UK

Comedian, actor, rapper and vinyl collector Ben Bailey Smith, AKA Doc Brown, is joining Jazz FM as part of the station’s Saturday and Sunday 60-minute Discovery line up. […]

A BBC talent search to find the next voice of Bradford to report on the UK City of Culture has been backed by three celebrities. […]

The NUJ is calling for the Local Democracy Reporters contracts to be reviewed. The campaign comes as Freedom of Information (FOI) findings from the BBC revealed almost a third (31%) of reporters have left their roles since April 2023. The NUJ says BBC data confirms minimum rates of pay for the licence-fee funded roles remain […] […]

The switch-on of the small-scale DAB digital radio multiplex in Shropshire today marks the 50th to be launched in the UK. Muxnet UK is celebrating the occasion, having been involved in DAB for many years and more recently helping local broadcasters and community groups start their own. The first permanent small scale DAB multiplex went […] […]

A Derbyshire radio presenter who spent over 50 hours on the air on an outside broadcast has doubled his fundraising target. Erewash Sound presenter Richard Dawson began his marathon mission from his regular Sunday morning breakfast time slot of 8am on Sunday 25th February, and didn’t come off air until 12noon on Tuesday 27th February. […] […]

Former BBC and commercial radio broadcaster Andrew Turner has passed away. […]