- Opinion
- 20 Apr 20
As people turn to radio during the Lockdown for company and a sense of community, a selection of the country’s top DJs tell us how they’ve kept the show on the road whilst broadcasting from a variety of novel spots around their homes!
The Colm and Lucy Breakfast Show producer Clint Drieberg came to our house, looking like a cast member of CSI, to set up a mini-studio in the corner of the dining room. He had a few briefcases, laptops, mics under his arms and was wearing gloves. It was 6am so he worked in silence so as to not waken my three young children – but it looks great!
The biggest challenge has been whispering on air but trying to sound normal, so that I don’t wake up our children. That, and avoiding the temptation to go live in my pyjamas! One surprising moment was when our potty-training three-year-old daughter Jess announced during my traffic read that she had done some business in her potty...
Of course, I get moments of fear and concern for our futures – and then I’m calm and trusting in fate. Our main message is simple – we’re all in this together, so for a few hours, let’s park our worries and have a laugh. Colm and I are both working parents, so we’re the same as everyone else. Except that we are particularly naughty!
• The Colm & Lucy Breakfast Show is on Radio Nova, weekdays 6am-10am.
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