RadioTalk from The Radio Academy

The Myers Report is the biggest news story this week and to discuss its implications, Trevor Dann is joined in the studio by Andy Parfitt (Controller of Radio 1, 1Xtra, Popular Music and Asian Network), Simon Cole (Chief Executive, UBC Media) and Paul Robinson (Media Consultant and Managing Director, Kids Co TV). Should Radio 1 and Radio 2 share premises? Is there a defence for the staffing levels at Newsbeat? What is quality? What are QRV, DQF and AI? What do Radio 1 talk about on their away days? What can be done to lighten the compliance load? How has Music policy developed at Radio 1? Are jobs now at risk? We’ve also got an exclusive interview with the man himself, Mr John Myers, to find out the background to the report and what he learnt during the process. Podcast produced by Heather Davies and recorded at Maple Street Studios.

This week’s RadioTalk comes live from the 2nd annual Radio Production Awards in London. Before the ceremony, Trevor Dann caught up with Mike Hally from the Radio Independent’s Group, four-times nominated Mariele Runacre-Temple from the Wireless Theatre Company, and judge Lorna Clarke from BBC Radio 2. Backstage, our reporter Nia Visser caught up with some of the winners as the awards were announced, and as the night drew to a close Trevor spoke to Steve Ackerman from Somethin’ Else, Karen Pearson from Folded Wing and Jon Holmes. Podcast produced by Nia Visser and Heather Davies. With thanks to SADiE.

This week’s RadioTalk is all about the recently launched UK RadioPlayer which last week reported its first figures. Trevor Dann is joined in the RadioTalk studio by RadioPlayer’s Managing Director Michael Hill, and Jazz FM’s Programme Controller Mike Vitti to discuss how the project is going. We also have contributions from Darren Webb, Station Manager of University Radio York and Bruce Mitchell, Head of Digital for Bauer Radio’s London Stations, voices his concerns about the project. Podcast produced by Heather Davies and recorded at Maple Street Studios.

Following on from the Guardian’s Music Power 100, this week’s RadioTalk is all about the relationship between music and radio. Our host Trevor Dann is joined by Exec Producer Sarah Gaston (BBC Radio 2), Presenter Geoff Lloyd (Absolute Radio), and Plugger Sam Potts (Columbia Records) to discuss how plugging works, the value of live gigs and why radio is so important for the music business.

This week’s RadioTalk is a Super Injunctions special, featuring the Digital Media Editor of the Telegraph, Emma Barnett, top media lawyer Jonathan Coad from Lewis Silkin LLP (the first person to issue an injunction covering the internet!), broadcast journalism expert Carole Fleming from Nottingham Trent University, and GMG Radio’s Henry Jones who is a broadcast journalist for Real, Smooth and Rock Radio in Manchester. We go deep into the heart of the Super Injunctions story – how did it start, what was it like reporting on it, and what is the current legal position for radio stations across the UK? Podcast produced by Heather Davies and recorded at Maple Street Studios.

Trevor is joined in the studio by Matt Deegan and Paul Sylvester to talk awards success and the value of multiplatform, and Producer Heather has a report from BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend. Produced by Heather Davies

Trevor Dann is joined in the RadioTalk studio by Station Programmer of the Year Moz Dee (talkSPORT) and Media UK’s James Cridland, and gets an exclusive interview with double Sony Radio Academy Award-winning Jeremy Vine. Podcast Produced by Heather Davies.

Trevor looks at Wednesday’s Arqiva Nominations with Paul Robinson (Kidsco / the Guardian) and Adam Bowie (Absolute). And we have a special report from the students at Sunderland University about the Charles Parker Day.

This week’s RadioTalk is live from the Student Radio Conference at the University of Hertfordshire in Hatfield. Trevor catches up with Chair of the Student Radio Association David Walker, and is joined at the bar by Thom Palser (Uni of Hertfordshire), Neil Sloan (BBC Radio 1), Paul Sylvester (Absolute Radio), and Carina Tillson (Global Radio) to talk all things student radio. Podcast produced by Heather Davies.

Trevor is joined by Phil Riley (Orion), Stuart Thomas (BBC) and Jonathan Wall (BBC Radio 5 live) to discuss the future of local radio, the Sony Radio Academy nominations and how station rebrands work with RAJAR. Podcast produced by Heather Davies.

RadioTalk's world tour takes us to 1 Marylebone Place in London for the Sony Radio Academy Awards 2011 Nominations Party. Trevor and Producer Heather were there to talk to the attendees about who did well.

Part 2 of our world tour takes us to sunny Salford, where Trevor Dann is joined onstage by Ashley Byrne, Denis Nowlan and Kerry McGeever to talk all things indie. Podcast produced by Heather Davies.

This week RadioTalk was recorded live on stage at RadioDays Europe in Copenhagen. Representing the UK, Trevor Dann was joined by Christopher Franzen (Frank Otto Medien / FMZ) from Germany, Marina Petrillo (Radio Popolare) from Italy, and Bjorn Bunte from Nokia to discuss the events of the conference. Prodcast produced by Heather Davies.

In this week's RadioTalk, Trevor Dann talks to USP Content's Simon Crosse, BBC 6 Music's Matt Everitt, and 5 live's Adrian Van Klaveren about why radio is a great place to work, setting up effective and interesting interviews, the value of "live" and the relationship between speech and music. Podcast produced by Heather Davies.

This week's podcast is all about the (dying?) art of the late night phone in. Pete Price (Radio City / City Talk) and Scottie McClue give an impassioned defence of the late night phone in, and Martin Campbell (formerly of OFCOM) joins us to give the regulators perspective. Trevor Dann is our inimitable host, and we are grateful to the Guardian for use of their studios. Podcast produced by Heather Davies.