The Sessions

One of the most important skills a presenter or producer can have is….making good coffee. But, when there’s someone already across that in the studio it’s probably down to […]

“That was……coming up……here’s Rihanna.”

That’s about it for music on commercial radio these days isn’t it? Well apparently not. In this packed out session Capital FM’s Breakfast Presenter […]

John Myer’s recent book, “Team It’s Only Radio” catalogued the rise of one of radio’s great personalities, and he dropped into the Creative Loop Student Media Festival to recount […]

It’s the biggest commercial sports radio show in the country, and they do it every week – but what is “it” and how do they keep their […]

Radio comedy is one of the real proving grounds for new talent. Writers, performers and entire programmes started out in radio long before the guys with cameras came calling. […]

So you’ve finished your course and are all set to get your first gig. But the big stations tell you that while you’ve done some radio work, you have […]

Tune up and down the dial and see if you can find a female presenter who leads off at breakfast. Even the speech stations ‘balance women with men. Then […]

There was a time when listeners sent letters to radio presenters and had them read out. Now it’s a constant stream of tweets and Facebook updates. But […]