Community Radio and the BBC

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Community Radio and the BBC

• Claire Hoang

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MediaCity

• Who?
• What?
• When?
• Where?
• How.?

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MediaCity
Who?
BBC Children's (including CBBC and CBeebies
television and radio) BBC Children's
Learning BBC Future Media Technology
(including BBC Research Development) BBC
Radio Five Live (including Five Live Sports
Extra) BBC Sport.
1,260 post relocated as well as 800 current
Manchester posts
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MediaCity
What?

• Multimedia digital broadcasting factory
• More flexible
• More creative
• Open
• Collaborative
• Partnerships

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MediaCity
When and Where?
May 07 Final Approval BBC Move 2011
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MediaCity
How.?
can I get involved? ..can I find out what BBC
are looking for? does community radio fit in?
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Howcan I get involved?
Talent Database (???) BBC Tours (???) Schemes
and Opportunities (???)

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What sort of person are BBC looking for?

• Resilient
• Realistic
• Imaginative Industry aware
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  Determined

Passionate
Enthusiastic
Resourceful
Full potential
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How does community radio fit in?

• Growing individual
• capability
• Media as a skills
• vehicle
• Active citizens
• Talent pool

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The challenge for the BBC
Developing diverse talent Capable
communicators Certificate of study not enough
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Educations role

• Recognise and value talent
• Aid understanding of choices
• Increasing confidence and ability

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Industrys role

• Provide opportunities for
• development
• Communicate up-to-date
• information
• Encourage involvement
• and engagement
• Offer a reality check
• Provide direct experience
• Support skills supply

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Industry experience

• Work experience
• Mentor Project
• Training Schemes
• Aim Higher 4U
• Freelance Development
• Guest Lectures
• Student Placements
• Curriculum Development
• Careers Fairs

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Our commitment
Clearer stronger Education communities
partnership Working with Agencies Joined up
framework Attraction aspiration of widest pool
of talent
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Spark of brilliance

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Questions?

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• Thank You