Radio Day 2019
Future-Proofing the Radio Industry in a Changing Audio Landscape
The closing panel for Radio Days Africa 2021 seemed to have arrived quicker than ever before this year, after two weeks of incredible conversations across 21 online sessions, hosting over 70 different speakers from around Africa and the rest of the world.
Programme
Date: 5 July 2021 Day: Monday Time: 14:00 Duration: 90min Session: The Opening Panel #RDA21 Moderator: Franz Krüger Contributors: Sibongile Mtyali (Kaya FM – Managing Director), Nsinazo Waraka (Radio Kaya – CEO, Kenya), Others TBC Registration Link #RDA21...
Creating recommendable and familiar content
By Buhle Mbhele Jacaranda FM CEO, Kevin Fine talked the audience through content economy and the power of building a digital relationship with its audiences. Fine explored ways of understanding content, its audience and the extent at which people have embraced it. He...
Podmeet: Knowing your audience is pivotal to creating a great podcast
By Tshepo Rakumakoe In a panel discussion presented by Francois Retief, two American broadcasters also joined in on the conversation of podcasting and its future in South Africa as a broadcast medium. Retief described podcast as a broadcast form that broadcasters can...
Building synergy between community radio and the music industry
By Eva Chipa Business Development Manager in Licensing, Manaileng Maphike at the Southern African Music Rights Organization speaks on the need for synergy between community radio and their organization. SAMRO’s role is to administer performing rights on behalf of...
Giving local voices a chance
By Tshepo Rakumakoe Director of the Wits Radio Academy and Head of Journalism, Professor Franz Kruger, invited Vow FM presenters and Local Voices reporters Veronica Makhoali and Siyabonga Motha to provide insights on their involvement on the Local Voices project. The...
Media needs to step it up on gender diversity and representation
By Eva Chipa Speaking with much conviction and passion, Xoli Matomela from the German Development Cooperation (GIZ) and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and Women Empowerment, spoke on a topic we hear far too often about, but rarely do anything to change,...
The magic behind making radio imaging sound really good
By Eva Chipa When listening to radio, certain jingles help us identify the station with what we are listening to. German born mastermind, Jan Brückner, breaks down the secret behind what makes radio sound good and how to identify that. The master class looks into...
Accessing radio in paradise is only an app away
By Eva Chipa The Seychelles island is surrounded by a vast ocean with over 300 000 tourists per year making it a hotspot for Paradise FM. Welcome, this is the Seychelles. Bérard Duprés, CEO of the Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation began his presentation by posing a...