<div>I also agree Cathy...really good point. It certainly seems as if R5 just want to poke fun at 'ordinary' folk...and have a dig at the bumbling idiots who are involved in community radio - as opposed to the consummate professionals working for R5!!! Steer clear would be my advice.</div>
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<p><font size="2">I couldn't agree more, Cathy.<br><br>Nic<br><br><br><br><br><br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: <a href="mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk" target="_blank">cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk</a> on behalf of Cathy Aitchison<br>
Sent: Thu 4/28/2011 12:19 PM<br>To: Prashant Singh<br>Cc: cma-l<br>Subject: Re: [cma-l] BBC Radio 5Live wants you to do phone ins for them - We're All in This Together<br><br>I think the point that needs the most careful consideration is this one:<br>
<br>"Each week, a community station runs a phone-in on the topic. We then<br>distill the on-air calls in a chart style rundown of 'most insightful<br>caller', 'biggest rant' and 'most off topic comment'. It's actually a<br>
way of hearing the opinions that otherwise wouldn't be aired on national<br>radio and a way of reflecting the diversity of voices via radio stations<br>across the UK."<br><br>Now think about your listeners, especially those regular callers who<br>
would fit into some of the more uncomplimentary categories. Think of<br>reality shows where the editing can make "ordinary people" look like<br>idiots or losers.<br><br>Why do we need a "chart style rundown" format in order to find a way of<br>
"reflecting the diversity of voices via radio stations across the UK"?<br>What gives a national producer the right to judge people they've never<br>met (and who may not have been fully aware they would be judged in such<br>
a way)?<br><br>Your heart may sink when some of your regulars call in, but hopefully<br>you don't send them up or make them feel small when they mount their<br>hobby horses or go off-topic on your show. Do you really want any of<br>
your listeners, however annoying, to run the risk of being humiliated on<br>national radio?<br><br>Don't forget that you'll be the one picking up the pieces with those<br>real people in your real area.<br><br>Just a thought.<br>
<br>Cathy Aitchison<br>Refugee Week Radio<br><a href="http://rwradio.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">http://rwradio.wordpress.com/</a><br><a href="http://uk.linkedin.com/in/cathyaitchison" target="_blank">http://uk.linkedin.com/in/cathyaitchison</a><br>
<br>-----------------------------<br><br>Prashant Singh wrote:<br><br>> I agree with Jaqui, also it is a golden opportunity for community<br>> voices to get exposure on a national platform. It is definitely not a<br>
> vanity pitch, I think we need to give kudos to the Beeb when due. It<br>> is not the greatest idea on earth but it is certainly very pioneering<br>> and can lead to greater relationship between our sector and national<br>
> broadcasters, a golden opportunity to highlight the wealth of talent<br>> we have in the community radio sector.<br>><br>> On 27/04/2011 09:37, "jaqui devereux" <<a href="mailto:jaqui.devereux@commedia.org.uk" target="_blank">jaqui.devereux@commedia.org.uk</a>><br>
> wrote:<br>><br>> Dear all<br>><br>> Just passing on the request from the BBC is all. No problem if<br>> you do not want to take part, though I tend on the whole to agree<br>> with Claire and Shirley that it would be good profile for the<br>
> sector and your own station locally...<br>><br>> Best wishes<br>><br>> Jaqui<br>><br>> On 26 April 2011 16:45, Simon <<a href="mailto:simon@tamesideradio.com" target="_blank">simon@tamesideradio.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>> Jaqui<br>> <br>> As we are all in this together will we all be sharing the<br>> production budget? Or is it a vanity pitch? - "You may get<br>> your stations name on the mighty 5 live if you do this work<br>
> for free?"<br>> <br>> We aren't concerned to get our brand mentioned on 5 thanks, it<br>> has no relevance to our audience<br>> <br>> Regards<br>
> <br>> Simon<br>> <br>> PS - COI will be sending us fillers and expecting them for<br>> free next!<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>><br>> *From:* <a href="mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk" target="_blank">cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk</a><br>
> [<a href="mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk" target="_blank">mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk</a>]<br>> <<a href="mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk%5D" target="_blank">mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk%5D</a>> *On Behalf<br>
> Of *jaqui devereux<br>><br>> *Sent:* 26 April 2011 11:19<br>> *To:* cma-l<br>> *Subject:* [cma-l] BBC Radio 5Live wants you to do phone ins<br>> for them - We're All in This Together<br>
><br>> <br>> Dear all<br>><br>> Please see below a request from 5 Live to ask you if you would<br>> be interetsed in running a phone in for their new Sunday<br>> morning show starting 9 May. If you are interested in running<br>
> one on any of the topics below please get back to us as soon<br>> as possible, or email Jo Meek and copy us in<br>><br>> Thanks<br>><br>> Jaqui<br>><br>> <br>
><br>> Hi Jacqui,<br>><br>> <br>><br>> Thanks for taking the time to speak to me just now.<br>><br>> Just to follow up on our chat - as you know the 9 week show we<br>
> are producing is called 'We're All In This Together'. The<br>> tone of the show is serious journalism - each week looking at<br>> a different theme such as healthcare reform and jobs and the<br>
> economy - but with a lighter, humourous twist of reality,<br>> through pre-recorded material that's about issues and themes<br>> directly relevant to the current state of our nation, and live<br>
> guests to debate these issues.<br>><br>> <br>><br>> Our 9 'We're All in This Together' topics are:<br>><br>> <br>><br>> Democratic Voice - do we have one in this country? Is it<br>
> through protest?<br>><br>> <br>><br>> Health<br>><br>> <br>><br>> Police and crime<br>><br>> <br>><br>> Job cuts and unemployment<br>
><br>> <br>><br>> Defence<br>><br>> Immigration<br>><br>> Education<br>><br>> Transport<br>><br>> Money and Banking<br>><br>> <br>
><br>> *The Overview:<br>> *<br>> In the interests of cuts and austerity measures, 5 live's<br>> We're All In This Together is now outsourcing the show's<br>> phone-in. It means we don't have to outlay for phone lines,<br>
> operators or headsets and is all round a good efficiency<br>> saving for the licence fee payers. (Quick reality check: we<br>> do have those things already, we just believe this is a fun<br>
> and revelatory way of having a pre-recorded phone-in, a 'vox<br>> populi' with a difference and with very different voices /<br>> opinions. Each week, a community station runs a phone-in on<br>
> the topic. We then distill the on-air calls in a chart style<br>> rundown of 'most insightful caller', 'biggest rant' and 'most<br>> off topic comment'. It's actually a way of hearing the<br>
> opinions that otherwise wouldn't be aired on national radio<br>> and a way of reflecting the diversity of voices via radio<br>> stations across the UK.<br>><br>> <br>><br>
><br>> *In terms of how we'd like to run the phone as a pre-rec tape<br>> and script into like thi*s:<br>><br>> We knew that the public felt strongly about this. We knew it<br>> would make a great phone in for you this morning. We also<br>
> knew that in our busy schedule, we wouldn't have time to get<br>> you all on air with your views on lying politicians. That<br>> could have taken most of the day. So in the spirit of the<br>
> times, we contracted our phone-in out on a cost-effective<br>> basis. It was done by X RADIO STATION in X TOWN.<br>><br>> Here's how they set it up.<br>><br>> TAPE OF HOST SETTING UP THE QUESTION: <br>
><br>> Here's the best caller<br>><br>> TAPE<br>><br>> Here's the angriest caller<br>><br>> TAPE<br>><br>> And here's the most irrelevant caller<br>
><br>> <br>><br>> <br>><br>> Hope this makes sense - please let me know your thoughts and<br>> if we can work with several community stations on these that<br>> would be great.<br>
><br>> <br>><br>> I know time is a little against us - but we'd need to hear<br>> back from the stations who are interested<br>><br>> <br>><br>> <br>><br>
> All the best,<br>><br>> <br>><br>> Jo<br>><br>> <br>><br>> Jo Meek<br>><br>> Radio Producer<br>><br>> <br>><br>> *email>> <a href="mailto:jo.meek@me.com" target="_blank">jo.meek@me.com</a><br>
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