About Me

Hi I’m Rose Courteen and welcome to my page!

I’m a journalist currently studying Broadcast Journalism at Salford University. This is my page to share with you all my experience and the things I’m up to, to create my portfolio.

But first, a bit about me…

I’m from a small village in the Suffolk countryside and have lived there my whole life, but recently moved to Salford to study at university. This city life is a huge change from the slow and steady paced life I grew up with – although I love to be busy!

Family is so valuable to me and I’m constantly inspired and admiring the work that both my parents do and forever grateful for how much they push me to achieve my best. I have a younger sister who means the world to me and a very cute little cavapoo called Stanley.

I love food and drink and will always be searching for a cute brunch spot with great coffee or the best pizza when I’m visiting a new place. (I would also never say no to a cocktail either!)

I also love to travel and always need to have the next holiday booked as I love to learn about other cultures and experience new places and see new sights. A couple of my favourite places I’ve been fortunate to visit are Paris and Barcelona and I hope I can go back to visit both again soon.

It’s a huge bonus that the Lake District isn’t too far away from Salford as it means I can take a day and go for a walk in a beautiful area of the country to clear my mind.

My dream would be to work in radio and have a chat show. I’ve always loved listening to the radio as it seemed like such a fun job and it can have such an impact on the listeners’ day. Each day is different and exciting and I love that!

I started a podcast when I was 13 to learn how to maximise the time I had as a teenager – it’s called Talking Teenage Life and you can listen to it your preferred podcast provider. This podcast taught me so much, from all the prep for each interview to the editing and how to get the most out of each guest I was interviewing.

It led to incredible opportunities and has given me such a good start into the world of broadcasting.

Sport is another huge passion of mine , particularly tennis, which becomes obvious when you talk to me for more than roughly five minutes! I would love to work within the world of tennis in some way during my career.

I have had incredible opportunities within tennis, which I will go into more detail in My Portfolio but a highlight has to be interviewing Marketa Vondrousova nine months before she came Wimbledon Champion.