A gang of youth radio stations
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
How to make journalism for citizens not for journalists
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 The templates that exist for journalism are outdated and largely created by, and created for, middle class white men.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
What talent needs to thrive
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, data and audio is a winning combination indeed!
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
Local radio success stories
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
