BOLTON'S Jenny Harrison must like the sound of her own voice because the 30-year-old has secured a top spot as radio station Key 103's newest DJ.

And all this just 18 months after teaching herself how to operate a deck.

What started as a New Year's resolution has resulted in the former Withins School pupil getting herself not only the radio show but three resident DJ spots at top clubs in the region.

It was her skill in operating a deck at one of those residencies which attracted a glowing write-up in a national newspaper column, subsequently leading to the radio job.

Jenny said: "The telephone did not stop ringing after the write-up went in the newspaper.

"Then, unbeknown to me, Key 103's Darren Proctor started an appeal on air for me -- or anyone who knew me -- to get in touch."

Family and friends who heard the appeal contacted Jenny.

She said: "I rang Key 103 straight away and had a quick chat with them. I told them where I was appearing and then arranged to meet and do a demo run for a show.

"It was then that I was offered my own show."

Jenny, from Bradshaw, made her debut appearance two weeks ago and her show runs on Friday nights at 10pm.

She said: "It is peak time for people getting ready to go out clubbing for the night."

Jenny's career path to finally realise her ambition has not been straightforward.

Among the directions she has chosen have been owning a flower shop, and becoming a Page Three girl.

She admitted: "I have done all sorts of stuff, including Page Three.

"When I left school I opened a flower shop on Bury Road. But it was curiosity which got me into modelling.

"I wanted to be on Page Three from being a young girl. When I got to about 23 I decided that if I did not try I would never know. So I sent a picture of myself off to a national newspaper. Within two or three days I got a phone call asking me to call in.

"I appeared in The Sun, The Star and The Sport. I stayed with it for three or four years and ended up moving out of modelling and into presenting a nightclub programme, Trainspotters, which travelled round reporting on different nightspots.

"The programme went out on the cable channel on Rapture."

And it was from there that Jenny first got the idea to become a DJ.

She said: "This is it now. I feel that I have found what I have been looking for.

"I have always liked music and being a DJ was something I thought I would like to do. I am particularly interested in dance music but thought perhaps I did not know enough about it. Then, two years ago, I made my New Year resolution that I would buy some decks and try to teach myself.

"I really do think that people can learn to be a DJ , but they have to have the desire to do it. It did initially take a lot of time and practice.

"Once the basics were done it was not too hard. It is like trying to learn the guitar. You will not learn unless you really want to."

Within 18 months Jenny has risen to resident DJ at The Rectory in Wilmslow and at Venus in Manchester on Saturday nights.

Jenny said: "I was offered a third residency but had to turn it down. It is great. I started doing the warm up sets, but have ended up doing the main spot.

"This is it for me now. Getting my own show is just fantastic."

But does Jenny ever worry about running out of things to say?

She smiled: "No, not at all. I cannot imagine that will ever happen.

"Equally, the music I play has never yet cleared a dance floor. I think that is every club DJ's nightmare. But the secret is to stay in touch with what people are listening to in clubs.

"It is funny because an opportunity presented itself and I grabbed it. I am still a bit giddy with it all."

And what about the future?

Jenny said: "In addition to the show, I would love to do a summer season at some time in Ibiza. But there are no real targets left -- I finally feel I have found what I have been looking for."