Beat 102 103’s innovative radio training programme ‘My Beat Diary’ wraps for 2024
The programme saw ten outstanding young people from the South East region share their story and what it’s like to live a day in their life. The regional radio station recruited ten participants from across the counties of the South East to take part in this ‘fly on the wall’ type weekly short feature that ran over ten weeks from July to September. All ten people took part in two days of intensive training at the Broadcast Centre in Waterford City where they learned about idea generation, voice
Beat 102 103 is Outstanding Achievement Winner at IMRO National Radio Awards 2024
Beat 102 103 has been awarded the Outstanding Achievement Award at the annual IMRO National Radio Awards 2024. Dubbed the Oscars of Irish radio, the annual IMRO Awards event was held at the Lyrath Hotel in Kilkenny on Friday night (Oct 4th) with a capacity crowd descending on the Marble City. Youth regional radio station Beat 102 103 was awarded the prestigious accolade of Outstanding Achievement at the national awards ceremony for their Digital Media Literacy initiative. ‘Digital Media & You’ – is a
More young people prefer to socialise at home rather than clubbing or going to the pub
More young people aged between 18 and 28 prefer to socialise at home or at a friend’s house rather than clubbing or going to a bar or pub. The research also revealed that travelling abroad and personal growth are the top two things young people between 18 and 28 are looking forward to this year. It's among the findings conducted by regional youth radio station Beat 102 103 and SPARK, as part of My So-Called Beat Life. The project was developed to understand young people’s attitudes, behaviours, and
Beat 102 103 reveals three South East acts to support Robert Grace at Summer in the City
Beat 102 103 has revealed three South East acts who will be supporting Kilkenny’s Robert Grace at ‘Summer in the City’ in Waterford this July. Jessica Brett from Tipperary, The Donny’s from Kilkenny, and 2time Charlie from Waterford were selected following a six-month radio campaign across Carlow, Kilkenny, Waterford, Wexford and Tipperary. The regional youth radio station’s campaign called ‘21 Beats’ showcased twenty-one artists and bands from across the South East to mark the 21st birthday of
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Beat 102 103’s climate action series Ours To Protect ends with an extended final episode
Beat 102 103’s climate action series Ours To Protect wraps with an extended final episode to mark one year of broadcasting in the South East. Ours To Protect is a unique and informative multi-platform project aimed at raising awareness of climate action across the South East region of Ireland and beyond. The weekly series launched on regional youth station Beat 102 103 in June 2023. Produced and presented by Orla Rapple, the series delved into a vast range of topics to help inform, educate and
Waterford’s Kieran Walsh wins Tat for Taylor competition on Beat 102 103 to see Taylor Swift Live
Waterford’s Kieran Walsh is the winner of Beat 102 103’s Tat for Taylor competition. He'll be travelling to France to see Taylor Swift live at the highly acclaimed Eras Tour after he gets a Taylor themed tattoo on his lower back. Kieran applied for the competition to bring his step daughter Lauren who is a huge fan and the pair will be heading to Lyon in France in two weeks. Thousands of people entered the competition and five qualifiers were chosen. The overall prize is two VIP tickets for Taylor
Beat 102 103 celebrates growing daily radio audience in latest JNLR report
Beat 102 103 is celebrating the continued growth of daily radio listeners in Ireland as revealed in the latest JNLR report. The JNLR/Ipsos audience figures released today (May 16th) show that the Irish daily radio audience is at almost 3.4 million listeners. That is a considerable growth by 110,000 listeners in a twelve month period. The latest data from April 2023 to March 2024 shows that radio enjoys huge listenership with 91% of Irish adults and 87% of 15–34 year olds listening to radio every
Odhrán Johnson joins Beat 102 103 as SportsBeat Xtra Presenter and News & Sports Journalist
Regional radio station Beat 102 103 is delighted to announce Sligo native Odhrán Johnson as the station’s newest member of the newsroom at the Broadcast Centre in Ardkeen, Co. Waterford. Originally from Ballymote Co. Sligo, Odhrán joins the station as Beat’s new SportsBeat Xtra Presenter and News & Sports Journalist with an extensive background and interest in audio production. While studying for his undergraduate degree in Law and History in DCU, Odhrán began a podcast series called ‘Young People
