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Autumn 2013 issue 143 The Official Journal of the Hospital Broadcasting Association Hi Everyone, As we hurtle our way towards Christmas, just a timely reminder that entries for the 2014 Hospital Radio Awards need to be in by 15th November, at the absolute latest. Full details on page 5. in this issue ... Owing to a few technical problems, my apologies for the lateness of this issue of On Air but it was certainly worth the wait Board Report .................................................................................................. 2 to announce that Dave Nicholson has just been awarded the Local Exclusive for Hospital Radio Barnet .......................................................... 3 and Regional Lifetime Achievement Award at the Radio Academy 2014 Conference Details ............................................................................ 4 Gala Dinner for his work with Radio Tyneside. It's the first time Hospital Radio Awards 2014........................................................................ 5 ever the Academy has awarded such an honour solely for Wales & West Region Training Day ........................................................ 6 someone's work with Hospital Radio. News Round Up ............................................................................................ 7 I'm sure you will all join me in congratulating Dave for his 40+ years’ service. This is the second honour for Dave this year as, of Didn’t We Do Well ...................................................................................... 8 course, he won the John Whitney Award at the National Shared Programming for Stations, part 2 .............................................. 10 Hospital Radio Awards for the same reason. Meet the Royals .......................................................................................... 12 Do yo enjoy taking part in quizzes? Many of our members do A Forever Fan .............................................................................................. 14 and on page 8 Radio Bedside recount their experiences. Do please What’s Happening Down the Well ........................................................ 16 let us have stories of quizzes you have run or taken part in. 24 Hour Marathon at Leighton ................................................................ 19 Until next time. Countrywide News from the Stations .................................................. 20 .Michelle Regional Reps Details ..................................................................................24 Who To Contact on the Executive Committee ................................IRC DIARY DATES 28th-30th March 2014 FRONT COVER STORIES: Conference, Marriott Hotel, Bristol 29th March, 2014 Our congratulations to Dave Nicholson, who has been awarded the Annual General Meeting local and regional Lifetime Achievement 29th March-6th April 2014 Award at the Radio Academy Gala Hospital Broadcasting Week Dinner. It’s the first time ever the Academy has awarded such an honour solely for someone’s work with Hospital Our Ambassadors Radio. Another exclusive, this time for Hospital Radio Barnet presenter Richard Edwards who was granted an exclusive interview with Bill Medley. See full story page 3 On Air is the Official Journal of the HBA which is the trading name of the National Association of Hospital Broadcasting Organisations, a Company limited by guarantee. Alan Dedicoat Ken Bruce Registered in England No. 2750147. A Registered Charity No. 1015501. Registered office: Avebury House, St Peter Street, Winchester, SO23 8BN On Air is distributed free of charge to all member stations of the Association plus interested parties. All material is ©2013 of HBA and may not be reproduced in any form without the written authority of the Editor. Views expressed in the magazine are not necessarily those of HBA, or the Editor but are the personal opinion of the contributor. Whilst every effort is taken to ensure the accuracy of the publication, all advertisements and articles appear in good faith and HBA and the Editor accept no responsibility for any errors or inaccuracies. Dr Chris Steele, MBE Alex Lester Address for On-Air: The Editor, On Air, 2 Falkland Close, Boreham, Chelmsford, Essex CM3 3DD Tel: 0870 321 6011 Email: [email protected] COPY DATE NEXT ISSUE 2nd November, 2013 Board Report National Hospital Radio Hospital Broadcasting Awards Week Entries are now invited for the Thanks also to those who 2014 National Hospital Radio completed the survey regarding Awards. The categories are the Hospital Broadcasting Week. An same as last year, although the overwhelming majority of closing and eligibility dates have respondents (81%) said that HBW moved slightly: entries must be was a worthwhile means of based on material broadcast promoting hospital broadcasting between 1st December 2012 and and approximately half (47%) of 31st October 2013 and must be respondents said that they received by 15th November. Full participated in HBW in some way details on the website at this year (although, of course, the hbauk.com/awards and also silent majority that never reply to elsewhere in this issue of On Air. our surveys probably also didn't The awards ceremony will take participate!). place in Bristol at the end of The responses made it very clear March, during our national that stations wish to use HBW to conference. More details and a raise the public profile of hospital booking form can be found on the broadcasting. website at hbauk.com/conference. It's not about providing special programmes to patients (unless by Nigel Dallard, Secretary Training Network doing so raises the profile), nor By the time you read this, the about thanking our volunteers National Training Day will have (there's Volunteers' Week in June Board agreed to go ahead with the taken place in Birmingham, with just for that) but about promoting launch of the newsletter. parallel courses on fundraising and the good work of hospital It will take a few months to get presentation; the Training Network broadcasters, explaining the everything properly sorted out Committee hope that those who benefit we provide to patients and (and find a new Minutes attended felt it was time and facilitating the raising of funds. Secretary) but it will happen, with money well spent. Do look out for Respondents wanted HBA to the focus being on content further training opportunities in ‘make a splash’ with publicity at a primarily of interest to those other parts of the country in the national level and also provide managing a hospital radio station. coming months. them with all the materials and Several people raised concerns At the last Trustee Board ideas (well ahead of time) to allow about the newsletter completely meeting, the committee were them to build on that national replacing On Air magazine. Please asked to review the training effort at a local level, with co- accept our apologies for the opportunities on offer and in ordinated activities and a common confusion. The intent is not that particular to look at the cost- ‘brand. the newsletter replaces the effectiveness of the National Unfortunately, there was no clear magazine, rather that it will sit training event compared with the view as to when was the best time alongside a re-focused magazine. regionally-arranged events, so you of year to start HBW – a third said The newsletter will contain (or may see some changes over the immediately after conference, as more likely provide links to pages next year or so, as we work previously, a third said that this on our website containing) articles through the options. The was a bad time and a third didn't such as this one, along with committee is also actively know. Alternative dates suggested guidance about running your investigating distance-learning ranged from January through to station, invitations to HBA events, options. October, with no obvious etc. Meanwhile, the magazine will In the meantime, if you have any consensus. focus on showcasing the good comments or suggestions or After some soul-searching, at work that hospital radio stations would like to volunteer your our recent Trustee Board meeting, across the UK are doing, hopefully services in any way, please do get we reluctantly came to the both inspiring you and your fellow in touch. conclusion that, at the moment, volunteers, whilst at the same time HBA simply does not have the acting as a promotional tool that resources to support Hospital Members' Newsletter both HBA at a national level and Broadcasting Week to the extent and Magazine member stations at a local level, that our members ask. Rather than Thanks for the largely positive can use to promote hospital radio the event continue to limp along, feedback about the example to external stakeholders. we took the decision not to stage members' electronic newsletter. As part of the re-launch of the the week again until such time as As a result, and following an offer magazine, Michelle has also we are in a position to properly from Darren Whittenham-Gray indicated that she'd appreciate resource it and provide the (currently our Minutes Secretary) some help gathering and editing support our members are asking to edit the newsletter, the Trustee content. for. ON AIR <http://www.hbauk.com> Page 2 Autumn 2013 Board Report HBA, just like our member West’ covering north Wales and More generally, we're currently in stations, currently relies entirely NW England. the throes of looking how we can on volunteers to provide its If you have any thoughts or define more bite-sized
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