The Political Economy of the Radio Personality

Stiernstedt, Fredrik

doi:10.1080/19376529.2014.950152

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“…Overall, I have provided insight into a twofold vision of youth voice on the airwaves as both restrictive and performative concurrently. Those who have considered performance in relation to radio have been concerned with unveiling the truth behind the performed persona and the resultant embarrassment (Stiernstedt, 2014), as opposed to the positive potential of on-air performances. Engaging with performance, more liberally, in the study of radio thus enables insight into the ways in which performance is not just an act of refinement and sanitisation, but also an act of exaggeration and caricature.…”

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“…A small body of work has begun to draw on Goffman (1967) in relation to radio, although mainly commercial radio. Stiernstedt (2014) discusses the political economy of the radio personality. The author recognises that much media talk by presenters centres on the imaginary transition between frontstage and backstage, and is a medley of presenters as their true selves, and their media personalities.…”

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“…This paper argues that engaging with performance more liberally than scholars have done before (e.g. Stiernstedt, 2014) in the study of radio enables insight into the ways in which performance is not just an act of refinement and sanitisation, but also an act of exaggeration and caricature. I begin this paper by introducing the case partner, KCC Live.…”

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The performance of youth voice on the airwaves

Wilkinson

2018

Children's Geographies

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This paper uses the case study of a youth-led community radio station, KCC Live, to argue that community radio is not a cure-all solution for disenfranchised and silenced young people. Drawing on 18 months of participant observation at KCC Live and data from in-depth interviews with volunteers, I argue that, owing to institutional constraints by station management; college management; and the regulatory body Ofcom, young people consider the airwaves to be a supervised, as opposed to emancipatory, arena. However, in attempting to combat the restricting nature of the airwaves, young people find new, performative ways to communicate. This paper provides empirical evidence which goes beyond previous simplistic conceptualisations of voice in youth media production and argues that romanticised notions of youth voice preclude performance and creativity. This paper offers an important contribution to children's geographies in finding that pretend play, characterised by performance, can be considered a 'life-span activity'.

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The performance of youth voice on the airwaves

Wilkinson

2018

Children's Geographies

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“…A small body of work has begun to draw on Goffman (1967) in relation to radio, although notably commercial radio. Stiernstedt (2014) recognises that much talk by presenters centres on the imaginary transition between frontstage and backstage, and is a medley of presenters as their true selves, and their media personalities. Stiernstedt (2014) draws on Goffman (1967) to argue that the communication between presenters and DJs is organised and structured and playfully threatens to unveil the truth behind the performed persona.…”

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Going ‘backstage’: observant participation in research with young people

Wilkinson

2017

Children's Geographies

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This paper reflects on fieldwork undertaken at youth-led community radio station, KCC Live. It draws on Goffman to elucidate the differences between front and backstage spaces at KCC Live, and provides snapshots from research encounters to illustrate the importance of observant participation (over participant observation) in permitting access to these spaces. This paper celebrates the embeddedness of the researcher as a member of the community under study. In doing so, it argues that immersion in community research settings can enable insight into the functioning, relationships, rules and peculiarities of the place and people, all of which are fundamental to ethnographic research.

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“…La prescripción de una buena selección musical es uno de los pilares de la radio musical (Percival, 2012), principalmente encarnada en la figura del disc-jockey que actúa como enlace entre industria, radio y oyentes (Stiernstedt, 2014). Los principales paralelismos entre radio y música en streaming se encuentran en las llamadas emisoras de "hilo musical" basadas en una programación de música 24 horas.…”

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Music for everyone? The failure of music public radio in Spain on streaming music services

Gálvez

2016

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It is intended an approach to the relationship of music public radio in Spain with streaming music services. The Internet provides the music industry new forms of music distribution and streaming music services have an important role in this scenario. Personalisation and immediacy may be a threat, but also it could be an opportunity for music public radio, usually associated with prescription and legitimacy. In addition, the Internet strengthens the relationship between radio and listeners and especially among young people, an aspect that has been extensively studied, but less so in relation to streaming music services. Therefore, this issue is addressed with a methodology that combines content analysis with interviews. The results show a scarce presence of music public radio in Spain on streaming music services that should be urgently solved.

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The Political Economy of the Radio Personality

Cited by 18 publications

References 17 publications

The performance of youth voice on the airwaves

The performance of youth voice on the airwaves

Going ‘backstage’: observant participation in research with young people

Music for everyone? The failure of music public radio in Spain on streaming music services

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