<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div>In Shine FM we follow pretty much the same pattern as others. We have a youth slot (so it's age rather than inexperience). In some cases it's a group of young people who have individually expressed an interest in broadcasting, sometimes it's youth groups. Because they are supervised they don't go through the same interview process as mainstream presenters. At 18 they can present by themselves but need to be interviewed and suitable slots need to be available. In practice we've found many are happy to come along with their friends but aren't keen enough to progress, others go off to university (and uni radio).</div><div><br></div><div>Ian Kennedy</div><div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><br><div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><font
size="2" face="Tahoma"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Benjamin Kyneswood <benjaminkyneswood@googlemail.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> cma-l@commedia.org.uk<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Mon, 23 May, 2011 21:23:17<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [cma-l] Youth Broadcasts<br></font><br>It seems that despite the diversity of stations and the sometimes<br>bizarre Ofcom regs (here's looking at you Nick) there seems to be some<br>consensus in the way stations operate with young (under 18)<br>volunteers. Please correct me if your experience is different:<br><br>1. Youth groups are those inexperienced in broadcasting<br>2. They need support and get it in the form of training and production<br>support. This may be funded or not.<br>3. This group is distinct from the rest of the station output and may<br>be supported online only or pre-record
only.<br>4. After some time they may graduate to their own show with the same<br>status as 'adult' shows, including production, presentation and<br>planning.<br>5. In this they are always observed in person for insurance and legal<br>reasons, including H&S, liability, and Ofcom regs<br><br>but (now for questions!)<br><br>6. What are the determining factors for the transition?<br>7. Do whole groups transfer and taking with them members of varying quality?<br>8. Is there a correlation between inexperience and age? i.e. what's<br>the average age of those that graduate to regular programming compared<br>with those coming in fresh?<br><br><br>Good thread this.<br>Cheers<br>Ben<br><br>-- <br>Ben Kyneswood<br>_______________________________________________<br><br>Reply - <a ymailto="mailto:cma-l@commedia.org.uk" href="mailto:cma-l@commedia.org.uk">cma-l@commedia.org.uk</a><br><br>The cma-l mailing list is a members' service provided by the Community Media
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