1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:06,060 Hello, I'm James Cridland, the radio futurologist, and well, I am writing a 2 00:00:06,060 --> 00:00:10,380 newsletter all about the future of radio and international radio trends and all 3 00:00:10,380 --> 00:00:13,460 of that and I'm supposed to do a podcast version as well but clearly I've 4 00:00:13,460 --> 00:00:19,940 forgotten for a while so apologies for that but this is September 22nd, new 5 00:00:19,940 --> 00:00:26,220 radio, new talent and AM it's called. As I'm doing a bit of travel over the next 6 00:00:26,220 --> 00:00:33,600 month I've bought myself a fancy travel radio it's the XH data D808 yes that one 7 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:38,720 however it won't be very useful in Oslo because it doesn't have DAB on it but 8 00:00:38,720 --> 00:00:44,360 looking at the LCD display I can see that there is DAB there so I wonder 9 00:00:44,360 --> 00:00:48,080 whether there's a new version of this radio coming out with DAB inside because 10 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:51,900 that would be an excellent and much better travel radio to be carrying with 11 00:00:51,900 --> 00:00:57,660 me. Anyway the question I'm asking today is where do we get new talent? I enjoyed 12 00:00:57,660 --> 00:01:01,800 a discussion on social media recently about how people got their first radio 13 00:01:01,800 --> 00:01:07,020 show on a big station. For people my age it was normally an overnight shift and 14 00:01:07,020 --> 00:01:12,600 it's hard these days to find new talent. Overnight shifts, well they don't exist 15 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:16,720 they're networked in or they're run by a computer and there seems to be very few 16 00:01:16,720 --> 00:01:22,200 ways to get on air via a quiet shift that very few people will hear. However 17 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:27,300 BBC Radio 1 has a much better plan to use the period between Christmas and New 18 00:01:27,300 --> 00:01:31,720 Year to put new talent on the air. If you're quick you can get your application 19 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:37,040 in. Radio 1 wants to hear from DJs and presenters it says with previous radio 20 00:01:37,040 --> 00:01:41,800 experience be it in community, hospital, student or local radio and that is a 21 00:01:41,800 --> 00:01:46,200 great idea and exactly the type of thing that the BBC ought to be doing in my 22 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:51,200 humble opinion. A great way to find new talent and also coincidentally a way to 23 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:55,760 fill your schedules during a holiday period. Such a great plan and in its 24 00:01:55,760 --> 00:02:00,180 first four years it's already seen 13 participants doing additional shows on 25 00:02:00,180 --> 00:02:05,900 the station. One for youth, public radio stations everywhere perhaps. In the US 26 00:02:05,900 --> 00:02:10,360 the House of Representatives is reviewing the AM radio for every 27 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:15,960 vehicle act. It's a piece of legislation aimed at ensuring that AM radio is not 28 00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:22,040 removed from car radio receivers because emergencies. Well John Katz 29 00:02:22,040 --> 00:02:27,360 Katzematidis who is a true self-made billionaire philanthropist and former 30 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:33,120 NYC mayoral candidate. He describes himself on his own radio stations 31 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:37,560 program schedule where he's on six days a week. Anyway he's been buying full-page 32 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:42,920 ads in the New York Post raising awareness of the issue. He's the owner 33 00:02:42,920 --> 00:02:47,920 of 77 WABC which is an AM radio station in New York so he's got considerable 34 00:02:47,920 --> 00:02:52,800 skin in the game. Now I've written much about AM's decline but it should be 35 00:02:52,800 --> 00:02:57,560 noted that in Europe a piece of legislation aimed at ensuring that DAB 36 00:02:57,560 --> 00:03:03,160 was put into all cars because emergencies was passed and that's a 37 00:03:03,160 --> 00:03:08,880 good reason for the success of DAB on the continent. Also going on this week 38 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:13,360 the internet can offer really tightly targeted content so step forward 39 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:19,200 Caravan Radio, the UK's first radio station dedicated to the caravan and 40 00:03:19,200 --> 00:03:24,440 motorhome community. And Global Radio which has offices overlooking London's 41 00:03:24,440 --> 00:03:29,400 Leicester Square is prosecuting Westminster Council for how noisy Leicester 42 00:03:29,400 --> 00:03:34,680 Square is. I can't imagine what an awful place it is to work, Leicester Square to 43 00:03:34,680 --> 00:03:39,680 be clear, especially for those working on breakfast radio. I mean what fun it must 44 00:03:39,680 --> 00:03:43,960 be getting into that building at 4 a.m. in the morning stepping over who knows 45 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:50,520 what. Anyway speaking next, where am I speaking next? I am speaking this week in 46 00:03:50,520 --> 00:03:56,320 a Pacific Island called Neway. It's the 7th Pacific Media Summit. I've done my 47 00:03:56,320 --> 00:04:03,040 packing so that's all fun. Followed by the Dubai Podfest on September the 30th 48 00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:08,080 looking forward to that and then I'm in Ottawa in Canada. Thank you to the main 49 00:04:08,080 --> 00:04:13,080 supporters that you see on the site if you follow that plus Richard Hilton, Emma 50 00:04:13,080 --> 00:04:17,720 Gibbs, Jocelyn Abbey and James Masterton for being regular personal supporters. If 51 00:04:17,720 --> 00:04:21,440 you'd like to support my work in any way you can buy me a coffee, become a member 52 00:04:21,440 --> 00:04:25,400 to give regularly or just give a one-off coffee or five. Buymeacoffee.com 53 00:04:25,400 --> 00:04:29,320 James Cridland is where to go for that and do follow me on Mastodon as well. 54 00:04:29,320 --> 00:04:34,640 I'm James at BNE.social there and much more active there than anywhere else. 55 00:04:34,640 --> 00:04:38,600 I've got a website too about who I am or what I do and whether I can help you 56 00:04:38,600 --> 00:04:44,880 further. It's james.cridland.net and if you've missed these 57 00:04:44,880 --> 00:04:50,120 podcasts over the last couple of months because I've forgotten to do them 58 00:04:50,120 --> 00:04:57,080 then please do let me know. Look me up on social media or send me a message or 59 00:04:57,080 --> 00:05:02,480 something but I would very much like to know whether or not these podcasts are 60 00:05:02,480 --> 00:05:06,680 actually reaching people who really want to have a listen to them or whether this 61 00:05:06,680 --> 00:05:13,040 is a you know a bit of a waste of time. Anyway thank you for listening and maybe 62 00:05:13,040 --> 00:05:28,480 I will go back and do some more of these but until next time keep listening.