Hi my name is Sylvia Dungate and I have been a Tuesday
night presenter on Radio Heatherwood for ten years.
When I first knew we were to broadcast a 24hours
service to the Hospital I thought great, a real tonic for the patients.
Then when I thought about it and found out what it entailed, panic started
to set in. What did I know about computers, not a lot, let alone being
able to record programmes and jingles but gradually with expert tuition
from our technical genius things started to make sense and I found I was
enjoying recording the jingles and programme trailers. One thing is
certain though it’s not as easy as it seems.
I don’t think the presenters role has changed a lot
although I must admit that every Tuesday evening is a challenge now.
Our priorities haven’t changed, visiting the wards,
chatting to the patients and staff and collecting requests after all
that’s what Hospital Radio is all about and why we became volunteers in
the first place. The main change of course is that we now have a good
24hour sustaining service to offer the patients. I must admit that after
looking at the programmes on offer I almost felt tempted to come in as a
patient just to listen.
Some say “technology is a wonderful thing”, sometimes
it is, sometimes it isn’t, but in regard to our 24 hour service named
Rhapsody I must agree it is.
Sylvia Dungate
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