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We have over sixty volunteers who give their time freely to produce the recordings. Their ages range from 18 to 86. We also have volunteers from South Africa and America.
The weekly talking newspaper is produced by four teams, who come in to record the production once a month. A team consists of editors, presenters and technicians. The editors are responsible for deciding which articles to include in the programme. These are taken from the Journal and Evening Chronicle newspapers. There are two editors for each edition of Newcastle Talking News. 
The presenters are responsible for reading the items in a clear voice. Each days news is usually read by a male and female presenter.
The technicians are responsible for recording the productions, using one of the latest digital computer recording systems available. We use Goldwave. They are also responsible for copying the recordings using high speed multi copiers. We are currently looking for technicians, they would receive full training in all aspects of the role. If you are interested please get in touch with us. All volunteers are involved in opening the plastic wallets and using a computer database to check to see who receives the productions. All the new recordings are checked, before being placed into the wallets. They are then taken to the Royal Mail sorting office for distribution. |
