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Reclining Goddess, a short film by Carolina Aguirre featuring vocal performance by Anna B Savage

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News: DICE announce line-up for Girls Music Day

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Ticketing startup app DICE have announced the line-up for the second of their Girls Music Day events. The event, run by DICE in conjunction with Sonos Studio, aims to inspire young women to get involved in the music industry. The day will feature talks, Q&As, and tutorials covering...

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sofia_hoops: Gabby Gets Married @dyelllla @jenlongrules

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sofia_hoops: Nye 2015 @dyelllla @jenlongrules

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A face for radio?

Have presenters like Fearne Cotton changed the way female radio presenters are represented, or is it just technological developments that have made the image of radio DJ’s of equal importance to their voice? 

Radio has become more than just a live audio broadcast. With the developments in technology, not only it is more widely accessible, but also there is more content. From Youtube channels to Twitter accounts, radio stations have their online presence well-established. Presenters also have a large online profile of their own, particularly within social media, which allows them to develop more of a celebrity-like status. Due to all of this new media, the listener has become has become more familiar with the image of radio presenters, not just their voice. It seems that the joke “you’ve got a face for radio!” has become outdated, as your face really does now seem to matter. 

Do listeners really need to match a face to the voice? Perhaps. The reason why radio is so popular, and is continuing to be so, is in fact because of the presenters. If you didn’t have them, why would you listen to radio at all when there are free music streaming sites (like Spotify) easily accessible? Radio 1 DJ Annie Mac spoke on why she thinks audiences still listen to radio – “The reason why radio is good is that they believe in their personality, they believe in their tastes and they trust them”. Having a visual image of the presenter probably does help to connect the listener more with them. However, during daytime radio broadcasting on the BBC,  there is a playlist, so the presenter has little or no control on the music played. The point that Annie was making does not exactly apply, the listeners won’t be able to trust the DJ as an authoritative figure on what music to listen to, so instead things like fashion and celebrity gossip take the lead. Although radio presenters such as Fearne Cotton are more loved for their looks than musical tastes, she is still used by the BBC to present TV music events and I don’t believe this is right. When Fearne was on maternity leave, BBC Three appointed fellow Radio 1 DJ Jen Long as Fearne’s fill-in to present the summer’s music festivals. Jen, who presents ‘BBC Introducing’, is arguably much better suited for the job, being very much involved in the music industry. Not only is it her job to select songs by undiscovered artists to play to the nation, but also she runs her own record label, manages bands, runs her own music zine and is a musician herself. To top it all off you see her on screen wearing her favourite bands’ shirts, further proof that music is central to her and everything she does. It is a pity she was only presenting due to maternity cover.

Research that non-profit organisation ‘SoundWomen’ conducted opened my eyes to the gender imbalance that is still present in radio today. Only 1 in 5 solo voices on the radio are female. With the UK having an amazing history of women in radio broadcasting, such as Woman’s Hour, which was set up in the 1940s, and legends such as Annie Nightingale, who was the first ever female DJ on Radio 1, it came as a surprise to me that there are not more women in radio today. I’m not sure why this is and it would be wrong to suggest that radio bosses discriminate against women, as there is no proof. There simply could be less women who want to get into the industry. However what is important is that the women, who have a lesser presence on the air waves, are therefore more important as representatives. Radio presenters are now spending an increasing amount of time in front of cameras, but this shouldn’t mean that women get the job due to their appearance, they should be knowledgable about the subject too. As Annie Nightingale said "You don't want just want to be there to make up the numbers. You want to be there because you are the best person for the job.” 

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ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR JEN LONG FOR 'FRENCH KISS' BEST.COSTUME.EVER.