The road toward this internship was a long journey Martin said. After sending 25 resumes, making 50 phone calls, and bugging the station’s general manager, he said he landed the internship.

Persistence is why I got the intern, he said. The people at the station said I was the most persistent intern they ever had.

But WJBT was not the only opportunity Martin had for an internship. Both Majic 108 in St. Louis and Def Jam Recordings in New York offered Martin internships, he said.

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I haven’t seen my mother in about two years, he said. Since she is in Florida, I thought this would be a perfect opportunity to visit her.

Martin said he would love to return to WJBT, but as of now he is still keeping his options open.

It was worth every minute of my time.