How Do You Become A Radio DJ (Real Examples)?
Scott Mills Scott Mills had just completed his schooling at Crestwood in Eastleigh when he started work as the youngest radio presenter at Power FM at the age of 16. He had just got a few GCSEs from school. Twenty years later and after becoming a well known public figure, he received an honorary degree from Southampton Solent University. Not a simple graduation degree, but honorary doctor of arts in recognition of his work in the field of broadcasting and radio. His life story is being made into a musical which will be presented at the Edinburgh Festival. ‘All my family tell me that since I was really small I just wanted to play records,’ Scott told the Daily Echo in 2004 after landing his own prime time afternoon show. ‘It really was a dream of mine to work on Radio One, probably from the age of about eight. I liked the sound of the whole station and I wanted to be part of it – it sounded big and exciting.