Month: September 2024

Ireland

Conor Halpin joins Ireland’s Classic Hits Radio as Niall Boylan’s producer

September 3, 2024 radionewsfeeds Comments Off on Conor Halpin joins Ireland’s Classic Hits Radio as Niall Boylan’s producer

Conor Halpin has been appointed as Show Producer for Night Time Talks with Niall Boylan on Ireland’s Classic Hits Radio.
He previously worked as a researcher on RTÉ Radio One, and as a presenter and producer for stations including 2fm, Beat 102 103, Spin South West, and Cork’s Red FM.
The station says Conor will be responsible for curating engaging topics that are part of the national conversation, crafting scripts that resonate with the Classic Hits audience, and inviting listeners to share their opinions and reactions on air.
Conor comments: “I’ve always been passionate about storytelling and connecting with audiences. I am thrilled to bring my energy and creativity to Classic Hits and look forward to contributing to the dynamic conversations on ‘Night Time Talks with Niall Boylan.’”
Liam Thompson, Programme Director of Ireland’s Classic Hits Radio, adds: “We are delighted to welcome Conor to the Classic Hits team. His extensive experience and fresh approach to radio production will be a fantastic addition to ‘Night Time Talks with Niall Boylan.”
Conor, originally from Knockboy, Waterford, now resides in Portobello, Dublin 8. He holds a B.A. (Hons) Degree in Film, Television, and Drama Studies from Aberystwyth University.
Outside of radio, Conor is an accomplished stand-up comedian, having reached the final of ‘Ireland’s Next Top Comic’ earlier this year and competed in ‘So You Think You’re Funny,’ the UK’s longest-running new act competition. […]

ASIA

30 ideas in 40 minutes at #RadiodaysAsia

September 3, 2024 radionewsfeeds Comments Off on 30 ideas in 40 minutes at #RadiodaysAsia

One of the most popular sessions of every Radiodays conference is the 30 Ideas session.It’s  a quick summary of the top ideas from some key conference sessions.These are the 30 ideas from 2024:Yumie Yoshiba – NHK1. Identity – Radio is identity. 2. Offensive – This is time to be more offensive3. Useful, Interesting and Fun – Work on the fundamentals as the main key points of radio4. Be a good partner with AI5. Cross over – Whatever platform you on we can find a way to collaborate for creating.Chris Marsh from SCA Australia’s Hamish and Andy Show
Preparation is most important: Follow Hamish and Andy’s success formula that 70% of your time is spent on prep. In meetings, talk about content first, save the business for second, then do the fun stuff last.
Team is so important: Half of the work is on the team, the other half is on the content. Spend enough time on building and maintaining your team.
Authenticity – Don’t rehearse too much, allow for spontaneity in your on air content. Hold each other up in the spontaneous moments, don’t kill the content or the momentum of your on air partner, take it forward.
Respect your audience – Make them fell like they’re in your club, build unique experiences for your audience.
Quality over quantity – Know the shelf life of your content. Not everything makes it to air, dump anything that is too old or not up to standard.
Harry Locke, Public Media Alliance
Go local and love the small numbers. If your content is having an impact small numbers might not be the only measure of success.
Obsess over good audio
Collaboration – do cross promos across podcast shows, collaborate with other areas, for example public libraries as they do in Canada.
Accessibility – AI may help radio reach people who might not normally have accessed radio, for example speech to text for sight impaired people.
Put ‘responsible’ before AI.
Emily Kwong NPR Host of Short Wave + InheritingWhat is the oldest technology powering everything you do? Your brain.1. Get enough sleep2. It’s okay to sleep late3. Your only as good as your last byline (Katherine X Lewis4. Show your sources your story5. Plan for nonsenseWade Kingsley, Creative Coash
Bring people together, like Taylor Swift. Don’t think ‘audience’ like one to many, think one to one and create a community of those people.
Make mistakes on purpose like Thomas Edison – try things that may not work but will lead you to learn something. Creativity doesn’t follow a rule book.
Create your own flow like Billy Ilish
Make it funnier – keep trying to make it funnier don’t just stop at the first funny line
Surf any wave you can – try anything.
Mike Russell: Embrace the future of audio creation1. Dream big and embrace AI tools2. Embrace AI for Automate repetitive tasks3.  Personalise listener experience for you in radio and podcasting4. Go and brainstorm with AI, (download pie.ai to organise your thoughts)5. Consider AI ethics […]