[cma-l] BBC Radio 5Live wants you to do phone ins for them - We're All in This Together

[Prashant Singh]

I agree with Jaqui, also it is a golden opportunity for community voices to
get exposure on a national platform. It is definitely not a vanity pitch, I
think we need to give kudos to the Beeb when due. It is not the greatest
idea on earth but it is certainly very pioneering and can lead to greater
relationship between our sector and national broadcasters, a golden
opportunity to highlight the wealth of talent we have in the community radio
sector.

On 27/04/2011 09:37, "jaqui devereux" <jaqui.devereux at commedia.org.uk>
wrote:

> Dear all
> 
> Just passing on the request from the BBC is all.  No problem if you do not
> want to take part, though I tend on the whole to agree with Claire and Shirley
> that it would be good profile for the sector and your own station locally...
> 
> Best wishes
> 
> Jaqui
> 
> On 26 April 2011 16:45, Simon <simon at tamesideradio.com> wrote:
>> Jaqui
>>  
>> As we are all in this together will we all be sharing the production budget?
>> Or is it a vanity pitch? - ³You may get your stations name on the mighty 5
>> live if you do this work for free?² 
>>  
>> We aren¹t concerned to get our brand mentioned on 5 thanks, it has no
>> relevance to our audience
>>  
>> Regards
>>  
>> Simon
>>  
>> PS ­ COI will be sending us fillers and expecting them for free next!
>>  
>>  
>>  
>> 
>> From: cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk
>> [mailto:cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk] On Behalf Of jaqui devereux
>> 
>> Sent: 26 April 2011 11:19
>> To: cma-l
>> Subject: [cma-l] BBC Radio 5Live wants you to do phone ins for them - We're
>> All in This Together
>> 
>>  
>> Dear all 
>> 
>> Please see below a request from 5 Live to ask you if you would be interetsed
>> in running a phone in for their new Sunday morning show starting 9 May.  If
>> you are interested in running one on any of the topics below please get back
>> to us as soon as possible, or email Jo Meek and copy us in
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
>> Jaqui
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Hi Jacqui,
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Thanks for taking the time to speak to me just now.
>> 
>> Just to follow up on our chat - as you know the 9 week show we are producing
>> is called ŒWe¹re All In This Together¹.  The tone of the show is serious
>> journalism - each week looking at a different theme such as healthcare reform
>> and jobs and the economy - but with a lighter, humourous twist of reality,
>> through pre-recorded material that¹s about issues and themes directly
>> relevant to the current state of our nation, and live guests to debate these
>> issues.
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Our 9 ŒWe¹re All in This Together¹ topics are:
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>  Democratic Voice - do we have one in this country? Is it through protest?
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>  Health
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>  Police and crime
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>  Job cuts and unemployment
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>  Defence
>> 
>>  Immigration
>> 
>>  Education 
>> 
>>  Transport
>> 
>>  Money and Banking
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> The Overview:
>> 
>> In the interests of cuts and austerity measures, 5 live¹s We¹re All In This
>> Together is now outsourcing the show¹s phone-in.  It means we don¹t have to
>> outlay for phone lines, operators or headsets and is all round a good
>> efficiency saving for the licence fee payers.  (Quick reality check: we do
>> have those things already, we just believe this is a fun and revelatory way
>> of having a pre-recorded phone-in, a Œvox populi¹ with a difference and with
>> very different voices / opinions.  Each week, a community station runs a
>> phone-in on the topic.  We then distill the on-air calls in a chart style
>> rundown of Œmost insightful caller¹, Œbiggest rant¹ and Œmost off topic
>> comment¹.  It¹s actually a way of hearing the opinions that otherwise
>> wouldn¹t be aired on national radio and a way of reflecting the diversity of
>> voices via radio stations across the UK.
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> 
>> In terms of how we'd like to run the phone as a pre-rec tape and script into
>> like this:
>> 
>> We knew that the public felt strongly about this.  We knew it would make a
>> great phone in for you this morning.  We also knew that in our busy schedule,
>> we wouldn¹t have time to get you all on air with your views on lying
>> politicians.  That could have taken most of the day.  So in the spirit of the
>> times, we contracted our phone-in out on a cost-effective basis.  It was done
>> by X RADIO STATION in X TOWN.
>> 
>> Here¹s how they set it up.
>> 
>> TAPE OF HOST SETTING UP THE QUESTION:  
>> 
>> Here¹s the best caller
>> 
>> TAPE
>> 
>> Here¹s the angriest caller
>> 
>> TAPE
>> 
>> And here¹s the most irrelevant caller
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Hope this makes sense - please let me know your thoughts and if we can work
>> with several community stations on these that would be great.
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> I know time is a little against us - but we'd need to hear back from the
>> stations who are interested
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> All the best,
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Jo
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Jo Meek
>> 
>> Radio Producer
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> email>> jo.meek at me.com
>> 
>> skype & twitter>> @jomeek
>>  
>> 
>> 
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