YO1 RADIO APPOINTS NEW COMMUNITY CO-ORDINATOR

Media Partner of The Press, YO1 Radio, has appointed a new Community Coordinator to help the station enhance its support for local not-for-profit groups, schools, charities, and grass-roots sports organisations.

Julie Blackburn is already very well-known across York thanks to her charitable activities over many years as a volunteer for York Against Cancer and Cancer Research UK. Julie describes herself as a ‘cancer survivor’ having battled secondary cancer for the last five years.

Julie said: “Thankfully everything is really stable now – and I’m so excited to be starting my new role with YO1 Radio. I absolutely love working in our local area and I’m passionate about helping promote what thousands of people do every day for our communities.”

She added: “You could say that this is my perfect job. I can’t wait to get started and I look forward to being out and about meeting people and looking at ways YO1 Radio can help promote the fantastic work people are doing.”

A former Pontins ‘Bluecoat’, Julie lives in Bishopthorpe with 11-year-old son, Henry, and their dog Monty.

Managing Director of YO1 Radio, Wayne Chadwick, said: “We are so thrilled that Julie is joining the team. She is a remarkable person, very well respected across our area, and perfect for us as we move to the next phase of the development of the radio station. This is just the first of several exciting announcements we’ll have in the coming weeks!”

Julie will be based at YO1 Radio’s studios on James Street – but will also be out-and-about in York, Selby and the surrounding areas as part of the radio stations expanding team of community and production staff.

If you’re involved with any not-for-profit organisation across the area, and you’d like to see how Julie and YO1 Radio can help publicise the work you’re doing in the community, you can email her at community@yo1radio.co.uk

YO1 Radio is also looking for anyone with a few hours to spare and interested in joining Julie as part of our community ‘Hit Squad’ team, attending events and assisting with pulling together information for our team of presenters.

YO1 Radio broadcasts to York on 102.8FM and to Selby on 90.0FM.

YO1 Radio can also be heard across the whole of North Yorkshire on DAB+ digital radio – as well as online at www.yo1radio.co.uk