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Marnie Richardson

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I am a photographer, artist and have been a broadcaster with RTR since 1994

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Get to know Marnie

When I was in primary school my grandpa gave me a pocket-sized transistor radio and I used to hide it under my pillow and listen to the radio late into the night. I absolutely love radio, and having the opportunity to put together a show and be part of this community is an honour and a dream. I took up photography in-part because I love going to gigs and wanted to be right up the front to capture the brilliant, loud feeling of it all. Being able to platform the work of women and gender diverse artists also fills my feminist heart to bursting!

How did you become involved in the station?

At high school I was in the line to hand in my uni preferences and had a last minute change of heart from environmental science to radio. I asked the lady at the desk for a pen to make the change, she freaked out a bit.

I studied broadcasting, took a job at Radio Ireland, was executive producer, broadcaster and board member of a number of stations. But RTR is my first love. Always follow your heart. It’s never wrong.

Tell us about your most memorable gig, either attending or playing at?

In the 90s we used to jump the fence or blag our way in to all the sold-out gigs we couldn’t afford. I once scaled the fence into the Big Day Out and accidentally dropped into the backstage area. Seeing Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Wilson Pickett, Ani DiFranco and Beth Orton on one stage was pretty good and I’ll never forget the Pogues in Ireland.