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Beijing dreams – by Ed Draper

16Jul

So, the Olympics is just about doped-up dudes like Dwayne Chambers flexing their guns in front of a world audience in order to secure more cereal commercials to fuel their creatine craving? It’s therefore not worth covering, right? Well, maybe at its most cynical, at its lowest moments, that’s what the gaudy athletic amphitheatre has [...]

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Posted by admin on July 16, 2008

Podcasting or time shifting – by Tony Moorey

15Jul

In her recent post, Tania hinted at the questions, what is radio and what do we have to do to beat the competition? Personally I listen to more of it now than at any point before, but a big chunk of this is non-live. There’s our podcasts and some BBC shows on the recently updated [...]

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Posted by admin on July 15, 2008

Generation text – by Guy Jogoo

14Jul

Do you remember when you used to only be able to call stations or write a letter. Now you can email or text or blog – and a huge proportion of normal phone calls, of course, come from mobiles – and often get answered by the presenter.  It’s brought radio even closer than it already was. [...]

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Posted by admin on July 14, 2008

Changing Rooms – by David Lloyd

11Jul

So.  The ever-helpful runners descended today with puzzled looks on their faces, clutching a white trolley.  Their mission – to clear the way for a desk for Clive on the first floor -  the home of those who make the programming. Clive is their new boss – and he wants to be close to them.  [...]

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Posted by admin on July 11, 2008

Success – by Ben Jones

08Jul

Do you remember the year the Craig David got loads of Brit nominations but actually failed to win ANY awards at all. I do, and I know how the little bearded freak must have felt. For years I have watched the nominations and dreamt of winning. I’ve had an acceptance speech ready since 2001. Never [...]

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Posted by admin on July 8, 2008