Whether it be TV, Radio or Print, there is a very strong chance the first piece of advice you'll receive is to get involved with Hospital Radio.  Hospital Radio has long been considered an excellent way of getting involved in media, and providing the building blocks to help you in your chosen career.

Here is a selection of just a few names that started their careers with Hospital Radio Chelmsford before making a name for themselves as a professional broadcasters:

1. Mike Smith of TV and Radio (formerly of Capital Radio & Radio 1)
   

2. David Andrews, formerly of Chiltern Radio and now on (Capital) Gold
   

3. Dianne Stradling, formerly of Essex Radio & LBC, now on Anglia TV News
   

4. Steve Scruton of BBC Essex
   

5. Bernard Mulhern formerly of BBC Radio Medway, Radio Orwell and BBC 3 Counties Radio
   

6. Peter Fairhead formerly of BBC Radio Medway, Radio Orwell, Pennine Radio, Classic Gold and now on BCB 106.6FM in Bradford
   

7. Ken Oliver formerly of Radio Orwell, Essex Radio and The Breeze
   

8. Chris Rogers formerly of BBC Newsround, Channel 5 Rise, Sky News, ITV News and now on LBC in London and BBC News
   

9. Mike Toolan formerly of Capital FM and now on Key 103 Manchester
   

10. Jonathan Overend formerly of BBC Essex and now on Radio 5 Live
    

11. Matt MacKay formerly of Essex FM, Atlantic 252, Hallam FM and now on Heart in Essex
    

12. Gavin Matthews formerly of MFM in Wrexham and how on Chester's Dee 106.3FM
    

13. Mark Dover formerly of Chelmer FM, Ten 17 in Harlow, Dream 107.7 FM and now on Time FM in Romford
    

14. Dave Monk of BBC Essex
    

15. Mervin Gammage formerly of BBC Radio's Sheffield, Northampton and Stoke.  Now on Moorlands Radio
    

16. Steve Campen formerly of Essex Radio and now on LBC in London
    

17. Ian Gilmour formerly of Kingdom FM in Scotland and now on Talk 106 in Edinburgh
    

18. Harvey Lee formerly of Dream 107.7FM in Chelmsford, TEN 17 in Harlow and Heart Essex
    

19. Roger Aston formerly of Radio Caroline
    

20. Andy Johnson of Radio Caroline
    

21. David Clacey formerly of BBC Essex
    

22. Matt Wade formerly of Chelmer FM and now BBC World Service
    

23. Roger Cutting formerly of Chelmer FM and now Breeze in Ireland
    

24. Matt Bowen formerly of Dream 107.7FM in Chelmsford, Mix 96, Bucks, Garrison Radio and now ITV
    

25. Oliver Rogers of BBC Essex
    

26. Nigel Sawtell of Sky News
    

27. Steve Hanning formerly of Chelmer FM
    

28. Mark Grantham formerly of Chelmer FM
    

29. Denise O'Callaghan of Independent Radio News
    

30. Tom Foster formerly of BBC Essex
    

31. Owen Ward of BBC Essex
    

32. Phil Meacham formerly of BBC Essex
    

33. Bernard Doherty of Planet Rock (Radio)
    

34. Paul Brooks of BBC Radio 1
    

35. Chris Woodward of BBC Essex
    

36. Danny Corder formerly of Oasis FM, Ten 17 and now Riveria FM