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Meet Matt Smith, the new Doctor Who
From Media Guardian. Posted March 6 2010, 12.05am
He's replacing the most popular Time Lord ever. So how will the new Doctor cope?Welcome aboard, says the new Doctor, shutting the door on the outside world. It's a cold, gusty day at Doctor Who HQ in Cardiff. I'd been hoping for the Tardis, but we make do with his trailer. (more)

Ray Gosling released on police bail
From Media Guardian. Posted February 18 2010, 2.58pm
Broadcaster Ray Gosling was questioned for a day and a half after confessing on TV to mercy killing of a loverThe broadcaster Ray Gosling, who confessed in a television programme to the mercy killing of a lover, was released on police bail today afte... (more)

Ray Gosling held for further questioning over former lover's death
From Media Guardian. Posted February 18 2010, 10.53am
24 hours in custody has 'taken its toll' says solicitor of TV reporter being held by police after confessing to 'mercy' killingPolice holding Ray Gosling, the TV reporter arrested on suspicion of murder after admitting to killing a dying lover, have ... (more)

Garfield Morgan
From Media Guardian. Posted February 16 2010, 7.04pm
Actor best known for his role in The SweeneyFor decades a versatile figure in regional theatre, both behind and in front of the footlights, the actor Garfield Morgan, who has died aged 78, achieved national recognition as Frank Haskins in the mould-b... (more)

Police investigate broadcaster's claim he killed partner
From Media Guardian. Posted February 16 2010, 10.26am
Ray Gosling says he is not worried about answering charges over killing lover with Aids as he did it 'from his heart'Police are to investigate claims made by a BBC broadcaster that he killed a former partner who was terminally ill. (more)

Conference Speakers Announced
From Student Radio Association. Posted February 5 2010, 9.27am
This years conference is hotting up, with oodles of speakers already in the bag to make the Nottingham Trent conference the best we've ever had! (more)

Conference Ticket Deadline Announced!
From Student Radio Association. Posted February 1 2010, 10.21am
Tickets for the 2010 conference at Nottingham Trent University will be on sale until Sunday March 7th. (more)

Trent jocks back on the beer
From Radio Today. Posted December 7 2009, 11.53pm
Twiggy and Emma from Trent FM's breakfast show are launching another charity ale for the third year running.The station has teamed up with Nottingham Brewery to make the ale with 10 pence from every pint sold going to the charity CLIC Sargent. (more)

Former Absolute Radio DJ joins BRMB
From Media Guardian. Posted November 20 2009, 3.21pm
Jo Russell joins Birmingham radio station BRMB as its new breakfast presenterFormer Absolute Radio DJ Jo Russell has joined Birmingham radio station BRMB as its new breakfast presenter. (more)

Tim Shaw to leave Absolute Radio
From Media Guardian. Posted November 17 2009, 7.23am
Tim Shaw, the third DJ to join and then leave the rebranded Absolute Radio, is headed for 'the biggest challenge of his life'Tim Shaw is to leave Absolute Radio, becoming the third DJ to join and then leave the rock music station since it rebranded from Virgin Radio just over a year ago. (more)

Obituary: Edward Woodward
From Media Guardian. Posted November 16 2009, 6.52pm
Popular actor known for his roles in Callan, The Equalizer and The Wicker ManEdward Woodward, who has died aged 79, was an actor with possibly far more potential than was ever realised on screen, but he became a popular television star in Callan and ... (more)

MistaJam: 'There are a lot of DJs who take themselves far too seriously'
From The Independent. Posted October 18 2009, 11.00pm
The new star of the Radio 1 schedule was just 14 when he made his debut on the national network, a Nottingham schoolboy who was invited to London to demonstrate his skills behind the decks as a guest of hip hop presenter Tim "Big Dawg" Westwood. (more)

Nottingham presenter in hospital
From Radio Today. Posted August 13 2009, 7.29am
BBC Radio Nottingham Presenter Frances Finn suffers facial injuries, uploads picture to Twitter. (more)

Ross's Radio 2 show loses listeners
From Media Guardian. Posted August 6 2009, 4.19pm
Drop in audience comes as Jonathan Ross's programme goes pre-recorded after series of controversial on-air commentsJonathan Ross's BBC Radio 2 show lost nearly 200,000 listeners – a dip of 6% – in the second quarter of this year. (more)

Night Out for BBC Nottingham
From Radio Today. Posted July 29 2009, 8.15am
BBC Radio Nottingham wants to show listeners the sights and sounds of the city at night. (more)

Student is Radio 1's new VO
From Radio Today. Posted July 24 2009, 7.39am
A student from Nottingham has won the gig to be the new male voice-over for Radio 1. (more)

Student Radio Presenter is New Voice of BBC Radio 1
From Student Radio Association. Posted July 20 2009, 12.45pm
The Station Manager of Nottingham Trent University’s Fly FM, David Walker, has been chosen as the new voice of BBC Radio 1. (more)

Student Radio Presenter is New Voice of BBC Radio 1
From Student Radio Association. Posted July 20 2009, 12.45pm
The Station Manager of Nottingham Trent University’s Fly FM, David Walker, has been chosen as the new voice of BBC Radio 1. (more)

Absolute launches live amp
From Radio Today. Posted July 10 2009, 9.25am
As previewed at The Radio Festival in Nottingham last week, Absolute Radio has launched its Live Amp application. (more)

Media Talk: Radio Festival 2009
From Media Guardian. Posted July 2 2009, 2.44pm
Matt Wells returns to the microphone for this week's Media Talk, and we're live(ish) from the Radio Festival in Nottingham. (more)

Mark Thompson paid too much, says shadow culture secretary
From Media Guardian. Posted July 1 2009, 9.20am
BBC director general Mark Thompson needs 'reality check' on pay, says Tory shadow culture secretary Jeremy HuntThe BBC director general, Mark Thompson, is paid too much money and needs a "reality check", the shadow culture secretary, Jeremy Hunt, said today. (more)

Campbell: BBC won't let me choose texts
From Media Guardian. Posted July 1 2009, 8.35am
BBC radio presenters cannot choose which listener text messages they read out under strict new compliance rulesBBC radio presenters are no longer allowed to choose which listener text messages they read out under strict new compliance rules in the wa... (more)

Brixton prison radio 'a Daily Mail story waiting to happen'
From Media Guardian. Posted June 30 2009, 12.21pm
Notorious inmates kept off Brixton prison's award-winning radio station, governor tells conference also addressed by prisonerThe prison governor behind the taxpayer funded, Sony award-winning Electric Radio Brixton has admitted the project is a "Daily Mail story waiting to happen". (more)

BBC's Tim Davie: We must work hard to hit 2015 digital radio switchover target
From Media Guardian. Posted June 30 2009, 10.07am
BBC's director of audio and music welcomes 2015 target date for digital radio switchover but says it will be a challengeThe BBC's director of audio and music, Tim Davie, has welcomed the government's decision to set a 2015 target for digital radio sw... (more)

Why Lord Carter has gone radio ga-ga
From Media Guardian. Posted June 28 2009, 10.01pm
Wasn't that a neat trick of that nice Lord Carter. He comes up with an anti-commercial solution to an industry that didn't have a problem and then does a runner leaving the listeners, the advertisers and the voters in disarray. I do so hope the ITV board is reading this. (more)

Sacked Nottingham strikers stage 30-year reunion
From Hold the Front Page. Posted March 10 2009, 7.20am
Evening Post journalists meet again three decades on... (more)

Sacked Nottingham strikers stage 30-year reunion
From Hold the Front Page. Posted March 10 2009, 6.10am
Evening Post journalists meet again three decades on... (more)

Reunion for Nottingham journalists in three-year strike
From Press Gazette. Posted March 9 2009, 3.40pm
A group of former Nottingham Evening Post journalists who went on strike for three years 30 years ago met up again for an anniversary reunion this week. (more)

Trent FM sponsors big wheel
From Radio Today. Posted February 8 2009, 9.00pm
Global Radio's Trent FM is sponsoring the return of the Nottingham Eye when it reappears in the city this weekend. (more)

‘Trust and integrity in the modern media’ - Chris Cramer’s speech to Nottingham Trent University
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted November 18 2008, 1.42pm
This is the full transcript of a speech given by Chris Cramer, global head of multimedia for Reuters’ news operations, at Nottingham Trent University last night. Journalism.co.uk’s report on the address can be read at this link. (more)

Reuter's multimedia chief to address Nottingham Trent University
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted November 5 2008, 12.00am
Chris Cramer will deliver lecture on trust and integrity in the modern media... (more)

Nottingham wins Gillard Gold
From Radio Today. Posted October 20 2008, 1.58am
BBC Radio Nottingham has been voted BBC Local Radio Station of The Year at the annual Gillard Awards ceremony, stealing the title from BBC Radio Manchester. (more)

Radio Festival 2009 to be held in Nottingham
From Paul McNally. Posted September 18 2008, 12.13pm
1.15pm: The Radio Academy is understood to have chosen Nottingham as the host city for next year’s Radio Festival. A source close to the festival organising committee said talks were currently underway to secure a venue in the East Midlands city for the annual three-day conference. (more)

BBC Nottingham's Big Night Out
From Radio Today. Posted August 3 2008, 9.44pm
BBC Radio Nottingham is set to entertain in the city centre this Thursday with the aim of demonstrating that the area after dark is not just for youngsters. (more)

Bells are ringing at BBC Notts
From Radio Today. Posted April 29 2008, 8.53pm
BBC Radio Nottingham is hoping to start a new trend on St Georges Day, after encouraging listeners to join in with a simultaneous bell ringing session last week. (more)

My Mentor: Matthew Bannister on Arnold Miller
From The Independent. Posted March 17 2008, 12.00am
I started at BBC Radio Nottingham straight from university in 1978, and Arnold Miller was my boss for most of the three years I was there. (more)

40 years of BBC Nottingham
From Radio Today. Posted January 27 2008, 1.28pm
BBC Radio Nottingham is getting ready to celebrate 40 years of broadcasting with a range of special programmes on January 31st. (more)

'Since integration we've seen traffic grow by 90 per cent' Nottingham Evening Post dep editor
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted January 18 2008, 12.00am
Martin Done, deputy editor of the Nottingham Evening Post, discusses the integration of the paper's newsroom   ... (more)

Mohammad joke on BBC local
From Radio Today. Posted December 5 2007, 8.56pm
The BBC has been forced to apologise after a presenter on BBC Radio Nottingham made a comment about naming a dog Mohammed. Mid-morning presenter Frances Finn made the comment during a conversation with a guest on Tuesday. (more)

New Breakfast Host on BBC Radio Nottingham
From Merry Media. Posted June 9 2007, 10.12am
Andy Whittaker will be taking over the breakfast show on BBC Radio Nottingham from Monday 11th June at 6am.. (more)

Student Radio DJ Joins BBC 6 Music
From Merry Media. Posted April 4 2007, 11.22am
Philippa TJ, an award-wining student radio presenter and third year politics student at Nottingham University is set to become the new presenter of the BBC 6 Music Chart on Sunday, 8 April.. (more)

Student headhunted by BBC 6
From Radio Today. Posted April 4 2007, 9.11am
A twenty-one year old student from Newport has been hired by the BBC to present the 6 Music chart show each Sunday from 2pm. Philippa Treverton-Jones, who calls herself Philippa TJ on-air will jump from University Radio Nottingham to the chart show, replacing Andrew Collins. (more)

RadioToday at Hospital Awards
From Radio Today. Posted April 1 2007, 8.49am
The annual Hospital Broadcasting Awards were held last night at the Park Inn, Nottingham and proved once again to be a great success, recognising talent from across the UK. (more)

Glen to retire from Nottingham Evening Post
From Press Gazette. Posted August 14 2006, 10.32am
Editor of the Nottingham Evening Post Graham Glen is to retire after 12 years at the helm. (more)

OC star Carmack to appear at Nottingham Playhouse
From The Stage. Posted July 5 2006, 5.00pm
Chris Carmack from television's The OC is to appear alongside Bond girl Rosamund Pike in the pre-West End run of Summer and Smoke at Nottingham Playhouse this October. (more)

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