Tag: radio
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Breaking news
One of the biggest parts of my job is making sure the news bulletin sounds up to date making sure our listeners know about the important things happening right now. Sometimes the details of a story can change really quickly, like election results or resignations, and this can mean keeping the bulletin up to date…
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Learning to talk again
Some stories it’s clear what the news story is and how you want to tell it to others, sometimes you have to spend a little longer thinking about it. The other week I was sent to a music workshop for people who’ve had strokes, it’s a new approach helping people in Lincolnshire learn how to…
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Princess Anne in Lincoln
It’s a big year for Lincoln as the city celebrates 800 years of the Magna Carta. It’s important for the area as the Cathedral has one of four remaining copies of the historical document. Until recently it was just displayed in part of the castle but a decision was made to invest in these beautiful…
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Tips for creative writing in radio
Before Easter some of the University of Lincoln’s journalism students were treated to a talk from Harry Youtt, who teaches creative writing at UCLA, about how to write creatively for radio. Here’s my notes from the talk. To get an idea of what works on the radio it’s good to listen to other examples of…
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Best of Food for Thought
If you’ve never listened to Food for Thought before then this ‘best of’ episode is a great place to start. I like to interview the people running Lincoln’s cafes and restaurants so I get to learn about the amazing food that you can find in Lincolnshire as well as hear people’s interesting stories. This week’s…
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Angel Coffee House
The Angel Coffee House is one of the prettiest cafes I’ve visited as part of Food for Thought. The cafe used to be the vestry hall for the nearby St Swithins Church and is a very peaceful space for the centre of Lincoln. CJ is the new owner of the Angel and it’s a place…
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Radio 2 and friends
I had good intentions, like all people who make resolutions. I vowed to do something and then promptly forgot. I have no excuses because my challenge was even written down. So here two weeks later and I am spending the day with Radio 2. I freelance meaning there are parts of the day where I…