OSCAR Radio 87.9FM On air for the 18th year Tuesday 1st March- Monday 14th March 2016

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20160129 OSCAR Team 002Founded in 1988, OSCAR Radio is an emblem of the talent and enthusiasm of Oundle School pupils. As the only radio station run and directed exclusively by U18s it is an exemplar of the success that young adults can achieve within a professional environment. With the continued support of Sir Howard Stringer (Chairman, Sony Worldwide) and Mr Carl Heinlein and managed by Lower Sixth Form pupils, James Stringer (17) and Mercedes Bannister (17), OSCAR is a legacy that has spanned over 15 years.

Managing Director, James Stringer commented, “Ever since I hosted my first OSCAR show in Third Form (Year 9) I have dreamed of being one of the OSCAR Managing Directors, and now Mercedes and I have our chance to leave a mark on the incredible OSCAR legacy. During our stint in charge, we hope to reinvigorate OSCAR with more interviews, a more interesting and diverse range of broadcasts, and improving OSCAR’s digital presence. We are both very excited and hope to bring OSCAR Radio closer to resembling recognisable stations like BBC Radio 1, but still carrying the distinct OSCAR personality that new and old listeners alike have to come to love.”

Although they do not want to give away all of their secrets they have decided that they wish to involve the whole School, including teachers, and look forward to their appearances on air this March; involving more and more pupils in more and more broadcasts. Eighteen years after OSCAR was first established, this completely pupil -run radio station is reaching the end of its teen years and they are ready to keep the classic shows and bring in some new recruits as well! With the whole-School Birmingham concert fast-approaching, OSCAR will be honoring this quinquennial event with exclusive interviews with the teachers and best musicians at Oundle.

Head of OSCAR Radio, Mr Chris Pettitt, said “I am very much looking forward to this upcoming broadcast with our new management team of Fifth and Lower Sixth formers. I expect to hear some

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