BBC Radio 2 MD Jeff Smith: “We’re Not Waiting For Records To Burn”
An adult music format playing unfamiliar classics and breaking new songs; even taking currents off after they became hits. Does that work?
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BBC Radio 2 MD Jeff Smith: “There’s A Demand For Something Different”
Pushing boundaries of programming fundamentals, and having success since many years. How does BBC Radio 2 make the ‘impossible’ possible?
Read MoreKim Wilde: ‘Music Passion Belongs On Music Radio’
A universal language that everyone can understand is great music, pop icon and radio personality Kim Wilde says about her new and worldwide syndicated 80s music radio show.
Read MoreUK Radio Consultant John Simons: Relate To Your Listener
Having fun with your team creates fun on the air. But personality radio should always be centered around the audience, says radio consultant John Simons.
Read MoreJACK fm’s Ian Walker: ‘I’m Not Interested In Safe Radio’
Successful radio stations keep evolving their formats. The recent brand extension of JACK fm with a young sister called JACK fm 2 is a useful case study.
Read MoreTony Blackburn: “I’m Not A Monkey Radio Disc Jockey”
Radio personalities should be allowed to show more of themselves – and play more than the same 300 to 400 songs over and over, veteran disc jockey Tony Blackburn says.
Read MoreGlobal’s Stephen Miron: ‘Radio Sits On Any Platform’
Commercial radio in the UK is fighting for a small piece of the advertising pie. But is putting up national brands against the BBC the answer, or does it just kill local radio?
Read More‘Brilliant Radio Is The Train That Pulls The Carriages’
BBC Radio 1 controller Ben Cooper sees a role for his public station to lead experiments and innovation, but emphasizes that dedication and quality still matter just as much.
Read More‘Radio Is Dead, Long Live Radio’
BBC Radio 1 shows that video doesn’t kill the radio star. Natural enemies like visual and social media become radio’s new allies in a battle for the YouTube generation’s attention.
Read MorePersonality Radio Needs The Evel Knievel Factor
Successful radio personalities are like dare devils. Absolute Radio morning show presenter Christian O’Connell insists that “whatever you do in radio, find your Evel Knievel”.
Read MoreBBC Radio 2: More Music Variety, Less Hit Powerplay
BBC Radio 2 head of music Jeff Smith talks about their broad variety of pop songs. “They may not all test brilliantly, but they’re not gonna’ hurt anybody.”
Read MoreJingles & Imaging: Radio Station Artist Signatures
Although listeners consume radio subconsciously, jingles seem to be noticed on-air. But do radio stations in a given market sound distinctive enough today?
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