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Nov 2020
52m 34s

A sneak listen to National Prison Radio

PRISON RADIO ASSOCIATION
About this episode

The Prison Radio Association is the charity that produces this podcast. Our day job is running National Prison Radio, which is the world's first national radio station for people in prison. It broadcasts 24/7 into the cells of 80,000 people in prison across England and Wales.

Last night, Thursday 26 November, we attended not one, but TWO award ceremonies. Both online.

One was the Criminal Justice Alliance Media Awards, and the other was the Audio Production Awards, one of the major dates in the UK media calendar. It was hosted by Jeremy Vine and Snoochie Shy.

It was an amazing night, and we wanted to tell our listeners in prison all about it. We also wanted to give you the chance to hear some of what makes National Prison Radio special.

Presenters: Andrew Wilkie and Brenda Birungi Guests: Hilary Ineomo-Marcus, Anthony Olanipekun, Nancy Prentice, Jerelle Forbes, Phil Maguire Producer: Andrew Wilkie



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