Pamoja Radio99.9 FM is a community radio station formed in 2007 to empower youth of Kibera and its surrounding area through education and information. In this clip, station founder and manager Adam Hussein, along with key staff, talk about the goals of Pamoja, the support of USAID and it’s training policies.
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Magenta is an excellent training institution which teaches a wide range of practical media skills across both radio and television.
I recently met with the manager (July 2010) – and talked to her about the media landscape in Kenya – and the remaining importance of radio in the country. In the audio slideshow attached to this post you can see some of the radio students in action – and find out more about media training in Kenya.
The Magenta Training Institute can be found in downtown Nairobi, Kenya.
This interview was recorded with Austeen Elewodalu, Assistant Director of News at “Voice of Nigeria” (VON) – which is the official international broadcasting station of Nigeria.
Founded in 1961, the Voice of Nigeria began life as the External Service of the then Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation (now Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria). In this clip Austeen talks about various VON news policies and the importance of providing a truely African “voice” – for not only the Nigerian dispora – but for all countries across the continent.
This is another post examing the important role of student radio in Africa. In this clip Professor Ralph Akinfeleye from the University of Lagos, Nigeria, dicusses student station Unilag 103.1 FM, their Mass Communication course, and the influence of Government in the evolution of Nigerian Broadcasting.
This interview was recorded in July 2010 and features members of the Mass Communications teaching staff – as well as members of Radio Unilag 103.1 FM – which was the first University Radio Station in Nigeria. There’s also a short section taken from an on-air interview with yours truly…
(How exciting!)
This is the second post to feature Prof. Franz Krüger.
Krüger is the director of the Wits Radio Academy, the centre for learning, research and public engagement around radio based in the University’s journalism programme.
In this clip he talks about the launch of “VOW Radio 90.5″ (Voice of Wits) – the campus radio station for the University of the Witwatersrand.
It is located in central Johannesburg, on the 9th floor of University Corner in the heart of Braamfontein.
Mike Smurthwaite, the station manager says;
“We are young, energetic, experimental and engaging.”
“Our goal is to provide a pertinent high quality broadcasting service,”
In this entry clip – Prof. Franz Krüger from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, discusses various aspects of radio in South Africa – with a focus on the importance of Community Radio. Krüger is the director of the Wits Radio Academy, the centre for learning, research and public engagement around radio based in the University’s journalism programme.
As well as being an extremely nice guy – he has 25 years of experience as a journalist and edits the website www.journalism.co.za. Prof. Krüger’s first book “Black, white and grey: journalism ethics in South Africa” was published in 2004 and his highly recommended second book “The Radio Journalism Toolkit” was published in 2006.
In this clip, Ben Osere discusses radio useage in Kenya – and how it’s being influenced by the advance of mobile phone technology.
I’m currently travelling in Africa – researching radio issues across the continent… and there’ll be more video on this subject (and others) as I get the chance to upload content – obviously net connections here aren’t the best so it’s taking a while. It’s been a fascinating trip so far, which has allowed me to visit some great radio stations – and to meet some interesting characters… Including Ben, who kindly showed me around the slums of Kibera… But more about that later…
Recorded in June, 2010, Nairobi Kenya.
I opened yesterday’s (13.5.10) Guardian newspaper to find another bout of Bono-bashing – this time slagging off his skills as a financial analist.
I’ll come clean straight off – and confess to being a U2 fan (even ‘though John Peel loathed them).
I grew up with U2 and saw them as “my band” – distinct from my older brothers musical tastes. Although they may have strayed from the path from time to time –they least managed to stick around in their original form (a miracle of inter-band relations) and still produce some interesting tracks.
But back to the bashing… I’ve been meaning to conclude this series of postings about celebrity / aid with a reference to St. Bono – and reading the Guardian article prompted me to get around to it. View Full Article »
Poor bastard… First, Craig David’s singing career is turned into a joke by “Bo Selecta” – and then, when he tries to turn things around by signing up as a UN Ambassador, Russell Howard comes along and sticks the boot in…
Funny though…
News just in: Seems David’s had the last laugh – having just been named in the UK.s top “rich list”. Read on…
According to the Sunday Times;
“Charlotte Church, Leona Lewis and Katherine Jenkins are joint number one, with an estimated £11 million in the bank.
The list was dominated by women with Joss Stone and Cheryl’s Girls Aloud bandmates also making the top 10. Craig David also made the cut with a reported £8 million in the bank”.
It’s well known that fame and stardom attract attention. So it’s not surprising that many aid organisations utilise celebrity to promote their cause. Gerry Halliwell as UN Ambassador, Geldof’s Live Aid, U2 and friends on Amnesty’s Conspiracy Of Hope tour in 1986 (more about St. Bono later) – and more recently… Lindsay Lohan travelling to India to film an expose of child labour and trafficking of women – which broadcast in April ‘10 on BBC3.
