Nick Karkazis is the Programme Director and Head of Imaging at SPIN 1038 in Ireland. He doesn't use the word "youth" too often because his audience wouldn't really like that word, but he has worked incredibly hard attracting the "youth" audience to his station. Nick has created several specialist shows. One of his

Ask Shirish Kulkarni how we save journalism and he’ll tell you he doesn’t want to save journalism. At least not the sexist, racist and homophobic journalism he feels often prevails.  The templates that exist for journalism are outdated and largely created by, and created for, middle class white men. He wants this to

As audio competitors like streaming services crop up, it's only radio and the talent on radio stations that offers advantages over those other services.  Commissioned specifically for RadioDays Europe and conducted by Currienordén, a new international talent survey reveals that 59% of radio professionals spend between 1 and 3 hours preparing for their

AI and data can be used by broadcasters to make their content easier to find, access and understand. By utilising technology you can give your user a personalised experience they care about.  Steffen Kühne, Tech Lead for the AI + Automation Lab talked about using a map to give users personalised news from

Johannes Ott spoke first. He is the CEO of Radio Gong in Munich, Germany.  Johannes runs a team of 35 people and has an audience of 350,000 listeners per week. Earlier this year Radio Gong ran an online platform and help centre for Ukrainian refugees in Munich. They didn't know whether it would be a

In a relaxed presentation, the speakers give their point of view on this phenomenon and share their experiences. Linda discussed how the consumption of audio is present in so many different ways, whether on the radio, in podcasts, in music - “audio is everywhere”. The fact that there are several podcast platforms available

Audio is very much a utility for busy people living busy lives and digital audio listeners are expecting to increase over the next few years. Mobile digital audio is now a $4bn USD enterprise meaning that if you're not thinking mobile first, you're missing out not just on listeners but also on

Caroline says that local is the foundation of her business' success. She has 61 stations in 14 markets and she believes that she can serve her local communities in a way other stations cannot do. "We really feel that local sets us apart" she said. This has been important at Beasley Broadcast Group

Ana Ormaechea, from Prisa Radio, talked about the importance of analysing the audio journey of your listeners. She says the key is to strategise around mobile use - Prisa for example has 33 custom apps. That being said the goal of each app is the same - your app needs to have

Distribution is key. Your audience is everywhere so you need to be everywhere too. As more devices, technologies and platforms pop up broadcasters need to move with the times and try things out. The more you experiment, the more places you are in, then the more chance you have of being successful.  Live