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Thursday 24th May | 7pm for 7:30 | Voodoo Rooms, 19 Register Street, Edinburgh EH2 2AA

Presenter, programmer and all round legend of Scottish Radio, Jay Crawford will be in conversation at the next Radio Academy Scotland Branch event at Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh on Thursday 24^th May to to talk about his life in radio.

He was one of the first voices on Radio Forth when the station launched, most notably presenting the Breakfast show, he has worked at Radio Clyde and spent the last 10 years at Real Radio.

Never one to shy away from an opinion or a colourful anecdote Jay will be talking about his life at the sharp end of radio for over 35 years.

Hosting the night will be Radio Forth’s current early riser Boogie.

Registration:

THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT.

Registration is required for this event.
Cost: members free / non-members £10 (inc VAT)

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Details:

Date: Thursday 24th May
Time: 7pm for 7.30 start
Location: Voodoo Rooms, 19 Register Street, Edinburgh EH2 2AA

Producer:

Stuart Barrie (Capital FM)

Congratulations to the team from Dabster Productions who where the winner of the 2011 Scottish Branch quiz.

Thanks to John Collins and Sophie Tiddles for hosting the night.

Date & Time: Thursday 1st December | Doors: 7.00pm | Quiz: 7.30pm

Venue: The Berkeley Suite, 237 North Street, Charing Cross, Glasgow

If you know your Lady Gaga from your Radio Ga Ga, can tell the difference between Rhi Rhi and JLO and you even know that Jay Z isn’t just the man in charge of BBC Radio Scotland then we’ve got the perfect thing for you.

The quiz night for the Scottish Radio Academy Branch is back.

There will be an almighty clash of Scottish Radio Brains all fighting to be crowned the best quiz team in the country and win the highly sought after Radio Academy Quiz trophy.

The event is open to all Radio Academy members and you can have a team of up to 5 members.

You can enter as many teams as you want.  The entry fee is £10 per team to be paid on the night.

Doors are open from 7pm and it all kicks off at 7.30pm

To register your team email Stuart with your team name.

The Scottish branch of The Radio Academy would like to invite members along to an evening with John Myers in conversation with Kaye Adams.  Recently appointed Chief Executive of The Radio Academy, John Myers needs no introduction to anyone interested in radio. John’s dedicated his whole life to broadcasting, most notably working with GMG and in various roles across the industry – he’s even been known to present a show or two as well.

His reports on localness and the BBC have set the agenda for the industry and created many talking points.  When John says something about radio, people listen.

Hosting the discussion is BBC Scotland’s morning presenter Kaye Adams.

Venue:  Viewing Theatre, BBC Scotland, Pacific Quay, Glasgow G51 1DA

Date:  Thursday 21^st July

Time: 6.30pm for 7pm start

Price: FREE

Contact stuart.barrie@capitalfm.com for any additional details and to register.

Thanks to everyone who made it along to the Scottish Branch Comedy event and especially Fred MacAulay, Phil Differ, Richard Melvin and host Des Clarke for their insight and making it one of the funniest events we’ve ever had.

The event was recorded and highlights will appear here shortly.