MY EXPERIENCE AT DZRM 1278

With more than a hundred and fifty hours that I spent here, I can say that I experienced countless things. From waking up early in the morning up to the time I got to speak ‘on air’, it was definitely a learning venture for me.

I was assigned, together my other four beautiful colleagues, at DZRM 1278 Radyo Magasin under the supervision of Mr. Remigio “Rey” Sampang. Working with the professionals is a difficult thing to do for they expect a lot from trainees like me. But with Mr. Rey’s guidance and the other staff’s support, I was able to pull it through.

I’ve even got the chance to air the news I wrote and translated myself during Mr. Rey’s program scheduled at nine in the morning up to twelve noon. We also provided Mr. Rey’s program with lots of information and trivia “everything and anything under the sun.” We also had what we call “P.A. of the Day”, wherein he/she is tasked to make all telephone calls contacting various personnel involved in a particular issue/concern. He/she is also in-charge in getting weather, traffic and even showbiz updates. Aside from that, we were able to provide our very own radio plug with our voices on it and two 15-minuter radio documentaries about the tourism of Pasig and the culture of Ifugao. I had an overview on what a radio program consists and how a radio station works.

Above anything else, I learned things more than any radio station could teach me. My early schedule taught me to be punctual, as the saying goes, “Being on time is always late.” I also learned to be responsible on everything I say and act because I know that professionalism is a part of it. And most especially, I learned to value all the people whom I work with because they are the ones who taught me and let me grow into a better person.