I took a few more baby-steps towards world domination today.
A brief 20 second appearance on East Midlands Today this evening will hopefully have cemented my presence as a powerhouse of local media… or not.
I was being interviewed about my favourite subject… *potholes, and the success of our Pothole Hotline – a phone number people can ring to report damaged roads near their homes.
And they spelt it right
Quite strange that the BBC would use the Mercury in such a way though. Traditionally, news organisations compete for readership/viewers etc, and don’t feature each other.
But it was nice to see other journalists do their thing as well… and it was great to see their startled faces when I explained that we have to write three lead stories a day, as well as dozens of nibs and fillers.
“Wow! That’s proper journalism.” said my interviewer Nina – a compliment indeed.
Hopefully it won’t be long before my Rupert Murdoch-style assault on the Leicestershire news scene begins to bear fruit.
*Potholes are not my favourite subject.
