{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Shiona McCallum - The Scottish lass turned Londoner who\u2019s making airwaves at BBC Radio1","description":"More info about Shiona and how to connect with her on our webpages at: www.gla.ac.uk\/soundtracks In this first episode of Season 3 of Sound Tracks hosts Rosie and Kezia recorded in the BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat studio with Shiona McCallum, reporter and UofG law grad. Shiona\u2019s role as a reporter covering stories across the UK, interviewing and investigative journalism, and broadcasting live on air on Radio one. Shiona also has a real deep interest and love for country music \u2013 which has led to her writing for magazines and presenting a new country music on Radio 2. Working in Scotland in Inverness at Moray Firth Radio \u2013 she got her first \u2018on air\u2019 miles under her belt and from there has worked in the Middle East, Scotland and now in the capital city! In order to work for Radio One \u2018the pinnacle of youth broadcasting\u2019 \u2026 she moved down to London, taking a risk and leaving behind a secure job in Glasgow. She listened to the voice inside her that said \u2018go for it\u2019 and she\u2019ll encourage you to listen to it too.   Listen out for: How a tweet led to her big career break at BBC Radio 1 What Shiona misses as a Scottish lass in London What\u2019s your SoundTrack? This week UofG Student Peter Standfast gives us three songs describing his recent Amsterdam trip where he spent 2 weeks on a work shadow placement with future podcast guest Mark Ross! ","author_name":"UofG Sound Tracks","author_url":"http:\/\/uofgsoundtracks.libsyn.com\/website","html":"