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Radio 1 Dep Controller to keynote at student radio conference
By CMU Editorial | Published on Friday 20 March 2009
The Student Radio Association holds their annual conference in Leeds next month, and this year is looking likely to be one of the best in years. Radio 1’s programming chief Ben Cooper – who has just been promoted to the role of Deputy Controller for Radio 1 and 1Xtra – will give the keynote address.
Confirming Cooper’s involvement, SRA Chair Mark Farrington told reporters: “Ben Cooper agreeing to speak at the conference really underlines how seriously student radio is taken by the radio industry as a whole. The industry showed up in force at our annual awards at indigO2 last November, and it looks like the conference will see a similar level of participation from the world of professional radio”.
This year’s conference is hosted by Leeds student radio station LSRfm.com and will take place at Leeds University Students’ Union from 6-8 Apr. I hear the music business panel and careers in the media session will be particularly expertly run – by someone from something called CMU apparently. More at www.ukstudentradio.com/events
