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Congratulations Bill! The work you do is amazing, and so useful, helpful and informative.<br>
See you soon I hope, and celebrate well!<br>
caroline<br>
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On 13 Nov 2013, at 10:53, Bill Best wrote:<br>
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> Thank you very much Richard.<br>
> <br>
> Time certainly flies when you're having fun!<br>
> <br>
> I came to the CMA after leaving HSBC as a mainframe operator. In the<br>
> Summer of 2000 I took part in my first RSL with SheffieldLive! and was<br>
> immediately enthused by community radio. The station operated out of a<br>
> small caravan in a local park and I was amazed at what could be<br>
> achieved on a shoe-string budget.<br>
> <br>
> A vacancy arose for an IT Manager at the CMA which I'm glad I got :o)<br>
> <br>
> Back in 2000 I think we had at least 20 staff and an office in London<br>
> and Scotland. Now we have a mere four staff.<br>
> <br>
> Over the years funding has been reduced as it has for everybody in the<br>
> third sector and since 2007 the CMA has developed services to generate<br>
> unrestricted funds which has been great fun. Over the years Canstream<br>
> has supplied online media services to hundreds of community media<br>
> projects and we have also worked with the Orange Prize for Fiction,<br>
> Diesel Clothing, the Make Poverty History Campaign, Reuters, and the<br>
> Berkman Center for Internet & Society. Canstream also supplies<br>
> Internet radio for a number of overseas customers based on our<br>
> reputation for reliability, quality and service. We are also currently<br>
> in discussion with a major national brand to supply Internet radio -<br>
> but that is top secret!<br>
> <br>
> The thing I enjoy most about the job is helping our members - whether<br>
> it's PPL, PRS or advice on business development. The next best things<br>
> are that no two days are the same and everyday is an opportunity for<br>
> learning.<br>
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> Here's to the future - back to work now!<br>
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> Best regards<br>
> <br>
> Bill<br>
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> On 13 November 2013 09:38, Richard Hilton <Richard.Hilton@bitc.org.uk> wrote:<br>
>> As some of you may have seen on LinkedIn our very own Bill Best started at<br>
>> the CMA 13 years ago on the 20th November 2000. 13; unlucky for some but<br>
>> certainly not the CMA in his case. Congratulations on all your hard work<br>
>> and success over the last 13 and looking forward to similar over the next 13<br>
>> years!<br>
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