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MARCIA DIXON Premier Radio’s Bridgitte is onto a sure thing Bridgitte
Tetteh has been presenting Premier Radio’s popular Woman to Woman show for
a year. The keep-fit fanatic talked to Soul Stirrings about her life, faith
and career. Your radio show had its humble beginnings as a one-hour slot
but, six month’s later, it increased to five days a week. How do you feel
about that? Woman to Woman is the first show produced specifically for
Christian women on Premier, so the twice-weekly slot was to see whether it
was something Premier listeners wanted. After six months we realised it was
extremely successful so it felt natural to launch the show five-days a
week. Although I was quite daunted by the task, I felt I had adopted a
huge all-female family and I wanted the show to live up to their
expectations. What sorts of issues has the show covered and which ones
have proven to be popular with your listeners? The everyday and hidden
issues are those that prove to be the most popular. When the show first
launched we had phone-ins on domestic violence in the church, it shocked
me to hear caller upon caller giving their experiences of abusive
relationships, sometimes at the hands of pastors or those trusted in the
church. I’ve had huge response to programmes dealing with singleness and
adultery, but its not all negative, Which interviewee had the most
impression on you and why? It has got to be author Heather Gemmen, she
wrote book called Starting Beauty – which tells her personal testimony.
Heather is a from a white background and was raped by a black man in her
home, at knifepoint while her children where sleeping and husband was out
at church – she then becomes pregnant. The book tells of the many
challenges of faith she and her husband had to overcome before deciding to
keep the child. In a society where race and faith is so divisive, it was
the most powerful and heartfelt witnesses to faith I’ve ever heard. What
inspired you to be a radio presenter and how did you get started in your
career? I don’t think I ever wanted to be a radio presenter. I knew I had
a passion for media and through a process of elimination I knew radio was
for me. I worked for the Northern Film School and did some TV but didn’t
really feel I was meant to be there. I ended up doing some hospital radio
at King’s College in London and then when I went off to University in
Leeds, I worked with Galaxy and Pulse Radios. When I decided to move from
Leeds back to London I went for an internship at Premier and they’ve not
able to get rid of me since. What’s it like working for a Christian
station? I work in a very friendly and open atmosphere where faith doesn’t
have to be hidden. It’s also been a huge learning experience, when I first
started out I had no idea about some wings of the church it’s only through
the work we do that I learnt more about them. Aside from presenting Woman
to Woman what else do you do on Premier? I’m part of a group of people who
produce and read the news bulletins. I also help decide which stories we
tackle and guests we book for the entire Premier output. My other hat is
co-presenting Premier’s youth show HipRock UK on Saturday afternoons. It’s
something I love doing, it’s completely different to any other shows I work
on. Tell me a bit about your Christian background? I grew up in Christian
home where I was brought up a Catholic and also had strong influence from
the Ghanaian evangelical churches. Faith and culture are completely
intertwined for me. It’s very much a family feel. What are your
aspirations, where your career in radio is concerned? I’d like to reach
even more women, I don’t think there’s enough support out there for the
modern woman with all the challenges they face. There’s simply not enough
plain speaking. I want to be a woman that will speak out when others can’t
or won’t. So I hope to work towards this career, although I really can’t
see myself out of the media environment. Woman to Woman is broadcast on
Premier Radio weekdays 11am-12pm Published: 03 October 2005 Issue: 1186    © GV Media Group Limited | Home | Contact Us | Advertising | Subscriptions
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