Scotland Branch

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Scottish Branch Radio Comedy Event

Comedy is a vital part of radio magic and still provides hours of entertainment on the wireless from everything from Just a Minute, to ever popular on-air wind-up calls, to Off The Ball - and without stations like Xfm we wouldn't have comedy legends such as Ricky Gervais.

With the Glasgow Comedy festival back for another year and in full swing, we at the Scottish Branch feel it would be quite frankly rude not to take advantage of the opportunity to celebrate comedy on the radio.

Join host Des Clarke (Galaxy FM) as he hosts a panel featuring Richard Melvin (Dabster Productions) and Phil Differ (radio comedy legend) to celebrate all that is humorous on the wireless and figure out just why comedy works so well on the radio.

The event will be held at comedy’s spiritual home at The Stand with doors opening at 6 for a 6.30pm sharp start and it’s FREE.

If there’s one event guaranteed to be a good laugh, it’s this one!

Contact Stuart to register.

Venue: The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, Glasgow, G3 6NG

Date: Wednesday 31^st March: 6.30pm – 7.30pm

Price: FREE

Recent Events

Scotland Branch Christmas Quiz!

7pm Wed 2nd Dec - Hummingbird, 186 Bath Street, Glasgow, G2 4HG

Know your Neyo from your Nolan Sisters and Nine Inch Nails?? Then you just might want to show off your knowledge of all things musical and more at the Radio Academy Scottish Branch Quiz Night!

On Wednesday 2nd December at Hummingbird, Bath Street, Glasgow there will be all mighty clash of Scottish Radio Brains battling it out for the honour and bragging rights of being top dog at our first Radio Academy Quiz.

The event is open to all Academy members and you can have a team of up to 5 members. Each radio station can enter as many teams as they want and the entry fee is £10 per team.

The pre-match warm up starts with doors opening at 7pm and a 8pm sharp start. The event will include the presentation of the Scottish Branch Nations and Regions Award.

Scotland Branch Event - How to Make Breakfast

7pm Wed 25th March, BBC PQ, Pacific Quay, 40 Pacific Drive, Glasgow

The Breakfast show is the most important part of any radio station’s programming. Every successful station has a strong Breakfast show.

Fred MacAulay hosts a panel featuring two of the country’s most prominent Breakfast presenters George Bowie (Radio Clyde) and Robin Galloway (Real Radio). Both are well placed to offer an insight into what makes a brilliant Breakfast show.

It’s a great chance to network and see two of the country’s most respected presenters stay up way past their bedtimes in the search for morning glory.

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Foot in the Door - Creative Loop and the Radio Academy Scotland Branch

6th Mar 09 - Glasgow’s Royal Concert Hall
Some of the biggest names in Scottish radio have been signed up to speak to media students thinking of carving a career in the sector.

Already students from Aberdeen College, Reid Kerr College and Adam Smith College have signalled their intention to attend ‘Foot in the Door’, taking place in Glasgow next month.

Lined up to speak during the day-long programme are Luke McCullough, managing director, Northsound Radio; Krystle Weaver, presenter, Forth One; Gary Muircroft, programme controller, Central FM, Chris Smith, Fiesty Productions; James Black, Neon Productions; and Nick Low, of Demus Productions.

They will be joined by Barbara Wallace, senior content producer, Contemporary Music Scotland, BBC; Dave Ross, programme controller, Your Radio; Ciaran O'Toole, station manager/brand manager, Rock Radio; Graham Stewart, presenter, 'Morning Extra', BBC Radio Scotland; Stephen Hollywood, senior producer, BBC Radio Scotland; and Trevor Dann, Director of the Radio Academy.

The event is being organised by Creative Loop, a consortium of six colleges in Scotland involved in audio-visual training. Says its spokesperson, John Collins: "Foot in the Door will give radio students unparalleled access to the people who make the big decisions in the medium. Lecturers like me can say all we want - these guys will tell it like it is.”

Also confirmed among the speakers are freelance broadcaster, Scott Wilson; Duncan Campbelll, programme director, Bauer Media; Sharon Mair, BBC Radio Scotland; Paul Saunders, programme director, Radio Clyde; Karen Miller, of The Miller Tells Her Tale Podcast; Jim Gellatly, presenter, BBC Radio Scotland; Tony Currie, Radio Six International; Stuart Barrie, Galaxy Scotland; Bob McWilliam, Celtic Music Radio; Javed Sattar, Awaz FM; and Steven Scott, presenter, Insight Radio.

For ticket information, email John Collins at Creative Loop.

"How to win a Sony" and Scotland's Nations & Regions Awards

10th Dec 07 - BBC PQ, Pacific Quay, 40 Pacific Drive, Glasgow

The event takes place on ‘The Street’ at BBC Scotland’s new HQ at Pacific Quay in Glasgow on Monday 10th December at 7.30pm - there’ll be some festive fayre to see you through the evening, the chance to network with colleagues from across the Scottish industry and a chance to see inside the high-tech marvel that is PQ.