Our Team

Hello! I’m Mike, and I’m the Station Manager for this year. The Station Manager is different each University Year, and is picked via a presentation and interview process. It’s a full time position, and I’m employed by LUU to ensure that LSR is run smoothly and that you’re all getting involved and enjoying your time here.I basically have my fingers in a wide variety of pies, of all shapes and sizes. If you have any issues with any part of the station, need training etc then I’m a pretty good first port of call.I’m in the office 9-5pm every weekday, so feel free to pop in and talk to me. You can also drop me an email, or give me a Tweet.

Hello, I’m Matt and I’m the Deputy Station Manager. This means that I’m technically in charge in the station manager’s absence (so lets hope that doesn’t happen) and I help in loads of areas of this station. I help with training everyone up with all the technical gear, organising our various events and socials as well as generally helping the station to run as smoothly as possible. Whilst I don’t have a team or anything I’m always available to contact about any problems people may have, I will always try to help. For anybody who wants to get involved in the station I can certainly help with that too. You can find me in the office most days eating a pasty, but if not you can drop me an email or tweet me.

Hello, I’m the current Programme Controller. Unless you’ve received either a very useful and informative email from me, or a ranting email in which I’m telling you off, you might not know what I actually do! Well, first of all, at the start of each semester Michael Hewitson and I go through the show proposals and decide which shows we would like to commission. Then we arrange the schedule and for the rest of the term, I help ensure everything runs smoothly and we produce the best radio we can. I train members in using both on- and off-air equipment and give them feedback about how to improve their presenting and producing skills. I also ensure that presenters are prepared for their shows and do not swear or act too inappropriately on-air. Also, if you have a show and can’t make it for whatever reason, then let me know because I’ll make sure your hour is covered with content rather than dead-air. Otherwise, I generally help out with the upkeep of our quality broadcasting and with organising events held by the station. If you would like to get in touch with me about anything concerning your show you are welcome to email me, or you’ll generally find me lurking around the LSR office. And make sure you follow me on twitter, just for fun!

My job is to make sure that we keep up our cool image. That means talking to local companies and working out the best way to connect LSR’s holy triangle of student, station and freebies to get more listeners. Controllers of social media and the like we are the go to team for promotion and show strategy. If you can’t work out the best way to get listeners on board for your show, or you are interested in joining the team, drop me and email with the subject: I’m a buff baby and I can dance like a man.

I’m one of the Heads of Music for the station. Alongside the music team, I choose the music for the station at meetings every Wednesday at 3pm. I also organise interviews and sessions with artists, tickets for reviewing gigs in the city and am working on this year’s SOS Festival. I also work on the ‘RPM’ music shows – Indie & Alternative, Rock & Punk, Hip Hop, Funk & Soul, Leeds: Live & Local, Dance & Electronica, and Classical – which are on every night except Saturday at 9pm.

I’m Izy and alongside Amos I am Head of Music. Come to me if you want to go on any of the RPM shows (the station’s six specialist music shows), if you would like to get involved with choosing the station’s playlist in our weekly meetings held Wednesday’s at 3pm, or if you would like to get involved in the organisation of our upcoming SOS Festival! Drop me an e-mail, a tweet or just come and introduce yourself to me in the office!

Hello, I’m Harriet and my role is to look after the Speech team here at LSR. I oversee our core speech shows – Box Office, The Hidden Broadcast, The Arts Show, Just Another Panel Show and Political Animal – which you can browse in the ‘Our Shows’ tab. My job is to make sure presenters know what they’re doing and are producing great content, as well as making sure everyone feels involved in LSR as a whole and are importantly having fun! We are always looking for new people to get involved in the most diverse and overall best department of LSR, so whatever your interests are email me (and James) or tweet me. Or just pop into the office and say hi!

Basically it’s my job to keep Speech the best department in the station (sorry, Music). That means I help choose the producers of our big speech shows – The Arts Show, Box Office, Hidden Broadcast, Just Another Panel Show and Political Animal, as well as making sure they’re sounding great throughout the year. I also help with big Speech radio events like the US Election and the occasional radio play or special.I’m often in the office so come and say “Hi” or fire all your questions at me. If you don’t know who you’re looking for think of a horrible cloning experiment involving Tintin and Draco Malfoy.

It is my job to assemble an almighty and invincible Breakfast team in an attempt to convince the student population that getting up before 11 isn’t all bad. If you would like to be part of the almighty invincible Breakfast team in even the smallest way, drop me a line and I can make all of your dreams come true. I’m usually around the LSR office, but if I’m not there you can tweet me or email me to find out more.

Hey, I’m Sammy and I am the Hometime Producer! My role is to look after the weekday Hometime shows which run from 5pm until 7pm which is one the flagship shows on the station. As a result the shows have to be of a very high quality and it’s my job to make sure they stay that way (not always by example..)I’m always looking for people to help out, from presenters to regular feature guests to those who want to help me out with production! You can e-mail, follow and re-tweet me as much as you like by the way…

Hello, I’m Helen. Official title: Co-Head of News. With Jessie, I sort out the Wednesday hour long news show, ‘Newslink’ and scheduling bulletin readers for the Hometime and Breakfast shows. We have extremely fun weekly meetings and are often in and out of the office so if you’d like to get involved then please get in touch!!

alongside Helen I help to produce LSR’s weekly news show, Newslink. My job is to organise the team, co-present the show, come up with ideas for our live debates, and this term, help produce some longer, investigative reports. Another part of news on LSR is the news bulletins read during the Breakfast and Hometime slots each day. I also help organise some of our live events including our US Elections broadcast last term and the Student Exec Elections coming up.If you’d like to be part of the news team we would love to have you join us, feel free to email Helen and I – or Tweet me!

I’m Charlie, Head of Sport, and my role is to organise all the sports shows for the station. They take place on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays at 4pm and cover all topical sporting debate. We also put on special one off shows if any major sporting events are about to take place! We’re always looking for new recruits so drop me an email (let’s hope you’re not fielding in the slips)!

Basically, being Head of Production means that I’m the guy creating the station sound for this year and making sure you guys know how to make your shows sound great in terms of production. That can be anything from jingles, beds, sound effects and other pretty cool things. If you want your ideas being incorporated into the station sound, I’m the person to go to. If I’m not in the production studio, you can ask me how to do stuff by emailing or tweeting me!

Milo here, as Head of Design it’s my job to look after station visuals. This means logos, flyers, posters and what-not. I work closely with the marketing department, Michael Colley is the yin to my yang, the sun to my moon. I also produce and present the RPM Presents Leeds: Live & Local show, advocating all music both from and in Leeds. If you don’t stand for something you’ll fall for anything

Hi, I’m Samwise and I created the new LSRFM website as part of swwilsmedia and XIXO.