BBC Radio 1 launches initiative to support the next generation of radio presenters

BBC Radio 1 has today launched the Presenter Uploader - a new and first-of-its-kind initiative to support the next generation of presenting talent

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The tool will allow hopeful young presenters to easily upload their demo tapes to its server, putting their show reels directly in front of the producers, editors and industry professionals who could help make their dreams of becoming the next big radio superstar a reality.

The Presenter Uploader has been created by the coding team behind BBC Music Introducing and was originally built for Radio 1’s Christmas Presenter Takeover search. Radio 1 will offer the entire radio industry access to the Presenter Uploader, with the aim of providing the next generation of young presenters with as many opportunities as possible.

The tool will be accessed via the Radio Academy’s website and will allow young people to select the radio station they’re interested in and help them submit their demo tape directly to that organisation. Radio 1 has already begun conversations with radio partners in the commercial sector and more details will follow before the initiative is officially introduced to the public later this year.

Aled Haydn-Jones, Head of BBC Radio 1, says: “I’m so proud of this initiative and believe it will be a game-changer for young people with big dreams of becoming the next Greg James or Clara Amfo.

"Over the past few years Radio 1 has provided a platform for some of the UK’s most exciting, undiscovered radio presenters through our Christmas Presenter Takeover Search, many of which now have permanent shows on our network. I can’t wait to launch this on an industry wide scale and hope it will be the catalyst to kick-start the careers of the next generation of radio superstars!”

Source BBC Radio 1

May 18, 2022 4:00am ET by BBC Radio 1  

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