Starting out at the features desk of a large newspaper gave me an appetite to work in the world of media. Moving onward, in the early eighties, I worked for an outdoor advertising company for four years. Then I crossed the border to Devon taking on a senior marketing role at a "heritage collectibles" company. Scotland called me back in 1991 whereupon I joined the sales & marketing department at Radio Clyde. In 1995/96 a dedicated Market Research Department was set-up to service the whole of Scottish Radio Holdings and, always keen to rise to a challenge, I made the move to spot the trends!