<div dir="ltr">James,<div><br></div><div>I want to challenge you to say that CR is part of the wider radio industry, and why can a volunteer not be seen to &quot;go far&quot; regardless of them being employed by commercial radio or BBC or them being a volunteer.</div><div><br></div><div>I agree that I think its about changing hearts and minds in the wider industry so that community radio is more visible and engaged with..</div><div><br></div><div>I could do a shameless plug for the community radio awards, but I have had some people from the wider industry congratulate the awards and the stations / people who received awards... so thats a start. </div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div><span style="font-size:xx-large;color:rgb(34,34,34)">-</span></div><div><div><div><table width="100%" style="font-size:13px;font-family:Times"><tbody><tr><td width="250px" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:arial,sans-serif;min-width:250px"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:18px"><b>Martin Steers | Scout Radio</b></span><br>Team Leader<br><br>t: 07950 967111<br>s: <a>martin_steers</a><br>e: <a href="mailto:martin.steers@scoutradio.org.uk" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">martin.steers@scoutradio.org.uk</a><br>w: <a href="http://www.scoutradio.org.uk/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">www.scoutradio.org.uk</a></font></td><td width="40%" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><img src="http://scoutradio.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/banner.png"></td></tr></tbody></table><br></div><div style="font-size:13px">This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. This email should not be forwarded, copied or shared in any way with anyone except the person to whom it is addressed. The views, opinions, conclusions and other information expressed in this electronic mail are not given or endorsed by Scout Radio unless otherwise indicated by an authorised representative independent of this message</div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On 23 September 2016 at 00:31, James Cridland <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:james@cridland.net" target="_blank">james@cridland.net</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><span class="">&gt;<span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px">I think the question I would ask is that given that none (as far as I can tell) of the shortlist of ‘30 people under the age of 30 who are tipped to be the industry’s next generation of talent’ appear to be involved in community radio how representative is this list?&lt;<br></span><br></span><span class="">There were quite a few involved in community radio in previous years (I judged all years except for the last one). However, they were also involved in professional radio, too; and I&#39;d suspect that only the professional radio bit was &#39;visible&#39; in the announcements.<div><br></div><div>I suspect I&#39;d have found it difficult to argue that someone who is only involved in community radio (at whatever level) was deserving of a place. The awards are there to spot people who&#39;ll go far in the industry, and I think it would be hard to choose someone who hasn&#39;t actually got a paid job in their chosen industry. It isn&#39;t a &quot;very nice people&quot; list, it&#39;s a list of people who are going to be the next Bob Shennan, the next Jeremy Vine or the next Ralph Bernard (or whoever - you get my point). If you&#39;re not already working for Global, the BBC or Bauer by the time you&#39;re 29, it&#39;s hard to see how you&#39;re deserving of the accolade of being in the 30-under-30.</div><div><br></div><div>Perhaps the wider discussion is why community radio seems so invisible to the wider radio industry.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></span></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><span class="">On 22 September 2016 at 22:31, Richard Hilton <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:Richard.Hilton@bitc.org.uk" target="_blank">Richard.Hilton@bitc.org.uk</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br></span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="h5">





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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d">I think the question I would ask is that given that none (as far as I can tell) of the shortlist of ‘30 people under the age of 30
 who are tipped to be the industry’s next generation of talent’ appear to be involved in community radio how representative is this list? But maybe that’s the underlying question Martin is asking!<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d">Remind me someone; how much was it to enter a person in this award category?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d">Richard<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"> <a href="mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk" target="_blank">cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia<wbr>.org.uk</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk" target="_blank">cma-l-bounces@mailman.<wbr>commedia.org.uk</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Martin Steers<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 22 September 2016 11:47<span><br>
<b>To:</b> CMA-Mailing-List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [cma-l] Radio academy 30 under 30<u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
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<p>Can I ask if any stations or members had submitted themselves (or their under 30&#39;s) for the Radio Academy 30 under 30?<u></u><u></u></p>
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