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  1. Where does your local BBC get its news?

    Paul Murphy

    Senior Producer, A&Mi

    Ed: On the About the BBC blog Tim Bishop, Head of Regional and Local Programmes at BBC East, has written about the relationship between BBC local radio and regional newspapers. For many in the newspaper industry, and in particular the local press, the suspicion is that the BBC's Deep Thr...

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  2. Radio Manchester takeover - 151 candidates so far

    John Ryan

    Editor's note: the BBC Radio Manchester Takeover is an ambitious plan to put twenty-four new voices on the air across one day - 3 January 2011. The Takeover Taxi is currently touring locations across Greater Manchester to audition candidates - SB I'm often asked how radio stations find presente...

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  3. Getting closer to listeners in Manchester

    John Ryan

    Editor's note: BBC local radio has always been pretty close to its listeners. In Manchester they're putting them on the air. We'll keep keep you up-to-date on the experiment - SB When the marketing department came up with 'Be Part of It' as a slogan for BBC Local Radio, I wonder if they ever im...

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