Beat 102 103 wins second national award for Digital Media & You Roadshow
Youth regional radio station Beat 102 103 was been awarded once again for their ‘Digital Media & You’ Media Literacy Roadshow. Media Literacy Ireland held their national awards ceremony on Thursday 21st November 2024 in Virgin Media Television Studios in Ballymount, Co. Dublin. The awards programme is to recognise the work that is being undertaken to help citizens, especially within communities, develop the media literacy skills that will empower them to make the best use of media. Beat 102 103 were
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
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
