A State level community radio workshop was organised by the Young India in collaboration with the Unicef here on Tuesday.
More than 100 young journalists, radio professionals, community radio broadcasters and journalists from community radio stations of Odisha participated.
The guests were Chief of Office, Unicef, Odisha Dr Monica Oldezka Nielsen, C4D Officer, Unicef, Dr LopamudraTripathy, senior journalist, BBC Sandeep Sahoo, former Station Head, AIR-Cuttack Santanu Rath, News Editor, All India Radio, Cuttack Itishree Singh Rathore.
President, Community Radio Association, India, NA Shah Ansari said very soon 50 more community radio stations will be established in Odisha and the State will be the hub for community radio in South Asia in coming days. Now 265 community radios are functioning in India and there are 17 functional community radio stations in Odisha, he informed.
Nielsen spoke about empowerment of youths with their skill development and the role of community radio.
Tripathy gave priority on more focused field level narrowcasting sessions by community radio stations.
Former Station Head, AIR-Cuttack, DD-Bhubaneswar Dash highlighted some innovative practices and works done by him during his work period in AIR. Journalist Sahoo prioritised community radio as last mile connectivity. Rathore shared her journey experience from a community radio intern to News Editor at AIR.
Rudra Prasanna Rath, State Communication Specialist, Unicef, discussed with the community radio participants about how the community radios can expand their outreach, visibility and bring financial sustainability.
‘The Community Radio for Change’ booklet was released and eight young journalists from different community radio stations were honoured .
