Love radio? If so, and you have two weeks to spare this July, then you may be interested to join an excellent beginner's course in radio skills, taking place in Rothwell near Leeds, 3 - 16 July 2010. The course is run by Radio Worldwide, part of the Christian mission WEC, in partnership with HCJB Global, and is particularly aimed at helping Christians take up opportunities in today's media.
In the first week training is provided in all aspects of basic radio production including news, music, presenting, interviews, features, and short ads and spots. The second week provides the chance to put this training into practice by helping run a live 'on air' radio station.
To quote from the course publicity, the course 'is designed to bring the medium of radio within reach. Christians with a wide experience of radio broadcasting will give you fresh insight into this very effective tool, as well as help you discover and develop your own ability to communicate'.
To find out more and download an application form, click on the link http://www.radioworldwide.org/oldsite/onairtraining.php. Bursaries are available.
Comments (7)
Posted by Wayne Clarke 29 Jun 2010 at 15:14
I did the Radio Worldwide course many, many years ago, and it was brilliant, and I'm sure it still is.
I'd done a bit of broadcasting before the course, but the week I spent immersed in radio production changed my life and launched me into a ministry in radio.
Highly recommended.
Posted by Duncan Williams 5 Jul 2010 at 17:39
Anyone know more about Hope FM www.hopefm.com ? I am, er, 'hoping' to get some sponsored ads aired with their station before the end of summer 2010. Any regular listeners out there know a little more about this station ?... and how it compares with other Christian radio networks..? Be honest now, no wishy washy gloss. I am genuinely interested in who, aside obviously from Christians, is actually listening to these forms of net broadcasting.. Are theses stations actually able to survive in a business sense? Able to earn from advertisers outside of the 'safe Christian ghetto' so as to attract general commercial sponsorship? ... Would be interested to know if you are 'in the know'...
Posted by Elizabeth Hunter 6 Jul 2010 at 13:23
Duncan, you want to talk to Fiona Julian, profile here: www.themedianet.org/member?screenname=Fiona%20Julian
Posted by Duncan Williams 6 Jul 2010 at 15:17
Thanks, Liz. Will do. === Recent news that the BBC has shut down some of it's digital radio stations (nearly, but not quite, BBC6 ) intrigues me. This leads to the assumption that no private sector buyer could be sought and the radio station as a commercial venture is struggling hard. Outgoings must included royalties, staff and venue facilities, etc. So without licence fee funding, revenues must only be available from advertising. Odd though that the BBC chose in the end to scrap rather than sell off, while so many other minority digital online stations keep on popping up... Maybe Fiona can tell me the secret of HopeFM's survival...?
Posted by Elizabeth Hunter 7 Jul 2010 at 20:39
Is there any history of the BBC selling off bits? WOuld be quite an extreme cultural transistion, didn't even occur to me.....
Posted by Duncan Williams 12 Jul 2010 at 13:17
It would make a lot of good sense, Liz. By selling off to private sector rather than closing down, the licence payer gains revenue that would otherwise be dumped upon them. Likewise the stations, if found an approppriate buyer, would still be offering jobs and having to attract listeners in order to survive... All that has happened by not selling them has been that they've been axed. Surely THE ASIAN NETWORK actually had some real profitability and surely an British Asian buyer could have been sought...? James Khan (Dragon's Den) might have been a possible new owner for one...?
Posted by Danny Isenring 6 Aug 2010 at 11:19
Thanks Elizabeth for your help in advertising our 2-week beginners course. We had a great bunch of participants this year. The numbers were small so that we nearly cancelled the course. But thanks to a group of volunteers and helpers we could run the course and broadcast for seven days to the local community and streaming to web at the same time. For a simple blog and some pictures of the course visit www.rothwellcarnivalradio.co.uk
Thanks Wayne too for your thumbs up for our course. When did you the course?