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As the clock strikes three on a Wednesday afternoon, most St Andrews students are either out on the sports pitch, or studying away for a looming deadline. To accompany them on their treadmill runs, or complement their study skills and distract them from typing Facebook into Google search, is the voice and song choices of the one and only Imogen Thom on STAR, St Andrewsâ radio.
Imogen Thom is a first year theology student, and although this is Imogenâs first experience of radio broadcasting she appears to be a natural. Although her show is titled âNew Musicâ, Imogen insists that it is a mix of new up and coming artist with some old classics. When asked to describe her playlist, Imogen told me that it is ânot exactly your usual spotify collectionâ, suggesting that her show offers something original to the listener.
 Imogen on paper hosts the show on her own, yet normally she is accompanied by a special guest, bringing antidotes from their week at St Andrews or a few of their own favourite songs. Having just returned from a weekend home in her native London, Imogen bought back inspiration for this weekâs show, music from The Staves, Matt Corby and her favourite band at the moment, The Lumineers.
With the St Andrews radio running from 12pm to 11pm, there are many other shows cooperating all different kinds of music, from the show âJazz per usualâ played at ten on a Sunday night, to âUnder the coversâ played at six on a Friday, there is a show to fit everyoneâs musical taste. So, if you want an original playlist to enrich your day, I suggest everyone tunes in at three on Wednesday! Â Â Â Â Â Â