Getting On the Airwaves – Circle Sunday Session 107.3 Heritage FM

I’ve done a few online interviews now for magazines and newspaper ads. Also a phone interview for a UK newspaper, and a couple for The West Australian newspaper, but this was my first time doing a live radio show.

I was originally going to be a guest on the show in February or March next year (2025) but then I received a surprise email at 9.45 on a Friday evening, and it was just sheer luck that I saw it at that time of night! The lovely Valerie who hosts the show every fortnight along with the affable Michael, was letting me know that a spot had become available the following Sunday, and did I want to take advantage and get on air sooner?

So with less than two days to prepare, and not really sure what to expect, I heard myself saying yes, and I accepted Valerie’s kind offer. Guest speakers are usually given a run sheet one week prior so they can do a bit of planning and have a timeline of how the show will flow – but there was no time for that! I always think things happen for a reason however, and I was grateful for the opportunity, so I was happy to jump right in!

I was pretty nervous the night before and didn’t sleep well, however on the day, a sense of calm came over me, and I found myself more excited than nervous. The other guest alongside me that day was the lovely bush poet Keith ‘Cobber’ Lethbridge, a man of many talents. It was a pleasure to meet him – he’s a true gentleman.

I chose two tunes for the show; Ed Sheeran’s Overpass Graffiti because listening to this track driving to work one day, gave me the idea for the overpass scene in the opening chapter of my book and the scene with Sam was born. Phil Collins’ Another Day in Paradise was my other choice. This song ties in with the homeless theme in my book and I felt it was a good connection. This track was number one in several countries in the early nineties, and I thought it was very clever of Phil Collins’ to write these lyrics and bring attention to the problem of homelessness. The lyrics are written in the third person and one line is ‘he pretends he can’t hear her, he starts to whistle as he crosses the street’. I think we’ve all felt this at some time – we don’t know where to look if we see someone living on the street. We don’t like to look as it feels rude, so we look away and pretend we can’t see them.

Anyway, finishing on a lighter note, I very much enjoyed my two hours of radio, it was so interesting and I had a blast! Can’t wait to do it again! No need for make-up or get dressed up either – you can just rock up in a sweatshirt and you’re good to go! 😀

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