If you’ve ever wondered what radio producers actually do, there’s a new podcast that delves into it.
Re: Producer is a series celebrating the art of making radio, putting some of the industry’s finest production talent under the spotlight.
The podcast is an independent production by Mark Jeeves and Jenny Nelson, who both work together at Bauer Media’s Scala Radio.
Each episode features a conversation with a radio producer about their career and the industry as a whole, reflecting on how it has changed over the decades.
Guests offer advice to aspiring producers, explaining the key skills that are integral to the role. They reveal their biggest personal successes, the radio shows they love, and what they think radio will sound – and look – like in the future.
Although producers often see another side of the radio business that’s rarely exposed to listeners, this podcast isn’t about that. There’s no naming and shaming of difficult talent or revelations of insider gossip. Instead, Re: Producer aims to be a celebration of the all-too-often unsung individuals who have one of the most creative, varied, at times frustrating but ultimately rewarding jobs in media!
Guests appearing in the series so far, are:
Karen Pearson – Founder of Folded Wing who was recently awarded a Radio Academy Fellowship
Mark Lockett – Executive Producer of the Dave Berry Breakfast Show on the Absolute Radio Network
Liz Barnes – Producer of Sounds of the 70s with Johnnie Walker on BBC Radio 2, previously Planet
Rock, BBC 6Music, BBC Radio Cumbria and BBC Radio Lancashire
Adam Uytman – Development Director in the International Team at Acast and previously Editor at BBC Radio 1 and BBC 6 Music and Producer of Steve Wright in the Afternoon at Radio 2
Suzi Purdie – Executive Producer of the Simon Mayo Drivetime Show on Greatest Hits Radio
Husain Husaini – Editor at Times Radio
Emma Newman – Award-winning Producer at TBI Media whose CV includes Absolute Radio, BBC Radio 2, Xfm and Kerrang.
John McInally – Producer of Bowie at Breakfast, Clyde 1.
You can listen to Re: Producer on iTunes, Spotify and YouTube.
