National Broadcasting School
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The National Broadcasting School began operating in 1980 as an independent organization supported by the UK's Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) to provide professional training in radio presentation, production and journalism for Independent Local Radio (ILR).[1] NBS's chairman was Peter Baldwin, deputy director of radio at the IBA, and one of the three governors appointed by them.
Type | Professional training |
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Established | 1980 |
Parent institution | Independent Broadcasting Authority |
Principal | Michael Bukht (1980-1985) |
Academic staff | Neil Spence, Martin Campbell |
Location | 14 Greek Street, Soho, London, England |
The need for a unified training scheme for ILR stations was established the previous year in a report by the Radio Consultative Committee.[2] The school was an aspirational project favored by Capital Radio managing director John Whitney, who shortly afterwards became director general of the IBA.[3]
The IBA's National Broadcasting School operated in London from 1980 to 1985. After a break of 18 years, a National Broadcasting School was established in 2003 in Brighton by former staff member Rory McLeod. In 2015 a National Broadcasting School[4] operates in Liverpool and is associated with the long-established ILR station Radio City, continuing in a similar tradition to the NBS of the 1980s.