The 2012 Team

US 2012 Election Coverage
7th of November 2012 · In "2012"
For the US 2012 Election, Bournemouth University’s Media School students worked through the night to provide live television, radio and online coverage of the presidential race. The radio coverage was broadcast live on BIRSt and Hope FM, with students providing expert analysis, information and interviews for their listening audience. For…
2012 Launch
24th of February 2012 · In "2012"
BIRSt 2012 launched with a bang on the 24th of February! Pushing the green button to officially launch the station was Practicioner in Residence at Bournemouth University, Maria Williams. With Maria having production credits at BBC Radio 1, 2 and 4, where she was the Deputy Editor of Woman's Hour…
USA Votes 2016: Radio Coverage
17th of November 2016 · In "2016"
We stayed up through the night of November 8 to provide news, analysis and results, broadcasting live streams on radio and TV. We also had a team of reporters broadcasting live from Washington DC. Listen again to the radio broadcasts as the night unfolds in the most contentious US election…