Demon FM's News Coverage For RAG Week And #getmeonair

It’s not just the presenters of Demon FM who are going to be helping to raise some money on the airwaves in RAG week.

Eight of the station’s news will be joining the presenters and the producers during their 48-hour stay in John Sandford, providing the latest news as per usual on Demon FM. 

The team will compromise of Izzy Frodsham, Bethan Head, Jimmy Knott, Mattia Pace, Joanne Philpott, Sharma Ridge, and Flora Skanks.

Ella Griffith, head of news at Demon FM, who will also be in the news reading team, said of her excitement of being part of the experience. “It’s great that we can all work together, have fun, and raise money for important causes.”

Having been one of the people who really pushed having news as a regular feature on Demon FM in her three years at De Montfort, Ella couldn’t be prouder of how far the news on Demon FM has come. 

“It’s great that after two years of hard work that there’s a news team to be proud of, and a news team that gets stuck in no matter what the situation or challenge” said Ella.

“We’re always keen to get involved and even though Demon FM is going to be mixed up for a few days, we still have our place in the schedule!” added Ella.

Bringing the interaction closer between the radio presenters and the news readers is something that the News Editor has really been setting out to do this year. Third year Journalism student Izzy Frodsham has been pushing to make the whole of Demon FM more of one rather than two separate departments. “To be included in RAG week is great for the team on the whole and also I think it will allow the news readers to meet and mingle more with the management and presenting team”, said Izzy. 

And speaking about being involved with the variety of characters involved in the 48 hour challenge, Izzy was enthusiastic, adding “I’m hoping that that news team will be able to help out with some of the challenges!”

Published April 2014