Nine years after finishing her degree, she was presenting a regular programme, with former rock star Stuart Cable, on a national radio station.
This all began after “being a bit cheeky”, when she phoned up her local radio station, The Wolf, to request some work. Only the occupation of tea-maker was available and for 6 months, she worked for nothing.
This was destined to change when she was given her break as a reporter in 2000, on £10k a year, after the editor decided to leave. “You must be stupid if you become a journalist for the money” she joked, showing the sheer passion powering the radio industry.
Her career in news journalism lasted for 10 years, until moving to Kerrang! Radio, where she worked with Stuart Cable, the former drummer of the Stereophonics.
Caroline summed up a good reporter as someone “who has to have balls of steel” to the point of being almost like a salesperson. From her experience, if someone has suffered a tragedy, the reporter is the one with the job of convincing the interviewee to provide very personal and intimate details.
At Kerrang, trainees were regularly sent out to do vox-pops, just because it would take them out of their comfort zone, and get them talking to the public.
Now 35 years old, Caroline is doing an MA in Online Journalism and has her own blog, displaying her love for music.
