we gather, but we want to promote each station as we come through, so this video just has a few good tips for tackling the job search. Thank you to Tamara, James and the rest of the amazing family that is The Peak.

Connect with Tamara, James and The Peak online via Twitter:
@Tamarastanners
@JamesBWSutton
@ThePeak

6 more days until the official Radiotrip!

-Gabrielle and Mitch
@radiotripcanada