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MARCH/APRIL 2006 Issue 109 The Official Journal of the Hospital Broadcasting Association in this issue ... Dear Reader, Welcome to the 2006 pre Conference issue; inside you will find details of the sponsors and biographies of many of Committee Report ................................................................ 3 the judges – a veritable Radio Who’s Who – well done to Countrywide ... News from the Stations ........................ 5 Dave on all his hard work for the Award ceremony ... and The National Hospital Radio Awards 2006 .................... 8 not forgetting Chris Cook either for his magnificent contribu- Meet the Judges ...................................................................... 9 tion. Publicity Matters .................................................................. 12 May I offer my sincere congratulations to all those who Walford Comes to Stanmore ............................................ 13 have been short-listed for the Awards and good luck. If you are one of the winners, why not write a report on your expe- SBES 2005 .............................................................................. 14 rience of the Award ceremony – indeed, I will be delighted All Our Yesterdays .............................................................. 15 to hear from any of you who attend Conference. A New Chapter for Devizes ............................................ 16 As always, I look forward to hearing from any station and June’s Travels .......................................................................... 16 what they have been up to – whether fundraising, request The HBA Conference Bursary .......................................... 17 collecting or outside broadcasts – it is always interesting to Bursary Application Form .................................................. 18 receive your report. Regional Rep Details .......................................................... 19 Michelle Who To Contact .................................................................. 20 DIARY DATES 31st March-2nd April 2006 Spring Conference, Blackpool 1st April-9th April 2006 FRONT COVER PICTURE: Radio Brockley hosts a visit by Natalie Hospital Broadcasting Week Cassidy, currently in the middle of a major October 27th-29th 2006 storyline in the popular soap EastEnders Autumn Conference, Norwich Spring 2007 Spring Conference, Northampton 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. Registered in England No. 2750147. A Registered Charity No. 1015501. Registered office: Mariners House, 24 Nelsons Gardens, Hedge End, Southampton, SO30 2NE. On Air is distributed free of charge to all member stations of the Association plus interested parties. All material is ©2006 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. Address for On-Air: The Editor, On Air, 2 Falkland Close, Boreham, Chelmsford, Essex CM3 3DD Tel: 0870 321 6011 Fax: 0870 321 6019 Email: [email protected] COPY DATE NEXT ISSUE 16th April 2006 Committee Report A bumper report this time, so I'll jump in Scotland to England, Wales and straight in… Northern Ireland. Advice obtained from Regions Citizens' Advice and Volunteering The Executive Committee formally England also appears to conflict! Before created Regions under the new Regional issuing any guidance, therefore, we are Bylaws at its January meeting. This seeking some legal advice of our own. allows Paul Sysum to now formally Charity Law appoint the existing Regional Reps to their The England and Wales Charity Bill is posts under the new rules and to fill still stuck waiting for the government to vacancies. To this end, I extend the find time for it to be debated in the committee's welcome to Bill Kilgour, Iain House of Commons, although rumour Lee and David Tysoe as our new has it that it will get its ‘second reading’ Scottish, Yorkshire and Midlands Regional by the end of March. We'll see! Reps respectively. A consultation draft of new Charity Paul will be consulting with the various legislation for Northern Ireland is now Regional Reps to arrange Regional AGMs also expected to see the light of day by in each region, spread across the year. by Nigel Dallard, Secretary the end of March. These meetings will now be more formal Scotland, meanwhile is proceeding than was previously the case, with apace with the introduction of its attendees needing formal written Radio, Capital Radio, BRMB, Music Charities and Trustee Investment authorisation from the station to vote. I Choice Europe and UKRD before (Scotland) Act. As well as conducting a envisage these AGMs being very short deciding to ‘go it alone’ as a consultant on number of consultations on the necessary affairs (if we can conclude a national programming on licence application issues. secondary rules and regulations, they AGM in 16 minutes, I'm sure a Regional In his role as HBA Programme Adviser, have recently announced the AGM shouldn't last much longer!) Paul is available to advise members on all appointment of members of the board of followed by the usual informal meeting aspects of programming, from how to the new-style OSCR which was formally where everyone present can have their structure station output based on created on 24th February. At this time, say. The rest of the activities of Regions knowledge and research of their however, it is not in charge of the will also be able to continue in the same audience, through the importance of Scottish Charity Register, as it first needs informal way as before. patient-oriented programming and visiting to consult on the details of the Charity Treasurer wards to collect requests, to programme Test which charities must pass to be You will be aware that John Harper standards and training. entered into and remain on the Register. had indicated that he wished to stand Paul con be contacted on 0870 321 OSCR is expected to take over control of down as Treasurer at the earliest 6002 or [email protected] – but charity registrations from HM Revenue & opportunity. We asked for anyone please give him time to find his feet and Customs in late April. interested in the role to contact us. don’t all contact him at once! Review of Intellectual Unfortunately, we had a very poor Free access to music? Property Law response to our appeal to find his Now that PPL are charging hospital As I mentioned last time, Chancellor successor. As a consequence, John has radio stations to broadcast music in their Gordon Brown has asked Andrew agreed to stay in post until the AGM in repertoire, and to dub it onto a computer Gowers, former editor of the Financial October and will be assisted by Anglia playout system, it only seems fair that Times, to review the UK's intellectual Regional Rep, Julie Cox – thanks Julie. If stations should not have to pay twice by property laws with a view to you have experience of producing having to purchase the music to be able ‘modernising copyright and other forms of accruals accounts and/or the Charity to add it to their library. When HBA intellectual property so that they are Accounting SORP, please consider if you tackled PPL about this, they pointed us appropriate for the digital age’. could find the time to take on the role of towards the individual record labels. The review team has now issued its HBA Treasurer. Anyone with an Rather than write to the numerous labels, formal ‘call for evidence’, with a closing accounting qualification would be HBA wrote to the Executive Chairman date of 21st April. One of the questions especially welcome! of the British Phonographic Industry they ask is ‘are there other areas where Programme Adviser seeking his help. He has written back copyright exceptions should apply?’ It is In the Informal Meeting at the Autumn saying that this is really an issue HBA the Executive Committee's intent to 2004 conference, Chris Berezai should be taking up with PPL! submit an argument that hospital presented his idea for a position on the Fortunately, we're not quite going broadcasting should be exempt. I think Executive Committee to help and advise round in circles, as he also copied his we've got a reasonable case – but then members in their core activity – letter to PPL, and we understand that I'm biased! presenting interesting and relevant PPL are going to raise the issue at the Spring Conference and Awards programmes to their listeners. The HBA next of their regular meetings with the Congratulations and good luck from may move slowly but we do eventually record labels. More news as we get it! the Executive Committee to all those get there! Following-on from his well- Guidance regarding young persons who were short-listed in this year's received seminars on programming at the as volunteers National Hospital Radio Awards. For Autumn 2005 conference, I am pleased In the Informal Meeting at the Autumn those of you attending the conference to be able to welcome Paul Easton as Conference, the Executive Committee and awards ceremony in Blackpool, HBA's first Programme Adviser. was asked if it could provide guidance as please feel free to take the opportunity to Paul started his broadcasting career in to the legal position and best practice tackle myself or any of the other EC hospital radio at Radio Northwick Park in regarding involving young persons under members about any aspect of the HBA or the 1970s and was a member of the then- the age of 18 as volunteers. Subsequent hospital broadcasting; we may not have NAHBO Executive Committee between investigation by John Watson, Mike the answer to your question but in many 1973 and 1980. Professionally, he has Skinner and myself has shown that the cases we'll know someone who might be worked at LBC, Ocean Sound, Melody position appears to be subtlety different able to help.