Complete each gap using a word from the box. Use each option ONLY ONCE.
articles – audience – journalist – listeners – newspaper – post – presenter – reporter – station – tabloid
I have always enjoyed writing, so it came as no surprise to my parents when I decided to make it my career. I have been very lucky, and as soon as I graduated from university, I got a job as a , writing for a . This was great fun for a few years, but after a while, I got bored and realised I wanted to write articles of a more serious nature. Luckily, a friend told me about a that was recruiting new writers. Of course, I applied for a job, and after just one interview, they hired me.
As well as writing articles for the financial section of the paper, I also wrote a weekly blog for a blog they had recently set up. This was an exciting time for me, and I got to know many people in the media industry. One of these people was a who had his own programme on a local radio . He told me the station was looking for a to cover the World Cup, and although I'd had no experience in radio, I was good at collecting information, and I knew a lot about football. Anyhow, I got the job.
At first, I was nervous about talking live to a big , but I soon got used to it, and after the championships ended, the station offered me a permanent job presenting a sports show twice a week. The show has been a success, and we now have over 3 million .