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Paul Chantler has shared some personal news that he has been diagnosed with liver and prostate cancer. He says both conditions are inoperable but early stage and treatable. Sharing the information on X, Paul says he has no symptoms, feels fine, and that his prognosis is good and he remains positive and upbeat. He adds: […] […]

The Radio Academy has awarded four new Fellowships at this year’s Festival – to Matt Deegan, Sheena Mason, Ray Paul and Nina Robinson. Sheena Mason is Deputy Content Director, Magic Radio. Having worked in radio for more than 25 years, 15 of those years have been at Bauer Media running the main Magic station, while […] […]

The NUJ has demanded an urgent equality impact assessment be done into BBC local radio staff formally facing redundancy across England. The move comes as concerns grow over the impact on minority and disadvantaged audiences as well as the individuals chosen by the BBC who now face losing their livelihoods. Cuts to BBC Local Radio […] […]

Four new roles are being created across BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 5 Live in Commissioning. The positions are designed to increase the BBC’s commissioning footprint outside of London and widen and diversify the BBC’s talent pool as part of the BBC’s Diversity and Inclusion Strategy. The Radio […] […]

This year’s BBC Radio 4 Reith lecturer has been announced as Ben Ansell, Professor of Comparative Democratic Institutions at Nuffield College, University of Oxford. His four lectures, titled Our Democratic Future, will consider how to build political systems that work for all and are robust enough to face the wide-ranging challenges of the twenty-first century. […] […]

DC Thomson has closed its all-digital Scottish station PURE Radio after four years. The company says the service didn’t quite reach the expected listener and revenue numbers. Instead, DC Thomson says it will focus on the growth and development of its local stations – Original 106 in Aberdeen and Kingdom FM in Fife – which […] […]