Angel Radio - European Parliament
25th September 2008 - A vote in the European Parliament in Brussels about community media was backed by a large majority. Angel Radio was spotlighted as an "extremely good example" of Community Radio.
Richard Ashworth MEP is heard on the audio track accompanying this page. He was elected a Euro MP for the South East of England in June 2004 to join a 28 strong Conservative delegation in Brussels.
Here’s what the European Report says about Angel Radio:
Community Media (CM) is an effective means to strengthen social inclusion and local empowerment too. CM may enable disadvantaged members of a community to become active participants in society to engage in debates concerning issues that are important for them.
Example: Angel Radio (UK) targets and is made by senior citizens who seek to play a more active role in community life. The station creates a lot of content that specifically deals with issues relating to the elderly. The radio station tries to spark public debate on issues important to the constituency. It has produced CDs for local schools that seek to raise awareness regarding issues such as the neglect of the elderly as well as physical and mental abuse of senior citizens.
Angel Radio offers sincere thanks to Andrea Mott of Quadrant for the audio interview with Richard Ashworth MEP
