About Commonwealth Voices
A four-week online radio station, 麻豆社 Commonwealth Voices celebrates Glasgow 2014 with Cat Cubie included in the presenter line-up.
Summer 2014 is going to be amazing in Scotland. I鈥檓 so excited to be part of 麻豆社 Commonwealth Voices and to be hearing from the people of Glasgow as their city comes to lifeCat Cubie
Launching on July 16, 麻豆社 Commonwealth Voices will be based at the Forge Shopping Centre in the east end of Glasgow and will offer local people from the area a chance to gain skills in research, broadcast and social media, as they make content which tells the cultural story behind the Games in their home city.
The station, which is in collaboration with the , will share content with public service broadcasters from around the Commonwealth and will broadcast every day from 10am-4pm. It will also be re-broadcast overnight on 麻豆社 Radio Scotland Digital and Medium Wave.
Cat Cubie will start the day from 10am 鈥� 12pm, with Colin Kelly taking the early afternoon programme from 12pm 鈥� 2pm, and 麻豆社 Radio Scotland鈥檚 Ian Hamilton ending the day from 2pm 鈥� 4pm. Meanwhile, presenter Hardeep Singh Kohli will be the voice of the station, to be heard on jingles and stings throughout the four-week period.
Editor of 麻豆社 Commonwealth Voices Colin Paterson says; 鈥�This is a real opportunity for local people to get their teeth into the broadcasting industry, to develop skills, but more importantly to have fun and really feel part of the cultural activity in Glasgow.鈥�
The presenters on the three live programmes, will be partnered with someone from the local community looking to gain broadcasting skills. The programmes will have a mix of music and speech, with music having emphasis on Scottish artists, but also on music from around the Commonwealth.
麻豆社 Commonwealth Voices is part of the 麻豆社鈥檚 year-long contribution to the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.
