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A dedicated local news page for Wolverhampton has launched on the BBC website. The BBC says content and stories from the area will now be much easier to find, while bigger stories will have greater prominence on the BBC News app, homepage and live pages. Peterborough, Bradford and Sunderland are also getting their own service, […] […]

The Television & Radio Industries Club has announced Roman Kemp as TRIC President for 2024 at its Christmas lunch yesterday, whilst Dave Berry was handed a Recognition Award. Roman will take over from Rob Rinder, who presented the TRIC Awards earlier this year. Dave Berry was given TRIC’s second-ever Recognition Award for his work in […] […]

Dean Martin is back with Nation Broadcasting over the holiday period for a couple of seasonal specials. The former Global presenter will host two listener request led shows on Dragon Radio this Christmas Eve and New Years Eve. Dean said: “It’s great to be back with the Nation team and playing listeners’ requests, especially during […] […]

Dr Samir Shah CBE announced as the preferred candidate for BBC Chair. Dr Shah will now appear before MPs on the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee for pre-appointment scrutiny before taking on the £160,000 per annum job for 3 to 4 days per week. He has worked in broadcasting for over forty years and […] […]

The BBC is moving more Radio 3, Radio 4 and World Service radio shows out of London with new network hubs in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Scotland will see the arrival of BBC World Service’s World Book Club and Radio 3’s Jazz Record Requests, alongside 50 annual episodes of Radio 4’s flagship arts programme Front […] […]

Over 20 local radio stations are now taking part in a new revenue sharing deal from Local Radio Support. LRS, founded by Phil England, John Dash and Dominic Barker, was set up last year to help the growing number of independent commercial and community stations, including those on small-scale DAB, with member discounts for key […] […]