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At the start of August we sent Mariella Bevan from URY to Wildnerness Festival 2019 tucked away in Cornbury Park in Oxfordshire!
Be sure to listen to hear the best bits from the festival.
Spark's Jonny Beattie and Lewis Bowden bring us coverage of TRNSMT Festival 2018.
Bringing interviews and reviews, hear the best bits of the festival.
Demon FM's Alex Velikova brings us coverage of Download Festival 2018.
With interviews from Blackstone Cherry, DED & Hell Is For Heroes.
Pictures by Hannah Briers
Our Deputy Music Officer, Steph Chungu reports from Slam Dunk Festival 2018, in Leeds.
Bringing interviews and reviews, hear the best bits of the festival.
Jodie Bryant of Fuse FM brings us highlights from Manchester's day of Dot 2 Dot Festival 2018. Including reviews and interviews.
Smoke Radio's Sofia Loporcaro heads along to the inaurgral All Points East Festival. Hear reviews and interviews from the festival.
Joshua Macey of Shock Radio kicks off our Summer with Live At Leeds Festival.
Joshua brings highlights from the festival including interviews with: Peace, The Wild Front, Superorganism, The Magic Gang, Tom Walker, Ten Tonnes & Georgie.
Presented & Produced by Joshua Macey - @JoshuaJMacey
Meg Hayward of Shock Radio & Leanne Faben of Demon FM present the best highlights from the brilliant Demo Factor 2018.
Hear from all of the Golden Buzzer'd demos!
Produced by Scott Hastie @HastieBeatz
Chuck Adolphy of Nerve Radio rounds off the highlights of SRA Con 2018 with Day 3.
Produced by Scott Hastie @HastieBeatz Photo by Christopher Hambling @ChrisHambo
Chuck Adolphy of Nerve Radio talks us through the highlights from Day 2 of SRA Con.
Produced by Scott Hastie @HastieBeatz Photo by Christopher Hambling @ChrisHambo
Chuck Adolphy of Nerve Radio carries us through the highlights from keynote sessions on Day 1 of SRA Con 2018.
Produced by Scott Hastie @HastieBeatz Photo by Christopher Hambling @ChrisHambo
Voice Of The Awards winners Danny & Jenny talk about how they feel having won the honour of being the voice of this year's Awards.
Produced by Scott Hastie @HastieBeatz
Surge Radio's News team are feeling a LOT of love as they win Team of the Year.
Produced by Scott Hastie @HastieBeatz
Xpress, Xtreme & Dragon Radio talk about the great work the South West & South Wales region have done this year.
Produced by Scott Hastie @HastieBeatz
Meg Long from NSR discusses the joys of being involved in student radio and what NSR have achieved this year.
Produced by Scott Hastie @HastieBeatz
Livewire's winners discuss their Traditions project.
Produced by Scott Hastie @HastieBeatz
Leeds Student Radio discuss the great efforts they went to in order to create a new studio.
Produced by Scott Hastie @HastieBeatz
Thomas Rowson of Rebel Radio discusses his path to winning Most Committed Committee member at this years ILSR Awards
Produced by Scott Hastie @HastieBeatz
Jack Biggin of LSR picks up Hero Of The Moment at the ILSR Awards 2018!
Produced by Scott Hastie @HastieBeatz
Shock Radio's team discuss their award winning Reboot Night.
Produced by Scott Hastie @HastieBeatz
The Don of Slothland joins SRA Con to discuss the importance of Branding & why Student Radio should use its freedom
Warning: Explicit Language
Produced by Scott Hastie @HastieBeatz
Photo by Christopher Hambling @ChrisHambo
Rachael Devine of Magic Chilled discusses how Magic Chilled came together, what a spin off station is and how best to get in touch with her and other industry with Demos.
Produced by Scott Hastie @HastieBeatz
Photo by Christopher Hambling @ChrisHambo
Naomi Blackbourn from BBC Get In & Jay Smith from MTV discuss what they look for in job applications and how students can make the best impact in theirs.
Produced by Scott Hastie @HastieBeatz
Photo by Christopher Hambling @ChrisHambo
Sound Designer and producer of Hitch Hikers Guide To The Galaxy on BBC Radio 4, Dirk Maggs, discusses his top tips of Sound Design.
Produced by Scott Hastie @HastieBeatz
Photo by Christopher Hambling @ChrisHambo
Dan Windle, Ben Cartwright & Rob Butler discuss why you should be focusing on minority sports, women's sports and most importantly, not just football, on your sports shows.
Produced by Scott Hastie @HastieBeatz
Photo by Christopher Hambling @ChrisHambo
BBC Radio 3's Georgia Mann Smith discusses the variety of shows she has worked on across Radio 3, producing Live music and how fun Radio 3 is to work on.
Produced by Scott Hastie @HastieBeatz
Photo by Christopher Hambling @ChrisHambo
Tech-heads in student radio listen up! Ann Charles discusses what a Broadcast Engineer is and why it might be the radio job for you.
Produced by Scott Hastie @HastieBeatz
Photo by Christopher Hambling @ChrisHambo
Greg Hughes joins Capital presenters Will Manning & Aimee Vivian to discuss how to Snoop your student radio show.
Produced by Scott Hastie @HastieBeatz
Photo by Christopher Hambling @ChrisHambo
Adrian & Glory from Reprezent Radio are keen to break the stigma of Community Radio having the image of being amateur and not trying.
Reprezent as well as fellow panellists Radar & Transmission Roundhouse are creating some of the most exciting radio around right now.
Produced by Scott Hastie @HastieBeatz
Photo by Christopher Hambling @ChrisHambo
Independent Production Companies are a real growth sector with lots of opportunities for students, as Will Jackson from RIG explains.
Produced by Scott Hastie @HastieBeatz
Photo by Christopher Hambling @ChrisHambo
Abrupt Audio brought back their immensely popular "Everything From Nothing" session this year showcasing how to create a podcast from scratch, in a short period of time.
Hear their top tips on how students can follow suit.
Produced by Scott Hastie @HastieBeatz
Photo by Christopher Hambling @ChrisHambo
Jack Wood (Kerrang!) decides to become the interviewer whilst also covering how to get your foot in the door and find new music.
Produced by Scott Hastie @HastieBeatz
Photo by Christopher Hambling @ChrisHambo
1Xtra's Reece Parkinson & Jeremiah Asiamah discuss how they connected with their audience on Community Radio & now National Radio.
Produced by Scott Hastie @HastieBeatz
Photo by Christopher Hambling @ChrisHambo
Radar Radio manager Ben Fairclough and presenters Snoochie Shy & Martha discuss what makes Radar Radio a great place to work and how student radio can learn from the freedom that they have.
Produced by Scott Hastie @HastieBeatz
Photo by Christopher Hambling @ChrisHambo
Louise Molony (Magic), Dave Masterman (Absolute), Calum Hider (Capital) & Will Short (Heart) discuss when they knew they wanted to become a producer and how students can use their stations to learn the key production skills before they leave university.
Produced by Scott Hastie @HastieBeatz
Photo by Christopher Hambling @ChrisHambo
Dotty, presenter of the 1Xtra Breakfast Show and TV host of Sounds Like Friday Night, discusses her top presenter tips.
Produced by Scott Hastie @HastieBeatz
Photo by Christopher Hambling @ChrisHambo
Greg Hughes, Lloydie & Mike Cass discuss why SRA Con leaves them buzzing with excitement and why Radio needs strategically minded producers.
Produced by Scott Hastie @HastieBeatz
Photo by Christopher Hambling @ChrisHambo
Issy Panayis (Radio X), Michael Michel (Black Butter Records), Jay Lawrence (Absolute Radio) and Sam Parker (Global) all do different roles within radio but are all linked by one thing. They're all Livewire alumni!
Hear about their individual journeys.
Produced by Scott Hastie @HastieBeatz
Photo by Christopher Hambling @ChrisHambo
UKRD's Deputy Group Content Director (Promotions and Ideas), Charles Dennett who is also Livewire Alumni, speaks on the importance of local news and why student radio should be doing it.
Produced by Scott Hastie @HastieBeatz
Photo by Christopher Hambling @ChrisHambo
We discuss the key points of our first keynote on the Thursday at SRACon with Jaguar Bingham, Suchandrika Chakrabarti & Christie Driver-Snell.
Produced by Scott Hastie @HastieBeatz
Photo by Christopher Hambling @ChrisHambo
Global's Christianne Ward discusses the exciting directions that sound is heading to with regards to advertising.
Produced by Scott Hastie @HastieBeatz
Photo by Christopher Hambling @ChrisHambo
Radio 1's Feature King, Matt Edmondson discusses how he comes up with and uses his array of brilliant features.
Produced by Scott Hastie @HastieBeatz
Photo by Christopher Hambling @ChrisHambo
Scott McGerty of Spark FM & AmazingRadio discusses how to best visualise your student radio show on a budget.
Produced by Scott Hastie @HastieBeatz
Photo by Christopher Hambling @ChrisHambo
As we welcome Abrupt Audio in for our first keynote session of SRA Con 2018, we speak to Chris Huskins about where he sees Podcasting heading in future.
Produced by Scott Hastie @HastieBeatz
Photo by Christopher Hambling @ChrisHambo
Heat Radio's James Barr explains why podcasting about something important to you makes for a better end product.
Produced by Scott Hastie @HastieBeatz
Photo by Christopher Hambling @ChrisHambo
Heart's Juliette Nicholls explains why projecting yourself outside of the audio is so important in making a successful podcast.
Produced by Scott Hastie @HastieBeatz
Photo by Christopher Hambling @ChrisHambo
Liam Burke of Broadcast Radio gives us an audio guide to all the cool functions of the new Myriad 5 playout system.
Produced by Scott Hastie @HastieBeatz
Photo by Christopher Hambling @ChrisHambo
Making your station stand out is important for any station branding themselves. Reelworld discuss.
Produced by Scott Hastie @HastieBeatz
Photo by Christopher Hambling @ChrisHambo
Georgia Mills from The Naked Scientists talks about how cool Science Radio is.
Produced by Scott Hastie @HastieBeatz
Photo by Christopher Hambling @ChrisHambo
Bauer's Entertainment Presenter, Lucy Ford, talks about the importance of learning multiple skills and why it improves your job prospects.
Produced by Scott Hastie @HastieBeatz
Photo by Christopher Hambling @ChrisHambo
Ex SRA Alumni, Jordan North discusses how he went from Spark FM to BBC Radio 1 and the differences of presenting on both.
Produced by Scott Hastie @HastieBeatz
Photo by Christopher Hambling @ChrisHambo
Capital's Emily Sandford discusses why its important to make friends and keep them in the industry.
Produced by Scott Hastie @HastieBeatz
Photo by Christopher Hambling @ChrisHambo
Radio 1 Film Critic Ali Plumb discusses his top tip for networking and making a good impression to progress your career.
Produced by Scott Hastie @HastieBeatz
Photo by Christopher Hambling @ChrisHambo
BBC Radio 2 Producer, Tim Johns, talks about producing Ed Miliband's now classic stint covering Jeremy Vine.
Produced by Scott Hastie @HastieBeatz
Photo by Christopher Hambling @ChrisHambo
In case you missed our SRA Training Day in the South East (Storm Emma was out with a vengeance!) Abrupt Audio have put together this podcast for us, featuring the industry experts who were there on the day.
Emma Jones: Fire Drive Presenter
Tom Deacon: Ex bbc and capital presenter now comedian
James Stodd: Group Production Director at Celador
Abrupt Audio: Hosts
With lush surroundings, creative art set-ups and arguably the best food of Festival season, we bring you our Bestival highlights.
Presenter: Sofia Loporcaro Producer: Scott Hastie
Check out highlights from our London & East Anglia training day that took place at Insanity Radio.
Shock Radio's Tom Hinckley brings Leeds Festival to a close, speaking to some festival goers and bringing us interviews with: Pale Waves, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, Marmozets, Sigrid & Glass Animals
Spark Sunderland's Steph Chungu brings us the best of Saturday at Leeds Festival 2017 as we hit the dodgems and interview: Louis Berry, Idles, Circa Waves, Arcane Roots, The Amazons & Oh Wonder
CSRfm's Jack Allcock presents the best of Friday at Leeds Festival including interviews with: The Lafontaines, Ten Tonnes, Picture This, Tom Grennan & VANT.
Charlotte Fowler from Scratch Radio chats to Rob Da Bank - the co-founder of music festivals Bestival on the Isle of Wight and Camp Bestival in Lulworth, Dorset all about student radio.
Join Izzy & Georgia from Insanity Radio as they hit Finsbury Park in London for Community Festival. This includes interviews with RedFaces and Darlia.
Our Music Officer Scott Hastie and Fly FM's resident Rock chick, Jen Thomas, travel to Donington Park to bring us coverage of Download 2017. Featuring interviews with: Motionless In White, The Raven Age, Fozzy, Dead! and Download's own Andy Copping.
Student Radio favourites London Grammar discuss new album Truth Is A Beautiful Thing track by track with Mark Hoskin of Smoke Radio.
Lydia Flavell & Jen Thomas of Fly FM head to Birmingham for the first day of Slam Dunk festival 2017. You can hear their thoughts of the festival as well as interviews with: Set It Off, Seaway, Counterfeit & Vukovi.
Hear the dry version of our full SRA Album Party show for globally huge band alt-J and their new album RELAXER. The band break down the album track by track.
Interviewer - Sofia Loporcaro (Smoke Radio) Editor - Scott Hastie
Livewire's Erin Bashford & Aled Vernon-Rees travel up to Leeds for us to spend the day at Live At Leeds. They talk about the bands they saw live and also interview: - Freak - Dead Naked Hippies - Bad Sounds - Get Inuit (pictured)
Give yourself permission to fail says Christian O'Connell. The Award winning Breakfast presenter also talks the importance of Podcasting.
Greg Hughes who produced the Big Top 40 for four years joins us to chat about what it's like producing in the industry.
Lots of students would love the chance to work at Capital for the day. We hear from the Capital East Midlands Drivetime team on what their schedule is like.
As it approaches it's 50th Birthday, we look at the lessons the Radio industry can take from Radio 1 through an excellent talk by David Lloyd.
The BBC are currently exploring a major project asking how Radio works to make it more fit for the Internet. Dave Walters discusses in detail what sort of data they're looking at.
BBC 6Music's Steve Lamacq discusses the importance of music radio in an era of streaming and what presenters need to do to stay unique to those services.
Steve Satan of Worthy FM & WOMAD talks about Glastonbury's own radio station and why doing Outside Broadcasts can be so fun.
Tim John of Capital tells us how to create the best news packages and also gives a shout-out to Radio 2's Tim Johns!
Being good at DJing, blogging etc off air is just as important as collecting on air miles. Ryan Arnold from Capital talks Transitional skills.
The Big Top 40's Marvin Humes discusses tips on how to make the best Student Radio Chart Shows and also talks how to put yourself out there using Social Media.
Tom Williams from Smooth East Midlands discusses tips on how to make money for your radio station.
Tim Johns from Radio 2 joins us at SRACon to explain how to create the best radio packages.
Global were on-hand at SRACon to have a listen to some student radio demos. Here's what Dick Stone, Brent Tobin & Greg Hughes think of the talent on hand.
What does it take to be a good music personality? How can student radio use streaming to boost their own shows? How many songs does Mistajam listen to per day? Listen to find out!
Ant McGinley from Abrupt Audio talks why podcasts are a fantastic alternative for students looking to work in radio.
Sara Gozalo & Davy Denke talk to us about the opportunities that can await student radio if use YouTube.
Mike Cass of Newcap flies in from Canada to tell us all about the fun potential of working in Radio outside of the UK.
James O'Brien, one of the nation's most popular broadcasters talks about Visual content, Young minds on politics and how he captivates audiences on his LBC show.
The Presenter & Producer Dynamic, Radio's equivalent to soulmates. Will Manning & Dave Murphy of Capital London's Drivetime talk about the importance of having a strong relationship in order to bring the best out on air.
Freelancing in radio is a daunting thought for loads in student radio. Luckily Emma Jones and Dan Hudson are on hand to help.
Andrew Collins & Jenny Nelson of Classic FM talk us through their super popular film score shows.
Virgin Radio's Jon Jackson and Tim Cocker discuss the importance of keeping your content short, snappy and to the point.
James Kenny of WiseBuddah discusses how to make your station sound really stand out and identify your station as the voice of your University.
Stephanie Hirst joined us for a keynote session that had the whole room moved. Hear partially about her incredible journey here.
Sub TV's Rachel Cervonaro talks how to curate the best playlists and her own guilty pleasures!
BBC Leicester talk Sport after their football club's historic Premier League winning season.
Some of our student stations also double up as Community Stations. Mark Steers from the CMA discusses.
Capital's Ant Payne and Greg Hughes takes apart his own show to show student radio how to create a radio show for Capital Radio.
New listeners tune into your show every minute of your hour! So ensuring you have the best Show Clocks is important. Hear Chris discuss tips for building your show.
Being interviewed with his boss is new ground for Greg James. Alongside the usual hilarity, hear some really excellent advice from Greg and Radio 1 Boss Rhys Hughes.
Xanthe Fuller from Mixcloud discusses how the platform can help student radio make effective programmes and best promote their shows.
Dick Stone & James Lloyd from Capital East Midlands discuss the work they've made working as a team and how Student Radio can learn from it.
George Butler & Claire Bowen of Radio Centre talk to our podcast team about what you can and cannot do when you make the jump to the Commercial Radio world.
Voice Of The Awards is back at #SRACon. Hear our podcast team give their best efforts and make sure you take your chance to enter today!
We kicked off #SRACon in Leicester, speaking to all of the great guests at our Trade Fayre who were introducing students to awesome new technology & work opportunities from various groups. Interviews come from:
- Mixcloud
- Radio.co & MCR Live
- Communicorp
- Radio News Hub
- National Broadcating
- Abrupt Audio
- Broadcast Radio Myriad
- Press Association
- Coffee Shop Sessions
- SCISYS
From speakers to what to look forward to at the I Love Student Radio Awards... to the infamous Demo Factor... here's the conference lowdown you need before you go!
British Sea Power discuss their new album 'Let The Dancers Inherit The Party' on its release day. Smoke Radio's Sofia Loporcaro talks with them about their Dadaist Art links, Fan Tattoos and their crazy club nights.
Smoke Radio's Sofia Loporcaro interviews Glass Animals about SRA Charting single Pork Soda.
The band also speak playing Reading & Leeds 2017 and as Pineapple experts discuss the big question splitting the world!
Scottish radio students came together in February at Strathclyde University in Glasgow for an awesome day of radio sessions including:
Alison Conroy - Senior Sports Reporter | Radio Clyde Steven Mill - Presenter | Capital Scotland Steve Urquhart - Radio Producer and Sound Artist Tom Russell - Godfather of Rock | 96.3 Rock Radio
Smoke Radio hosted February's London & East Anglia training day at the University of Westminster. Sessions were varied and included: - How to get a feature to air with Matt Richardson and Katie Boden from Virgin Radio UK -Producing with Dave Murphy from Capital - Steffan Powell from BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat". -Presenting with JJ and Aimee Vivian from Capital
Hot off the release of their new album 'For A Moment, I Was Lost', Nottingham's Amber Run join Nottingham's Fly FM for a new SRA Takeover.
Presented by: Ryan Beake (Fly FM) Produced by: Scott Hastie Live Session by: Livewire1350am
Hertfordshire indie singer Declan McKenna, who made the BBC Sound of 2017, takes the reigns in an SRA Takeover filled with Romance, Indie classics and David Bowie. Co-Presented by Demon FM's Ash Matthews Produced by Demon FM's Ollie McGrath
Check out the best bits the North East has to offer in Student Radio.
Produced by Jack Clare
Hear Josh & Max from You Me At Six take over student radio with their own show, co-hosted by Insanity Radio. The band talk through their new album Night People as well as touring, festivals and what they'd soundtrack their own films with!
British punk heavyweights Slaves, aka Laurie and Issac, take over student radio with the help of Xpression FM's Katy Hills.
Expect to hear lots of amazing underground Punk you wouldn't normally hear on Radio as well as hearing all about their new tour and album, Take Control.
Hear from all of the winners of The Student Radio Awards 2016 supported by BBC Radio 1 & Global.
There's laughs, tears and lots of carnage!
Join our member stations as they provide their pre/post and overnight coverage of the US Election. In this podcast you'll hear Xpression FM, Surge Radio, Aberdeen Student Radio, Purple Radio and Xpress Radio.
Presented by Matt Maddren
In our new SRA Takeover show, Busted take the reigns to spin some tunes and chat about their comeback. They're big fans of 80s bangers as you'll hear!
Scotland's Regional Officer Mark Cunningham brings a host of guests to Edinburgh's Fresh Air for some great insight into various industry roles.
Scotland's Regional Officer Mark Cunningham brings a host of guests to Edinburgh's Fresh Air for some great insight into various industry roles.
Hear from the London & East Anglia October training day which was hosted by Smoke Radio & Insanity Radio.
Presented by Natalie Malcolm Produced by James Larvin
The SRA Takeover sees student radio favourites present their own show exclusively for our member stations. Craig David brings the vibes good and proper with new tunes from his album as well as classic R&B numbers. Craig also sings a bit for us which makes us very weak at the knees!
The SRA Podcast: London & East Anglia features interviews with all the speakers for October's training day. Over the next half hour we revealed the final session and the host of the nominations party For information on who is speaking in your region head to studentradio.org.uk And go here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1762805977308907/ click "Attending" to be added to the guestlist
We launch an exciting new series of shows for our SRA member stations called SRA Takeover with the wonderful Dua Lipa.
SRA Takeover will see student radio's favourite artists present their own radio shows, playing you some of their favourite music and talking about their careers.
Ahead of her album release early next year, Dua Lipa chats with Spark FM's Lisa Twohig about her career thus far and what has influenced her to make music.
URB's Darius Gilani and his Raven Tales team present us a Two Part podcast which dives into the world of Radio Drama.
Learn how to put together your own project with this step by step guide from their team.
The backing tracks "Inspired" "Unwritten Return" "Clean Soul" "EDM Detection Mode" "The Way Out" and "Intuit256" were all composed by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com, and licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0."
URB's Darius Gilani and his Raven Tales team present us a Two Part podcast which dives into the world of Radio Drama.
Learn how to put together your own project with this step by step guide from their team.
The backing tracks "Inspired" "Unwritten Return" "Clean Soul" "EDM Detection Mode" "The Way Out" and "Intuit256" were all composed by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com, and licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0."
Nerve Radio's Harrison Twinn joined us at Leeds Festival to bring coverage of the great rock & alternative festival.
Interviews with: DMAs, Danny L Harle, Rationale, Rag N Bone Man, Dead! & Palace.
As Niall Johnson and Nick Harris from RaW 1251am bring us coverage from Boardmasters 2016 with interviews from:
Spring King 0:00 Sunset Sons 7:37 Louis Berry 16:41 Protoje 24:54 Sloes 30:09 The Magic Numbers 41:51 Mystery Jets 52:09
Niall Johnson and Nick Harris of RaW 1251am took to the gorgeous coast of Cornwall to bring us coverage from music and surf festival Boardmasters.
Sophia Ikirmawi of Burst Radio travelled to Standon Calling for us in late July to bring us coverage from the festival including interviews with the likes of Everything Everything, The Hunna and much more.
John Alexander from Demon FM in Leicester travels to the gorgeous settings of Kendal Calling to bring us coverage of the festival, with thanks to Jagerhaus.
Toby Fox & Laurence Grant of URY ventured into Sheffield for us as #SummerofFestivals continues with Tramlines 2016. This one has a huge difference, it takes place in many venues around the city. You can hear all about that and hear interviews from the festival on this podcast.
We bring you an extended podcast from Truck Festival. You can hear interviews with:
Jodie Abacus: 0:00:00 Clean Cut Kid: 0:08:17 Moose Blood: 0:16:50 DMA's: 0:25:34 Spring King: 0:34:32 Sundara Karma: 0:42:10 Samm Henshaw: 0:47:39 Beach Baby: 0:56:54 Mystery Jets: 1:04:08
Created by Neil MacQuarrie and Nick Harris of RaW1251 AM.
SRA continued our #SummerOfFestivals, travelling to Oxfordshire to visit Truck Festival. Boasting so many of our favourites in Student Radio, we get to work interviewing lots of new bands and enjoying what the festival has to offer. Created by Neil MacQuarrie and Nick Harris of RaW1251 AM in Warwick.
Once a year in Gloucestershire forest, bands assemble to put on one of the best rock shows of the year. It's called 2000 Trees festival. We sent down Tone Radio's Matt Wester and Corinne Torpey to cover the weekend for us. Hear how they got on here.
We had such a good weekend at T in the Park, we managed to make enough stuff for two podcasts! In this one you can hear Jen Thomas (Fly FM) and Tom Glenwright (Spark FM) chat to lots of artists including:
WSTRN, Fatherson, Kaiser Chiefs, Kloe, Ratboy, Tom Odell, Frank Turner, Dua Lipa and Maximo Park.
Representing the SRA, Jen Thomas (Fly FM) and Tom Glenwright (Spark FM) both travel to Perthshire in Scotland to bring you coverage from one of the UK's biggest festivals, T in the Park. You can hear how they got on battling the weather, enjoying the music and interviewing lots of student radio favourites here!
July has been wonderful for us attending festivals and now we bring you our post festival show from Brownstock Festival in Essex. It was headed up by Tinie Teampah, Kelis and Katy B amongst others and you can hear how our team of Jess Campbell and Luke James got on now!
Our magical #SummerofFestivals2016 (can that be a thing please?) continues with Tramlines next week in Sheffield. The festival is pretty unique in putting music on across different venues in the City, including the Cathedral, and we play you music from the festival as well as speaking to Head of Live Bookings from Tramlines, Kate. Make sure you stay tuned as we bring you coverage next weekend.
Many pop punk kids in Student Radio will remember the legacy that Good Charlotte left in the noughties and now they are back with a new album and a UK tour. Music Officer Scott Hastie chats to them about the album and their upcoming Reading & Leeds performance. #GoodCharlotte #RandL #ReadingFestival #ReadingAndLeeds
The clock is ticking to get entries in for the Student Radio Awards 2016, check out our latest podcast for hints, tips, advice and inspiration from previous winners, judges and industry professionals. Enter here: https://www.studentradio.org.uk/awards/
The Summer of 2016 has been a huge summer of festivals for the SRA with backstage attendance at the likes of T in the Park, 2000 Trees and many more! In the middle of July we go backstage at the weirdly named Truck Festival, which unfortunately is nothing to do with trucks! Boo! However what it does have is some of the biggest names in music, from Kodaline to Mystery Jets, from Moose Blood to Manic Street Preachers! Check out our preview podcast here including an interview with Festival Manager Matt and lots of music from the festival. #SRA #TruckFestival #Podcast
Listen to Jen Thomas and Tom Glenwright preview this years T in the Park, as they get ready to represent us backstage at the festival! #TinthePark #SRA #StudentRadio #Podcast
Field Day 2016 is a yearly outdoor festival that takes place in Victoria Park in London. This year we managed to blag ourselves backstage access, so we sent Phoenix Martins and Harriet Wynter along to capture everything that went on! #FieldDay #StudentRadio
University Radio York decided to air a marathon 101 hour outside broadcast all in order to raise funds for Cancer Research. How did they get on? Find out on the latest Student Radio Podcast #URY #StudentRadio
We're reporting from London's Field Day next week - and here's what to expect from the weekend! Also, we head to URB at the University of Bath, who's playlist on Radio 1 had us swooning! (Well, probably not, but it was very romantic/lust-filled.) Enjoy! #URB #Radio #Romance #Love #Festivals #Music
We head to Spark Fm in Sunderland as they cover Magic Weekend, basically lots of Rugby, and then we recap City Radio in Glasgow as they takeover Radio 1 with the Student Radio Playlist
We head to Livewire 1350 and William Shears who talks us through the EU Referendum in true student radio style and then to Manchester and Fuse FM for a live session and chat with Ady Suleiman
Jordan Harrop from The Cat Radio at the University of Chester, presents his documentary outlining what it takes to get yourself a job in the Radio Industry with input from industry professionals
StudentRadio #TheCatRadio #RadioDocumentary
CSR, Canterbury's Community & Student Radio station, recently did an outside broadcast at local music festival City Sound Project. We catch two interviews the station did at the festival with Mystery Jets and BB Diamond. Aswell as this we recap another amazing #StudentRadioPlaylist this time with Insanity Radio
Spark in Sunderland stayed up very late the other week to bring live coverage of the local elections in their area. Incoming SRA Music Officer and former Sparkie Scott Hastie takes us through how it went down!
SparkFm #LocalElections
Jack Wood, the current SRA Music Officer takes us through some of the best music related bits from student radio including sessions from XPress Radio in Cardiff and also from One Media Radio Then we recap The Student Radio Playlist on BBC Radio 1, this week taken over by Dragon Radio in Cardiff presenting their best Welsh Rock Anthems!
BBCR1 #WelshRock #XPressRadio
Junction11 from Reading University celebrated their 18th Birthday on the 30th April, and current student and alumni alike got together to host a day of radio-y goodness. Here, Junction 11's Matthew Hall takes us through the highlights of the weekend. #Junction11 #radio #birthday #student
Our reporter Sam Spencer from Radio Sonar explains what happened at this year's NUS Conference. We then give a run down of Smoke Radio's SCHOOL DISCO(!) music choices from their BBC Radio 1 Student Radio Playlist, broadcast on the 9th of May. Excellent. #BBCR1 #NUS #Politics
Emma Bradshaw off of the SRA follows URY (University of York) and Bailrigg FM (Lancaster University) follows their Roses 2016 Roses coverage. It's a whole weekend of sport, with everything from cheerleading, to football, to rowing, to (umm) a Pokemon card battle. Yep. You read that right!
Produced by Scott Hastie
Varsity #Sport #Lancaster #York
Daisy Smith from Smoke Radio showcases the best bits of the Student Radio Chart Show for 2015/16. We head to One Media Radio in Staffs, Forge Radio in Sheffield, LSR in Leeds and Livewire at East Anglia - where we hear them play 'Text the Ex'. SURELY nothing could go wrong! Finally, we hear your favourite tracks of the year in our Top Five.
Jodie Bryant presents a show all about Spark FM and the University Of Sunderland's MA students as they showcase their entries to The Charles Parker Prize. Featured here are:
- The Attraction of Tea
- Love Beyond the Womb
- The Easter Bell
- Somewhere on a Blue Horizon
It's a Varsity special! Xpression FM's Green Room, RaW 1251AM provide an alternative spin on Jamie Lawson - Wasn't Expecting That, and URN, Fly & Smoke Radio round things off with a special football podcast. #varsity #radio #football #student
Listen to the entries for Demo Factor that got AMAZING feedback: Charlotte Mason (Insanity), Chris Boyle (Spark) - who has now been asked to pilot for Capital Scotland, Sian Cooper (Livewire), Ella Atcheson (Rare FM), and overall winner Matt Curtis (Fly FM) - we hear from them AND the judges about what makes a great radio demo. #Demo #Radio #RadioJobs
Incoming Music Officer Scott Hastie talks to Xpress Radio about their 20th Birthday celebrations, which includes a miniature festival with up and coming bands set in the middle of Cardiff. Spark Sunderland display some impressive live music, and Fly FM dedicate a day to Nottingham's local music scene.
Editor Aled Haydn Jones (@ahj), producer Chris Sawyer (@ahchrissawyer), and assistant producer Roushan Alam (@roushanalam) join us to explain how you could get a show on BBC Radio 1. They answer your questions and give you some tips for the application process as the deadline (April 15th) looms.
Paula Hughes, regional news editor of Global in Wales and BBC Newsbeat reporter and presenter Steffan Powell talk about getting into radio journalism...
@paulahughesnews @thisisglobal @SteffanPowell @bbcnewsbeat
David Lloyd from #OrionMedia reminds #studentradio contributors that there are plenty of ways into a #radio career. Most involve the knowledge that you're not the best presenter out there. #radiojobs
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Podcast by Darius Gilani (@dgscribbles)
Podcasters Darius and Jodie asked #SRACon attendees to pronounce the longest word in #Welsh. The results were disastrous. Here are a few of our favourite attempts.
#Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch #SRA
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Roo got hold of #LBC's Ian Collins after his keynote at #SRACon to talk about what it is that makes talk radio so addictive, and why there are so few youngsters on-air.
Additionally, Ian gives us all a lesson in how to deal with strange phone-ins - specifically, a conspiracy theorist from Maidstone called Barry.
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@lbc
ChrisNorth of #NorthMediaTalent brought some recent graduates to #SRACon in #CardiffUniversity this year. Together, they exchanged tips about transitioning from #studentradio to professional radio.
Here, Jack (an #SRASelector winner), Ross from @Radio-X, Sammy (last year's #DemoFactor champion), and Johnny from @BBCGlos discuss entering competitions, on-air nerves, beer pong and village fetes.
To top it off, #ChrisNorth gives you some exclusive DO's and DONT's when you're approaching an industry professional at the bar (and an anecdote about a 'weird student').
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Dan Moss from BBC Radio 1's residency programme gives his top tips on how to get into a career in specialist music.
@OhDanMoss @BBCR1
DaveCribb & #ChrisSawyer talked at #SRACon about cleverly organising an hour of broadcasting via the use of clocks (like a pie chart)! How do you build them, how do you get the best out of them, and how can speech radio utilise the approach?
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Roo asked the #DemoFactor judges if the way they listen to SRA Award entries is different to how they approach #DemoFactor reels. #ChrisNorth & #PaulSylvester agree that the answer is yes... Sort of!
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The SRA podcasters say goodbye and ask each other questions! Listen if you're interested in applying next year! #podcast #SRACon #radio
Adam's done the #BBC visualization for huge festivals and events such as #Glastonbury. How does he make entertaining coverage and content for people at home? And what are the weirdest scenarios that the teams behind these events plan for?
Adam Heyhurst from #BBCRadio1 answers these questions, shares his experiences with #SRA podcaster Darius, and passes on a message to #studentradio producers interested in making great content from #livemusic.
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Podcaster: Darius Gilani (@dgscribbles)
Roo asked the #DemoFactor judges to provide just one word that summarises all they've come to expect from industry-standard output in #studentradio.
ChrisNorth, #PaulSylvester, #RobWatson, #AmyVoce, #JordanNorth & #VickiBlight bring 'genuine', 'relatable', and even a mystery hyphenated word to the table - but what else...?
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Roo crashed the backstage #DemoFactor party to speak with the judges. He asked what it feels like to be behind the buzzer, and what keeps them from pressing it.
ChrisNorth, #PaulSylvester, #RobWatson, #AmyVoce, #JordanNorth & #VickiBlight offer top tips on what to submit next year, and explain why they think the event can play such a crucial role in #studentradio.
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DemoFactor wasn't around when #VickiBlight was doing #studentradio, but she wishes it was!
Opportunities for Vicki sprung from a win at the Cardiff Student Media Awards. She talks about the critical feedback offered to her by industry professionals like #ChrisNorth, and why you should DO IT.
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Ben & Sean from #BlastRadio and Charlotte from #InsanityRadio now know all too well what it's like to have their demos played during #DemoFactor at the #SRACon. Here, they talk between drinks about the kind of feedback they received, what they were aiming for, and what might come next.
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Roo sat down to dinner at #DemoFactor and bumped into Emily. Upon discovering her involvement with an exciting Podcasting brand called #Podium, he couldn't resist the urge to make sure everyone knew about it!
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Tom Whiter from BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge talks Clara Amfo, favourite artists and awkward moments...
LiveLounge #BBCRadio1 @ TomWhiter @claraamfo @Bridge3Sarah
HUGE congrats to Andy who won the SRA selector this year. We thought we'd give him a bit of a shock before he could fully celebrate his prize! #SRAcon #prank #sorryandy - @jodierosebryant
Anna Jones from #SkyNews reports on a breaking story - @SRARaccoon and @SRAlbatross are allegedly at the Student Radio Conference. Should you be worried?
Podcast by Darius Gilani (@dgscribbles)
Find out who'll be providing their voices for this year's Student Radio Awards...
SRACon @jodierosebryant
We caught up with the winners, losers and judges as we name and shame the entries of this years Demo Factor! #SRACon #DemoFactor2016 #Judges
Music credits to Zara Larsson
Luke Franks from ITV summarises why it's important to use other platforms to radio and what you can do to enhance yourself as a brand #SRAcon #itv #radio - @jodierosebryant credits to Maroon 5, Sugar
Olivia Jones (Bauer City 3), George Godfrey (Absolute Radio), Maxwell Smalley (Bauer City 3) and Mike Cass (Bauer Radio) tell us how to be a good #radio presenter.
Podcast by Darius Gilani (@dgscribbles)
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Radio X's Managing Editor Chris Baughen and Pippa Taylor and Dave Masterman from The Chris Moyles Show spoke to us about whether new presenters should try being like Chris Moyles, how easy it is to keep the big pranks a secret, and being on camera. #RadioX #ChrisMoylesShow #SRACon
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We got Alice Levine, Aled Jones and Greg James to say the first word they thought of when they hear fellow Radio 1 presenters names- interesting to see what they thought! #radio1 #SRAcon @jodierosebryant
Emma Bradshaw revealed a barrage of top social media tips and tricks during her workshop at #SRACon (such as the use of snappy titles and captions, demonstrated above).
However, Roo needed the answers to more pressing questions, such as 'who the hell is the SRA Albatross?'
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There's lots of chatter about Audioboom at the #SRACon this year - and here we are, using it!
But what exactly is it, and what advantages does it have over other platforms? Andy from #SmokeRadio is here to fill you in.
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Have you always wanted to start a podcast, but you just don't know where to begin? Olly's your Mann!
He started the chart-topping podcast '#AnswerMeThis!' a full ten years ago, so how on Earth has he kept it fresh, and started three more, all while doing weekends at #LBC?
He also wants the answer to ONE very important question...
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@lbc
If radio #comedy is your dream job, how can you get there from student radio? #BBC Executive Editor for Radio Comedy Julia McKenzie and #BBC Assistant Editor for Radio Wales Kerry McGeever offer their perspectives on #podcasting, scriptwriting, the relationship with TV comedy, studio/audience shows and commissioning briefs.
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Greg Hughes explains Global's new service to help you out with your demo! #global #demo #capital #heart #radiox #capitalxtra #sracon
How do you make a great radio link that crafts a story over multiple shows? Ben Burrell and Adam Wilbourn share their thoughts and experiences from Free Radio.
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Podcaster: Darius Gilani (@dgscribbles)
Jodie sees whether Huw Stephens can tell the difference between new bands or edgy venues in Manchester! - @jodierosebryant #music #huwstephens #bbcradio1 #sra #studentradio #podcast #music #sracon credits to Zara Larsson and Beat Production
SRA #studentradio #welcome #hello #wooo
All song credits go to Def Jam and Rihanna, Roc Nation and Universal Music Group.
Knowing that #RhodGilbert is tremendously funny when irate, Roo thought it a good idea to show him a particularly negative review of his DVD on #Amazon and share the outcome.
Reviewer T. J. Franklin has clearly never been as unsatisfied with an online purchase. I think we can all collectively agree it's time he gave Rhod another chance.
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@bbcradiowales
During a breakout session at the #SRACon, #TimJohns revealed TOP SECRET information about how to avoid cocking up your #workexperience placement at the #BBC. Roo stuck a mic in his face afterwards and extracted details about his #studentradio days, personal gaffes, and what not to do with a phone in front of #JeremyVine.
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@bbcradio2 @timoncheese
Roo grabbed a quick chat with #RhodGilbert, #DaveCribb, #BenPartridge after their 'Being Funny For Money' Keynote session at the #SRACon, #CardiffUniversity.
When it comes to #comedy, what's best - improv or scripts? How do you even know you're funny? How best to visualise your gags? And what's all this about 'shit pipes'?
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@bbcradiowales
Emma Bradshaw talks you through what Demo Factor is, what the judges are looking for, and interviews with past winners. We also hear winners' entries, from Sammy James and George Godfrey (now presenting on Absolute) and James Lewer (Global, Broadcast Journalist) to inspire your demos! #SRACon #Radio #Demos #Jobs
We look forward to this week's National Student Radio Conference, including keynotes, breakout sessions, and the infamous Demo Factor and I Love Student Radio Awards. See you there! #Radio #Awards #Cardiff #SRACon #Student
Sam Spencer from Radio Sonar talks all things SU elections, with the help of Pure FM at Portsmouth Uni. Should you run? What's a typical day like? What's it like to campaign? All this answered and more! #SU #Elections #University Photo with thanks from Bath Student
Two stages over two days in a pub in Cheltenham, live streamed with sets and interviews by Tone Radio at the University of Gloucestershire. We loved it - especially Glossy the Goat who now has a special place in our hearts for his Taylor Swift rendition. Hear the best bits here! #Festival #LiveMusic #KatieCollins #Acoustic #Cheltenam #France
We continue the build up to SRAcon2016 by looking back at some of the highlights from the past conferences including the I Love Student Radio Awards! We also announced Alice Levine and Aled Haydn Jones for the 2016 conference and chatted to them both about student radio!
SRA #Studentradio #SRACon #AliceLevine #AledHaydenJones #Cardiff #Podcast
International Womens Day takes places every year on March 8, this year Student Radio went all out to highlight this, with excepts here from URN, Spark, Fuse FM, Fly FM and Smoke Radio. Is IWD something that should still happen and how does someone like 'Bend It Like Beckham' star Pooja Shah feel about it? #IWD #women #WomenInMedia
Pairs of contestants are lost and floating around in space... and only one pair will win... but who will it be? Sam from Radio Sonar listens in to Demon FM's 48 hour broadcast for charity. #astronomy #space #student #radio
We travel to URN, URY and Spark Sunderland to hear more about the nominees, the #Oscarsowhite debate, and more about The Revenant - it didn't win - but did it deserve the Best Picture Oscar?
Craig David, Spring King and rapper Booney are interviewed by Spark Sunderland and Fuse FM. Presented and produced by Music Officer, Jack Wood
Why is BUCS important to student radio? Is Varsity the best event of the year? Have we found THE MOST over-enthusiastic student commentators of ALL TIME? Have a listen! Features audio from Fly FM, URN. RaW 1251AM and Xpress Radio. Presented and Produced by Matt Maddren
From A Capella to grunge and grime, every genre of music was covered in Xpress Radio's 24 hour Specialist Music Takeover. Here, the SRA's Music Officer Jack Wood with half an hour of its highlights.
Listen to highlights of our February training days. From Dino and Pete at Capital East Midlands, to Sam Walker of 5 Live, to Rich Clarke from Heart South Coast. Learn lots and enjoy! #radio #jobs #opportunities
SRAAwards In their own words. "The most diverse university" wins by covering issues that matter to their audience. congratulations! #Winning
SRAAwards Emma Pearce talks about how she took on Mike Buchanan the Men's Rights Activist as a feminist
Were you or your station nominated for a Student Radio Award 2015? With only one week to go until the event itself, hear all the reactions from the night here!
Our regional SRA podcasters took to our training days around the country to speak to the professionals and ask the most pertinent questions around. Want to know how to get into the industry? Check. Want to know how to make your audio stand out? Check. Want to know how to physically prepare for your radio show a la Rich Clarke? Umm... check.
Thanks to Content Officer Dom Stirling, and our six podcasters for putting this together!
Sara Gozalo shares her thoughts on streaming platforms with George O'Neill, whilst Nick Piggott explains RadioDNS and what it means for the future of radio broadcasting.
Jo Tongue & Jamie King spoke to Adam Jeffries and gave him their top sport coverage tips.
Stephanie Hirst talks to Maddie Hickish about her field of unpicked flowers, her inspiration and why content is king.
The 2015 I Love Student Radio Awards took place at the Student Radio Conference in Exeter. Find out who the winners were and get all the reactions with Adam & Lissie.
BBC Radio 1's Matt Edmondson and his producer, Chris Cox, spoke to Oliver Needham about their favourite part of the weekend show, what they have planned for the future and their tips for being creative and entertaining.
Greg James is one of the best known radio presenters in the country, and has moved quickly from student radio to a prime time slot on BBC Radio 1 in 8 short years. With his videos becoming viral hits time and time again, he spoke at #SRACon 2015 about the importance of multi-platform radio in the 21st Century. Here, he chats to podcaster Lissie about being an awful Station Manager, his dreams of hosting Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, and um.... bird baths.
After his session called 'What does being a 'Producer' mean?', Chris Sawyer chats to our podcast team about his job on BBC Radio 1. Since graduating from the University of Nottingham, Chris has worked his way up to being an assistant producer on the Scott Mills show. Here, he discusses his journey from student to professional radio, and gives us an insight into the daily life of a producer!
By Lissie Day
Andy Rogers from BBC Radio 1 & 1Xtra spoke to George O'Neill about how to make the most your live music sessions.
Adam Uytman from BBC Radio 1 & 1Xtra chats to Maddie Hickish about what specialist really means, how to make it accessible, the need for trusted presenters in the modern age and, most importantly, what to put in YOUR specialist demo.
By Maddie Hickish
Brent Tobin and Dick Stone talk about how coaching can help improve people and give tips on how this is best approached.
By Adam Jeffries
Chris Nicoll from Capital and Capital Xtra talks about station sounds. How can it be done on a budget and what are his top tips?
By Adam Jeffries
Sam Bailey from BBC Radio 1 & BBC iPlayer shared his discoveries when searching through Radio 1's visualisation archives, as well as some of what's happening soon on the BBC Radio 1 iPlayer channel.
By Oliver Needham
What's important when coming to planning event coverage? Ryan Hunter & Heather Birch from Capital South Coast spoke to George O'Neill about how they cover events, and tips for covering events.
It's that time of year when students from across the country put their demo on the line. With scrutiny from four industry judges, anything could happen! George & Maddie spoke to the judges to get their reactions, and this year's winner.
This year's judges: Chris North, Jordan North, Paul Sylvester & Rob Watson. Hosted by Vicki Blight.
Find out what LBC Breakfast Show host, Nick Ferrari, thinks about pursuing a career in radio. He gives advice on how to excel at speech presenting, how to get a job in commercial radio, and how to make the most of your time at student radio.
By Lissie Day
Adam Jeffries spoke to Adam Wilbourn & Ben Burrell from Free Radio and Christian Williams from Capital about how do you condense your long idea in to a nice quick link for commercial radio, and what they favourite moments from student radio were.
The first ever #SRACon Podcast Challenge has arrived!
It's a descriptive game where you're not allowed to say the word on the card.
Listen how Dave Cribb & Gareth Ragg against Matt Hill, Stuart Goldsmith & Olly Mann.
Maddie Hickish talks to Rhys Hughes about what he looks for in a presenter, what you should avoid doing, sending in your demos and multiplatform presenting.
Welcome to the Student Radio Conference Trade Fair! Lots of companies all vying for your attention, and keen to let you know how their company can help your student radio station. SRA Podcaster Lissie chats to CommunicorpUK, PPL and Audioboom to find out more about graduate jobs, and exciting opportunities for student radio stations across the country.
By Lissie Day.
Five heavyweights from the world of podcasting discuss making money and what audience you should aim for.
Edited by Oliver Needham at #SRACon 2015
Meet this year's podcast team and hear more session announcements for the National Student Radio Conference
URN win Best Student Radio Station...again! We spoke to the winners and Global's Ashley Tabor.
@GeorgeWardUK won the Best Newcomer Award, supported by the British Council and presented to him by @goldierocks #SRAs
Congratulations @SeanMonty and Emily Sandford from @NerveRadio who won Best Entertainment Programme, presented by @TheGuyOffTV, Steve Punt
Congratulations to Emma Boyle from @ScratchRadio who won the Journalistic Programming Award, presented by @itschrissmith
Radio 1 Producer Victoria Easton and Assistant Producer Simon Cooper of the Dan & Phil show, took time out after their session to speak with podcaster Sam about the use of visualisation in radio and tips on introducing it to your own show's output.
Podcaster Sam caught up with jingle producer, Ben Townsend from Wise Buddah Jingles to talk about his session on the best practice of using and choosing jingles and idents in your shows.
Senior reporter at LBC, Tom Swarbrick took time after his session at the Radio Academy's Presenter Masterclass to chat with Sam Parker about how journalistic speech radio can be presented in differing ways.
Award-winning Breakfast Presenters Sam & Amy from Gem 106 and their Programme Director Mike Newman, discuss what it is like to review and critique their shows. Mike also gives invaluable advice on the importance of listening and tips on being a Programme Director.
Want to know what it's like as an editor of Radio 2, managing the likes of Terry Wogan, Graham Norton and Tony Blackburn? Sam Parker quizzed Mike Hanson, Weekend Editor at Radio 2 after he took part in a session at Radio Academy's Presenter Masterclass entitled "Meet the Editors."
SRA podcaster Sam Parker caught up with Matt Deegan, Creative Director of Folder Media and Programme Director for digital radio station Fun Kids, to hear what he had to say about the importance of social media in radio presentation. This interview was conducted in response to his session at the Radio Academy's Presenter Masterclass held at De Montfort University, Leicester.
Huw Stephens was in conversation with Danny Howard at the Radio Academy Presenter Masterclass about how they got into Radio 1 and what it is like to work there. Podcaster Sam Parker caught up with them after their session and asked them for their tips on getting into Radio 1.
David Lloyd, Group Editorial Director at Orion Media, spoke with Sam Parker after his session on "Engaging the audience, the Power of Words and the jobs no-one tells you about" at the Radio Academy's Presenter Masterclass held at De Montfort University, Leicester. David also touched on his tips for approaching media companies for work/experience and his advice for breaking into the radio industry.
Ben Sheppard, winner of Best Newcomer at the Student Radio Awards 2013, supported by BBC Radio 1 and Global Radio, has been announced as the drivetime host on the new Capital FM North West and Wales.
From Bailrigg FM, he was the 'man of the night' at the I Love Student Radio Awards... After providing much entertainment, he went on to win Outstanding Contribution to a Student Station. Go Stephen!
Ella speaks to the breakfast team from Capital FM North East, to learn how they work together on a day to day basis, to create entertaining radio.
An exclusive interview with the hosts of the I Love Student Radio Awards. Expect many musical treats, courtesy of Dave Cribb, and a specially-commissioned SRA Podcast jingle. We're flattered...
Our three panelists discuss their background and journey into working in specialist music radio, as well as offering their advice for aspiring specialist producers and presenters.
Podcaster Ella catches Jack, fresh from collecting his prize from the stage, to hear his reaction.
Podcaster Jonny speaks to James Rea, Managing Editor of LBC and Head of News at Global Radio, for his insights into the world of radio news.
Podcaster Katie speaks to Global's Jonathan Jacob, following his session on building your station brand, to hear his advice for stations out there.
Adam reflects on this year's event - discussing some of the entrants, the judges, and the fun he had hosting. We also hear his thought on the newly-announced DemoFactor.com, which gives students the opportunity to receive valuable demo feedback all year round!
He was the lucky (and very deserving) entrant that went on to win his own show on Absolute Radio 90s, and we caught up with him straight after Demo Factor to hear his reaction!
Rounding off our coverage of this year's event, Sam speaks to Paul about our winner George.
Sam catches up with this year's judges again to hear their thoughts on this year's Demo Factor, with them offering their feedback and demo top tips. We also hear what qualities they were looking for in their new Absolute Radio 90s presenter. #DemoTipGold
Roving reporter Sam heads backstage to hear our panels' thoughts on Demo Factor so far, as well as finding out what famous judges they model themselves upon. Let's just say, there are some interesting comparisons...
"Ladies and Gentleman...Welcome to the Student Radio Awards 2014, supported by BBC Radio 1 and Global Radio"
One simple line, over one hundred and fifty entrants but only two winners. Congratulations to Jon Rodney-Jones and Rachel Chew for becoming our Voice of the Awards for 2014!
(Produced by Chris Nicoll, Head of Production for Capital and Capital XTRA and Owner of WizzFX)
Podcaster Jonny chats with Chris and Greg, finding out more about Chris' journey into radio news. They also tell us about their Geordie heroes. Enjoy.
Podcaster Ella hears how the guys made their way into the industry, and how they draw on twitter for interview prep.
Jonny Freeman chats to BBC Radio 1Xtra presenter Adele Roberts about how to make entertaining radio, her biggest influences, tips for the future and her attempts at the local accent.
Jonny hears about David and Will's greatest sporting moments, and their one piece of advice for aspiring sports broadcasters.
Podcaster Sam meets David Walters to discuss the future of radio technology, and how those aspiring to work in this area can make themselves stand out.
Katie caught up with BBC Radio 1's very own Scott and Chris, fresh from their keynote 'How to Make Entertaining Radio'. They talk features, keeping content fresh, and share their most and least glamorous moments in radio.
Jonny speaks to David Lloyd, Group Editorial Director at Orion. We hear his views on targeting your audience and making it big in production!
2014 podcaster Katie Boden catches up with XFM's very own Hattie Pearson to chat alternative music in commercial radio and the role of women in radio. As the 2012 Best Female, she also offers her expert tips for those attending Demo Factor this evening.
A pre-conference podcast special, in which we meet this year's podcasting team, speak to a selection of attendees, and exclusively announce three panel speakers.
Winner of Best Newcomer at the Student Radio Awards, supported by BBC Radio 1 and Global Radio, Ben Sheppard, chats to Daniel Radcliffe about his new film Kill Your Darlings and the #KYDCutUp Competition
Did you attend the Nominations Parties for the Student Radio Awards 2013, supported by BBC Radio 1 and Global Radio? Were you accosted by one of our regional reporters on the night? If so, you're probably on this podcast!
We've got a lowdown of the all the shortlisted entries, reactions from the nominees, and (umm...) SRA 'Would You Rather'. Yup. Take a listen!
Seven student radio-ers from around the country report from their regional training days which took place around the country on Wednesday the 9th of October. We get hints and tips on how to break into the industry and how to produce good student radio from:
Alun Newman (BBC Radio Solent producer) James Stodd (Senior producer, Celador radio/ Jack FM) Ben Newby (Programme controller, Capital FM Manchester) Dick Stone (Programme controller, Capital FM East Midlands) Ed James (Heart Breakfast presenter) Claire Chambers (Capital FM East Midlands presenter) Graham Albans (BBC Radio 2 producer) Simon Fowler (XFM Breakfast producer) Pete Allison (BBC Radio 1 presenter) Kate Cocker (BBC 6 Music, Wise Buddah) Rebecca Maxted (Freelance producer) Alex Jungius (Capital Network) Sarah Drummond (Managing Editor of BBC Radio York) Ally McCrae (BBC Introducing presenter)
Produced and presented by Fran Allfrey and Harvey McCabe
Tom and Claire, winners of Silver for Best Male and Bronze for Best Female at the Student Radio Awards 2012, supported by BBC Radio 1 and Global Radio announced at the SRA Midlands Training Day that they were taking over drivetime on Capital FM East Midlands - we caught up with them.
At the National Student Radio Conference, Demon FM kindly let other student stations take over the airwaves. Here's Tequila Radio from the University of Glamorgan.
Fact Find out how the 'University of South Wales' is set to take over the world. Almost.
At the National Student Radio Conference, Demon FM kindly let other student stations take over the airwaves. Here's 107 Spark FM from the University of Sunderland. Tune in to find out what city in the UK sells the best chicken... (This a very important thing to know and not to be taken lightly. Nope.)
At the National Student Radio Conference, Demon FM kindly let other student stations take over the airwaves. Here's Nerve Radio from Bournemouth University
Fact Who would have thought that nearly every town in the UK has a 'Pigeon Man'...
At the National Student Radio Conference, Demon FM kindly let other student stations take over the airwaves. Here's Hive Radio from MMU.
Is the band 'Haim' pronounced 'Hayme'? Or 'Hime'? What do you think?
At the National Student Radio Conference, Demon FM kindly let other student stations take over the airwaves. Here's GU2 from the University of Surrey...
Fact Stay tuned to find out who the University of Surrey's most 'famous' alumni is... [Hint: Your student days wouldn't be the same without him...]
At the National Student Radio Conference, Demon FM kindly let other student stations take over the airwaves. Here's Fuse FM from the University of Manchester...
Fran and Harvey have a quick chat with the one and only Aled after his great talk which kicked off the I Love Student Radio Awards evening!
Fran and Harvey caught up with Yasser from BBC Asian Network and asked him for his advice for all aspiring radio folk. We talked about how stations can connect with their audience, how we can all find our niche, and the differences between commercial and BBC radio.
Judging coordinators Mark Farrington and Tim Dye look at the student radio awards categories and what each one really is looking for. With appearances from other awards judges, they look at the things judges love to hear and see.
Paul Jones and Dan Mumford hosted today’s imaging session over in the Queens building – the afternoon consisted of having demonstrations of how to make station imagery on Adobe Audition.
This podcasts introduces Paul Jones, what he does at JACKfm Oxfordshire and some examples of work that came out of today’s session!
We ALSO have word from a very special guest - so special in fact nobody realised he was at this year’s #SRACON … Have a listen to see who it is!
Do you really need a producer when presenting radio? And if you don't have one, can this hold you back when putting ideas to air? We speak to Darryl Morris (The Hits Radio and Key 103) and Christian Williams (Capital FM) about what ideas they've had on air.
We chat to Sarah Jane Cass about demos, what talent agents are looking for in their presenters, and whether it's important to get an agent...
Another hectic day at the #SRACON and the Podcast HQ have been out and about talking to industry professionals. We managed to catch up with Roushan Alam (BBC Radio 1/1Xtra/Asian Network), Ruth Barnes (Amazing) and James Walshe (Kerrang).
They gave professional knowledge relating to their personal experiences and we have put together a few highlights of the session, enjoy!
Want to take presenting to the next level? Well get ready as this session aims to help make your demo the most important three minutes of your life.
We talk to Alex Jungius about creating that perfect demo.
Dave Vitty, you probably know him as Comedy Dave from The Chris Moyles Show, came to talk about Scripted Comedy. He's currently on BBC Radio 5 Live's 'The Moan In'. We spoke to him and asked him what the difference is between BBC Radio 1 and 5 Live. We also found out his favourite jokes!
Follow him @DavidVitty - not @ComedyDave as we found out when we tweeted a complete stranger. Brilliant.
Lyndsay and Jack from BBC comedy, talking about getting into scriptwriting.
Follow them on Twitter @lfenner and @jackbern23
Jodie from the conference podcast team interviews Controller of BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra on his diva habits and how to get him to give you a job!
Making radio from an unfamiliar surrounding can be quite daunting; Jo Tongue and Richard Earle both gave a talk on Outside Broadcasts.
We managed to catch up with Richard Earle who gave us some insight into what he has done for the BBC and also gave us some top tips in the art of Outside Broadcasting!
Fran talks to Adam Heyhurst who was Radio 1 and 1Xtra's first visual and TV producer about how to make your student station multiplatform... and what is the best and worst videos he has produced.
Want to take presenting to the next level?
We spoke to Paul Sylvester, Head of Presentation at Absolute Radio about the most important three minutes of your life...
'Hirsty's Daily Dose' on Capital Yorkshire is the biggest commercial breakfast show outside of London and has just celebrated its tenth year. Not bad for a show Hirsty describes as a 'load of rubbish'! Harvey spoke to Hirsty to find out his secret...turns out he doesn't even know!
What's the perfect studio design? Should you now do everything digitally? And do you really know how to spend all that cash? We speak to John Sullivan and Andrew Bonney from their session at #SRACon
Here's Gavin from The Pips with some great advice for all aspiring presenters out there.
First thing on day one, Harvey and Fran met the stallholders at the Trade Fair, who told us about what they do and why it’s relevant to student radio, and shared some of their top inspirational tips!
Take a listen to our separate podcasts from The Pips and PPL on our audioboo page to hear from them :)
We managed to grab hold of Lewis just in time before the final Keynote of the day got started… take a listen to get his tips on what attributes he looks for in a producer, and what sorts of skills any wannabe producers should be perfecting right now.
Capital FM East Midland's very own Dick Stone popped by the conference to tell us about all things talent coaching. Ever wondered how to go about giving feedback to a presenter or producer without them taking it the wrong way? Dick offered tips that all student stations will find useful, particularly to 'praise in public' and 'criticise in private'. Fran caught up with Dick afterwards to find out more.
So it's been a very busy morning here at Podcast HQ as we decided to take our own little spin on the Voice Of The Awards, because lets be frank, the awards are ages away and we all want to hear a winner now!
That's why we've decided to offer a prize of absolutely nothing for being the Gob of the Conference! But hey it's a pretty good crown to wear right?
We asked you to come along with your silliest daftest voices and read out our own little paragraph aimed at taking revenge on the 'SRA Raccoon' - because we've heard it's not a very nice raccoon!
Everyone who entered was fabulous but we couldn't decide which three we wanted so we picked four, you'll notice over the week we'll be greedy like that.
Vote for you're favourite on twitter by hashtagging #GOC with the name of who you think is the gobbyest!
May the biggest gob win!
This is the first podcast from the newly created podcast team for the National Student Radio Conference 2013 from Demon FM in Leicester. Here we introduce the team and speak to some students about how they're preparing for the week. We also announce some FANTASTIC speakers!