Cathy Aitchison

Current

• Co-founder and project co-ordinator at London Link Radio
• Freelance/consultant at Aitchison Media & Development

Past

• Project Co-ordinator, Broadcast Equality Unit at BBC
• Researcher at BBC
• Research Executive at BMRB

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Education

• Didsbury College of Education
• Goldsmiths College, U. of London
• Berkhamsted School for Girls

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Industry

Online Media

Cathy Aitchison’s Summary

I am a London-based media freelancer/consultant. I specialise in participatory (community) media and online, focusing on:
~ project management, training and faciitation
~ production and reporting for radio and new media
~ research

I set up and run the media charity London Link Radio. As part of its activities, I manage an annual online radio project Refugee Week Radio (in June) and London Link Radio's contributions to Radio 1812 (in December).

I am one of the tutors for the PEARLS radio production course for women run by Desi Radio and Women's Radio Group. I also manage Women's Radio Group's contribution to the 'imMEDIAte' Grundtvig transnational partnership, training women in media (with partners in Vienna and Madrid).

I also set up and run several media reference websites, including Children and Radio and London Literature Online.

As a researcher, I am experienced in survey research techniques (qualitative and quantitative), data analysis and information research.

My published work (print and audio) covers a range of topics including the media, education, travel, migrants, public transport, libraries and women's issues.

Cathy Aitchison’s Specialties:

Project management, radio production and training (speech radio), using media for empowerment, managing volunteers.
Website design (html), managing information websites.
Features journalism for print and audio.

Cathy Aitchison’s Experience

• Co-founder and project co-ordinator

  London Link Radio

  (Online Media industry)

  2006 — Present (3 years )

• Freelance/consultant

  Aitchison Media & Development

  (Online Media industry)

  1999 — Present (10 years )

  My work regularly involves partnership projects, often publicly funded, for example with Women's Radio Group (radio training charity) and Desi Radio (community radio station in Southall).

• Project Co-ordinator, Broadcast Equality Unit

  BBC

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; BBC; Broadcast Media industry)

  1998 — 1999 (1 year )

  I project managed the launch of the BBC's Diversity Database of contributors.

• Researcher

  BBC

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; BBC; Broadcast Media industry)

  1988 — 1991 (3 years )

  I worked as a researcher in the BBC's Broadcasting Research Department (as it then was).

• Research Executive

  BMRB

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Market Research industry)

  1984 — 1988 (4 years )

  I worked as a Research Executive, initially for Mass Observation, which was merged into BMRB in the late 1980s.

Cathy Aitchison’s Education

• Didsbury College of Education

  B.Ed (Hons) , 1978 — 1980

• Goldsmiths College, U. of London

  Education 1969 — 1972

• Berkhamsted School for Girls

  1960 — 1968

Additional Information

Cathy Aitchison’s Interests:

Photography, training women in new technology, rail travel, international cinema, gardening, community media

Cathy Aitchison’s Groups:

Women's Radio Group

•    Broadcast Professionals
•    Media Professionals Worldwide
•    Women in Photography

Cathy Aitchison’s Contact Settings

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