Today on Looking Forward, we’re going to focus on a communications medium that exists just about everywhere around the world: Radio!

In Part 1 of this two-part series, Episode #77, we’re going to delve into that evolution. We’ll look at how radio has changed over the years, explore how people in different parts of the world listen to their radios, and examine how COVID-19 has affected radio production and listening habits.

To help us do that, we’re bringing back James Cridland. James was previously on Looking Forward to speak about podcasting. Well, guess what-- he’s also an expert on the radio industry, too!

Along with being the Editor of Podnews, a daily podcast newsletter, James Cridland is a radio futurologist - a writer, consultant and public speaker on radio’s future. James has worked in radio and audio since 1989 as an award-winning copywriter, radio presenter, and internet strategist.

He launched the world’s first streaming radio smartphone app in March 2005, for the original Virgin Radio in London, launching daily podcasts earlier that year. In 2007 he joined the BBC working on the BBC iPlayer for radio, achieving a dramatic increase in the service’s audio quality.

James was one of the organizers of Next Radio, the UK radio ideas conference. He has worked with the world’s largest radio conference, Radiodays Europe, since its inception.

A founder of the hybrid radio technology association RadioDNS, he is an Associate Member of the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. Born in the UK, James lives in Brisbane, Australia with his partner and daughter.

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