Setting up the airwaves
The weather forecast is an important tool for any gardener and it is currently predicting 'light showers', 'heavy showers' and 'heavy rain' for the next few days. I may not be planning on doing any gardening, but I am planning a working week at - maybe I should replace my shorts and sun cream with Wellingtons and waterproofs...
I am heading to the showground tomorrow morning and meeting up with my two engineers, Richard Hunt and John Reynolds, stalwarts of the flower show season. They are delivering two local radio outside broadcast vehicles (OB vans), which we will be using over the next week to bring the show to life for local radio listeners. Well, they do say that the best pictures are on the radio!
Richard and John will spend most of the day rigging the vans ready for broadcasting on Sunday morning - not a pleasant job when it's pouring down with rain. Note to self: remember to pack some biscuits for their tea break.
There are 40 local radio stations across England and myself, John and a rotating team of three (more of them later) will be on site to ensure they have everything they need to broadcast - whether it's a 3 hour programme or a five minute interview with an exhibitor.
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