[IrelandVIPNews] Re: audioscope axed
- From: "Sandberg, Robert" <robert.sandberg@xxxxxxx>
- To: <irelandvipnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 16:10:01 +0200
Hi folks!
I agree Jo, that we should voice our displeasure at this decision. Maybe
a flood of emails will have an effect. All it can do though, is appeal
to their idealism. That's if they have any. From an economic point of
view, there are not enough of us to seriously threaten their benchmark
number of listeners.
Rather than protesting harshly, we should emphasize how much Audioscope
means to us and in what way it has been useful to us in the past. To be
honest though, I have little hope of succeeding. They'll have planned
something to fill that slot and probably started producing for it. On
the other hand, since Audioscope is off for the summer anyway, they
wouldn't loose face if they reversed their decision, as the replacement
show hasn't started. No one would know.
Meanwhile, I can only invite those who dread the void left by Audioscope
to subscribe to Talk Around. We are always striving to royally entertain
our listeners and present a wide range of blind issues in a stylish
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Cheers,
Robbie
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[mailto:irelandvipnews-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joe Bollard
Sent: Mittwoch, 12. Juli 2006 13:42
To: irelandvipnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [IrelandVIPNews] audioscope axed
hello friends, many of you i am sure will be as surprised as i was to
learn
that RTE have decided to discontinue the series "audioscope"
over thirty years ago blind people lobbied RTE for a programme
specifically
to cater for the needs of blind and vision impaired people, after much
pressure RTE agreed to have a twenty minute programme on sunday evenings
however they would not permit a blind person to present the programme
jim
sherwin was the presenter, and the producer was dearmuid peevoy, the
programme was at that time entitled"listen and see".
apart from being really useful to blind and vision impaired people, the
programme became a vehicle for public awareness of blindness and blind
issues.
during the past thirty two years the programme naturally enough has
gone
through a number of changes, the main one being that the programme was
eventually presented by a blind or vision impaired presenter , and the
name
was changed to "audioscope" .
over the years the programme has had it's critics, [and i include myself
in
that] but no matt er what, there is still a need for such a programme,
but
apparently RTE feel differently, i'm expressing a personal view here
friends, we blind people need to get information, advice, and support,
there
is no other programme on RTE at the moment that can fulfil that need,
people
with other disabilities can get their information from newspapers and
periodicals, the majority of blind and vision impaired people depend on
radio for information.
according to statistics ireland's popylation will age drastically over
the
next ten years or so, and we all are aware that with the onset of the
aging
process there comes an increase in eye related problems, resulting in
more
and more people with a need for audio information, so surely this
increases
the need for programmes such as "audioscope
what i intend to do, and i hope as many blind and vision impaired people
who
feel as strongly as i do about this, is to contact RTE and voice my
strong
opposition to the removal of audioscope, phone RTE on 01 2083111,and ask
to
be put through to the information office, or e mail radio1@xxxxxx and
remember also friends, we did this before with the audible signals
situation, people are making decisions on matters that concern us,
without
taking on board our feelings on the matter.
sorry to have gone on so long on this matter, but i really feel very
strongly about it, i am endeavouring to get in touch with ana leddy,
head of
radio one to discuss it with her, but up to now, no joy, but i don't
give up
easily, i'm not normally a militant person, but this decision has
really
bugged me, travel safely, joe bollard.
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