Dear all,<br><br>just to back up Richard's point, as someone who's also involved in the Sony mechanism, the best of our output stands head and shoulders above most mainstream radio and many judges see that. The wins for prison radio last year just proves that the Davids can clobber the Goliaths in this arena so I can only urge you to get the pennies put together to get those bids in.<br>
<br>Dont be too put off by the 'live hour' recording vs the compilation - the latter can outweigh the former.<br><br>One idea though folks - Student radio has its own awards, as do our comrades in hospital radio, the prison radio folk have also just started a prize - do we want a community radio awards scheme?<br>
<br>bests,<br><br>Phil<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2009/9/21 Richard Hilton <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Richard.Hilton@bitc.org.uk">Richard.Hilton@bitc.org.uk</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<p><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">I’d
regard paying £23 as a bit of an irritant but nothing more. The Radio Academy may
be a ‘not for profit organization’ but they still have to make a
surplus or else they will go under. </span></p>
<p><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></p>
<p><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">I
find it much more annoying that want an hour of recording from 8am. This is a
time that commercial radio concentrates on but is of far less importance to
community radio. Indeed some community radio stations run a sustaining service
at this time. </span></p>
<p><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></p>
<p><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">However,
you also have to submit another CD of a recording of your ‘best of’
material and a summary of the station and it is in these 2 areas that community
radio can really shine. Last year I did some judging and I personally found
the written entries from the commercial radio stations to be very unexciting
and any half decent community should be able run circles round them.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></p>
<p><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">If
you enter then it will take a bit of work (and £23.00!) but if you get shortlisted
or even win an award imagine how good it will look and how your staff and
volunteers will feel. </span></p>
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<p><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">I’d
strongly encourage all community radio stations to seriously consider entering.</span></p>
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<p><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Regards</span></p>
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<p><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Richard</span></p>
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Justy a minute.<br>
That's a bit of a cheek isn't it - charging £23 to enter?<br>
Administration Cost?<br>
What Administration Cost?<br>
These are not-for-profit organisations, for Heavens's sake!<br>
Come on Radio Academy - you're made up of commercial businesses.<br>
Get real!<br>
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Ian Hickling<br>
Partner<br>
transplan UK<br>
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