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Lorna Clarke presented with Music Week’s Outstanding Contribution award

October 22, 2024 radionewsfeeds Comments Off on Lorna Clarke presented with Music Week’s Outstanding Contribution award

Lorna Clarke has received Music Week’s Outstanding Contribution award, presented to her by Lorna Clarke and Jo Whiley.
Lorna, the BBC’s Director of Music, has played a key role in BBC Music broadcasting including coverage of events such as Glastonbury, which was reflected in the tribute video which featured the likes of Chris Martin of Coldplay, Jason Iley, Tony Harlow and Emily Eavis.
The video also featured BBC presenters including Greg James, Jo Whiley, Clara Amfo and Lauren Laverne.
The Women in Music event on Friday 11th October concluded with the Outstanding Contribution award, which recognises a woman who has made a major impact in the music industry, through her longevity, sustained success and commitment to driving change and equality.
In her speech closing the ceremony, Lorna said: “I think it is just so lovely to receive this recognition, so thank you Music Week. If anybody is in any doubt about why you need a celebration of women in music, just look around in this room – you can feel it – so please keep it going.”
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Taliban planning to convert state television into radio stations

October 22, 2024 radionewsfeeds Comments Off on Taliban planning to convert state television into radio stations

The Taliban is reportedly planning to convert state television stations into radio outlets following its ban on broadcasting images of living beings, according to a report by Afghanistan International.Sources said that staff from the national television network in Kabul and various provinces will likely be reassigned to work at the new radio stations, aimed at promoting the group’s policies and disseminating its religious views.“Radio Bayan-e Shomal” will be renamed “Radio Hurriyat,” with its broadcasts managed by the Taliban’s intelligence services. There will also be dedicated radio stations for the Ministry of Interior, and for the military.Taliban also intends to shut Afghanistan’s national television and replace it with “Radio Shariat,” which was a key media outlet during the Taliban’s first regime under Mullah Omar.Yusuf Ahmadi, the head of national television under Taliban control, stated in a meeting with media managers that the decision to stop television broadcasts was made by the Taliban leadership. The Taliban has already halted national television transmissions in Kandahar and Takhar.This move follows a recent statement by the Taliban’s Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue, which indicated that the group is gradually enforcing a law banning the broadcast of images of living beings. […]