We presented our first show on 3RRR today. The show ran reasonably smoothly, and I am proud of how we managed as a group of first timers. It certainly was daunting before we went live. We all arrived an hour before the show just to be prepared. We had the runsheets printed and highlighted, the files on a usb, the tracks lined up and everything timed. We all felt pretty prepared.

Our first little hiccup was the empty gap between my interview and the recording. There was a quiet intro that might not have picked up on a low fader. I probably should have alerted the panel about that. Next was a bit of dead air as a sponsorship announcement played. I was standing in the greenroom frantically waving my hands for the hosts to talk because nothing was playing. They covered it really well and in the grand scheme of things, I feel as if the 3RRR listeners would be sympathetic to a student group.

an emo amid a group of smiling babes

A few transitions were a little clunky but that comes with practice from the whole team. I was tested when our guest arrived 20 minutes late and 10 minutes before he was live. I had to call a couple of times but he faithfully arrived and apologised. I got him water and chatted with him, told him about the show and the presenters. I wanted it to be a friendly and relaxed atmosphere and I think we did well at creating that.