Foot in the Door Sunderland

About Foot In The Door

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Key Information

Date: Wednesday 15th October 2025, 12-5:30pm followed by social event

Location: University of Sunderland
David Puttnam Media Centre, Sir Tom Cowie Campus

Price: £6 for members
£12 for non-members which includes £5 off future membership

What do you get? Three hours of training workshops and talks with audio industry leaders, plus a 90 minute facilitated speed-networking session to gain insights on career paths. Light refreshments during the day, followed by a social event with first drink free in the evening.

Foot In The Door
A day of training & connections

Wednesday 15th October 12-5:30pm, followed by social event until 9pm

University of Sunderland
David Puttnam Media Centre, Sir Tom Cowie Campus

Foot In the Door is a one-day event for people at entry and early career level in audio, to build skills development and open access to people and expertise, through training workshops and a facilitated speed-networking session. At each event delegates have the chance to meet with around 40 industry leaders, who share job and training opportunities and their top tips for elevating your audio creations and CV. Plus you'll meet around 100 peers and build your own professional network.

Thanks to BBC Sounds and Broadcast Bionics for supporting Foot In The Door. We were proud to partner with Spark and Sunderland University to bring Foot In The Door to Sunderland in October.

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Programme

Our guests will share top tips and advice on production, presenting, brand, technology and more, across podcasting, radio and streaming. The guests are from all areas of the industry, from the BBC, commercial, independent and community audio sectors.

Timetable and Details

12:00 Arrival and registration

12:30 Welcome and In Conversation with Steve and Karen from Hits Radio 90s

13:15-14:00 Choose between;

Getting the most from your speech based content
Is Making Music Radio about the bits in between the tracks?

14:00-14:45 Session - AI in Radio : Creative Partner or Competitor?

14:45 - 15:30 Choose between,

Making Audio – Presenting, Producing and Executing great content
Marketing & Socials: How to get the best out of your Podcast, your socials and you!

15:30 Coffee and Tea Break

16:00-17:30 Speed-networking - ask everything you want to know from all of our industry guests in record time!

17:30 Social event with The Radio Academy North East Branch

20:00 Close

The training workshops and speed networking session are ticketed and open to all, with a half price discount for Radio Academy Members. You must purchase a ticket if you wish to attend these sessions as a delegate. Your ticket also includes an invitation to join the social event at the end of the day.

If you are not already a member, you can join here, and remember, it's worth checking to see if you are eligible for free membership, if you are part of one of our Patron Member Organisations.