About The Academy
Just a little about us...
The Gaydio Academy helps Gaydio reflect the diversity of the audience we represent. It's a core building block in our mission to be the UK's LGBTQ+ station.
We are an education service that is a part of Gaydio to help you get your foot in the door in the radio and podcasting industry and will help find where your next steps are to achieve your dream career.
All activities at The Gaydio Academy are free. No experience is necessary. We're LGBTQ+ focused, not LGBTQ+ exclusive.
Learners can get involved at a number of locations around the country and could find themselves doing anything from conducting interviews to editing audio and video or helping pull together content to be heard on air or online.
The Gaydio Academy Team
Lee Barnes
Senior Academy Lead
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After first getting involved at Gaydio Brighton, Lee now heads up the Academy across the country. He has a wealth of experience, with just under two decades under his belt as a presenter and staffer across the industry. If you turn your radio to Gaydio it'll probably be him!
Steve Joyce
Grants & Fundraising Manager
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Steve’s role is to raise the funds so that all Gaydio Academy’s courses and projects are free to the participants. He has over 30 years fundraising experience, having worked at charities in a range of fields including cancer research, landmine clearance and adoption support.
Emma Goswell
Acadey Tutor
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Award winning radio presenter and podcaster with over 25 years experience. Emma co-presented the breakfast show on Gaydio for 5 years between 2013 and 2018 and again in 2020. She is also the host of ‘Coming Out Stories’; an LGBTQ+ podcast that’s been going over 7 years and been downloaded over 250,000 times.
