Working All the Angles
Sam MAN Cheuk-sum followed his dreams and built a career in the media industry through persistence and hard work
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For Sam MAN Cheuk-sum, his career started with a dream in secondary school. He wanted to be a disc jockey (DJ)—and he knew early on that he would be good at it.
“When I was in secondary school, I already knew I wanted to go into the entertainment business,” he beams. After reading the book I Want to Be a DJ and observing his sister do her media studies, Man saw an obvious path in front of him.
“At the time, I had no idea what media was really all about. When I did my exams, I gained some exposure to media and communications and became even more interested,” he says.
After taking his HKCEE exams, Man hoped to land a job at a radio station and start his DJ career. He applied to several stations for various positions, including a traffic reporter role. Although he did not initially receive a job offer as a DJ, Man did land a job to be a recording studio controller, which he saw as an opportunity that would move him one step closer towards his ultimate goal.
At the same time, Man had also applied for the Bachelor of Arts programme in Media and Communication at the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, City University of Hong Kong (CityU). A week after he landed his new job, he also received an offer to study full-time at CityU.