[cma-l] Future Radio appoints new Station Manager

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Future Radio has appointed its new Station Manager:Daniele Fisichella.  He
joined the Norwich based Community Radio Station on 9th June and is in
charge of managing the station’s output, the recruitment of new volunteers
and the development of marketing and funding strategies.

Daniele has an extensive experience in radio, having worked for local and
national broadcasters in the UK and abroad. Daniele comes to Future Radio
after having worked for two years as producer for talkSPORT International
in London.

He has also significant knowledge of project management, fundraising and
community engagement thanks to the experience as Station Manager of
Peterborough Community Radio between 2010 and 2012.

30 years old, Daniele was born in Italy and moved to the UK in 2009 to
study a MA in International Journalism at City University of London.

Daniele Fisichella is only the third station manager of Future Radio since
the community radio station was established in 2004.

‘I am excited about the opportunity of managing such a well-established
community radio station that has such a successful history of community
engagement and the development of local talent’, says Daniele Fisichella.

‘I’ll put all my efforts and experience into making Future Radio even more
inclusive and representative of the social, cultural and artistic scene of
Norwich’,

‘A recent survey suggests that Future Radio has over 42,000 regular
listeners and I am determined to build on this success.’  Daniele adds.

Daniel Childerhouse, Chief Executive Officer of Future Projects – the
charity of which Future Radio is one part, said:

“We were extremely pleased to have attracted such a high quality candidate.
Daniele is absolutely the right person to take the station forward and
ensure that it continues to have a very positive impact on the communities
of Norwich and beyond”.

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NOTES FOR EDITOR

Future Radio is a speech, arts and music alternative community radio
station with over 170 volunteers. Broadcasting to 190,000 people in Norwich
on 107.8FM and nationwide via futureradio.co.uk/listenlive, it was
established in 2004.

With an eclectic, BBC 6Music-style daytime playlist that showcases new
music from emerging artists, Future Radio also has over 40 specialist music
shows. Playing a huge range of genres including house, dubstep, indie rock,
folk, drum & bass, film & TV soundtracks, reggae, Motown, and electronica,
many shows have national and international listeners. Morrissey and Blur’s
Alex James are said to be fans of The Shellac Shake - hosted by DJ78 and
with a playlist comprised entirely of vintage gramophone 78s.

Future Radio was one of the first community radio stations to be awarded a
full-time licence by Ofcom. It produces more live local content and
commissions more drama than any other radio station in the region. It is
part of the charitable organisation Future Projects, which was started in
2000 by Dawn Jackson in order to engage, help and educate economically
disadvantaged people through the medium of music. The charity now has over
5000 registered users and in 2010 Dawn was awarded an MBE, in recognition
of her services to the young people of Norwich.

CONTACT DETAILS
Daniele Fisichella – Station Manager
d.fisichella at futureradio.co.uk
Tel: 01603 255841

For press releases: news at futureradio.co.uk

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