UK

BBC Radio 3 to broadcast daily jazz show hosted by Soweto Kinch

A new jazz show is heading to BBC Radio 3 produced by Folded Wing and hosted by saxophonist, composer and MC Soweto Kinch. The nightly show, Round Midnight, will air Monday to Friday evenings from 11.30 for an hour championing the British jazz scene. Folded Wing founder and CEO Karen Pearson told RadioToday: “We believe […] […]

UK

Hermitage FM and Carillon Wellbeing Radio in Leicestershire to close

Hermitage FM and Carillon Wellbeing Radio are to cease broadcasting in the coming weeks. Owners of the community radio services say the closures are unavoidable due to illness. Hermitage FM, which has broadcast since 2009 on 99.2FM, and CWR, which is a health information / hospital radio service on 1476AM, are set to close at […] […]

AU & NZ

Bumper celebration planned as Wangaratta’s beloved 3NE turns 70

Wangaratta‘s iconic AM radio station 1566 3NE is set to celebrate a momentous milestone as it turns 70 years old.The station will commemorate 3NE’s rich history with a day of festivities on Wednesday, March 27th. To mark the occasion, 3NE will host a nine-and-a-half-hour outside broadcast from the doorstep of the station at 19 Templeton… Read More
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AU & NZ

Yumi Stynes returns for Season 2 of SBS podcast Seen

Yumi Stynes is returning for a second season of Seen – the interview podcast that talks to inspirational Australians who have come from under-represented backgrounds and communities and made astonishing impacts on our culture.Amazing life stories include those of Dr Amy Thunig, whose bestselling memoir chronicles growing up with a parent struggling with addiction, drag… Read More
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AU & NZ

Tracey Rigney announced as the AFTRS Artist-in-Residence for 2024

Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) welcomes filmmaker and writer Tracey Rigney, a Wotjobaluk and Ngarrindjeri woman, as the 2024 Artist-in-Residence.The AFTRS Artist-in-Residence program invites the most talented and creative storytellers in Australia to spend a semester with the school and have the space, support and facilities to reflect on and test their craft…. Read More
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US

Taylor Stanford Joins Y’all 106.7

Midwest Communications Classic Country “Y’all 106.7” WNFN Franklin/Nashville TN has introduced Taylor Stanford as the new on-air voice of the station. Stanford joins WNFN from Riot Hospitality Group where she has served as Marketing and Event Manager since 2018 handling marketing and media relations, events, and supporting the opening of Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row Nashville. […] […]