I Symposium on Radio Studies and Research in RN at UFRN

The Communication, Culture and Media (Comídia) Research Group, from the Social Communication department (Decom), from the Center for Human Sciences, Letters and Arts at UFRN, is holding the 1st Symposium on Radio Studies and Research in RN from the 8th to the 10th of November, with the theme Radio in times of change: Challenges and Opportunities, at the Communication Laboratory (LabCom) at UFRN.
Coordinated by professor and broadcaster Adriano Gomes, the event marks the end of the celebrations of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the state's first broadcaster, Rádio Educadora de Natal (REN), founded in 1941, in the voice of announcer Genar Wanderley. In 1944, REN was incorporated into the Rede dos Diários Associados and received the name Rádio Poti.
The symposium aims to hold exhibitions, workshops, debates and presentations of work around the central theme. Furthermore, it seeks to raise awareness among the academic community and society about the value and importance of radio as a means of communication.
Big names from radio in Rio Grande do Norte participate in the Symposium, such as Ciro Pedrosa, Ênio Sinedino, Felinto Rodrigues and Fernando Eugênio. Registration is open and must be made via Sigaa.
 
Programming:
Day 08/11
6pm – Accreditation
7pm – Cultural Presentation
7:30 pm – Opening
Opening Conference: The impact of new technologies on radio information and the concept of network radio
Prof. Dr. Célio Campos (PUC-RJ)
Presentation of the Genar Wanderley Commendation (75 years of radio in Rio Grande do Norte)
Cocktail
 
Day 09/11
Afternoon
2pm to 5pm – Radio Workshops (Voiceover and Sound Design)
Night:
7pm – Table: Marks of what is gone: importance of memory for preserving radio in RN
Prof. Dr. Edivânia Duarte/UFRN
Prof. Ms. Francisco Moraes
Prof. Ms. Ana Lúcia Gomes (UERN)
Mediator: Prof. Dr. Sebastião Faustino
8:15 pm – Break
8:30 pm – Table: The Radiojournalism Scenario in RN
Prof. Ms. Ciro Pedrosa
Ms. Cezar Barros
Ms. Jeferson Rocha
Journalist Emanuel Leonardo (see last name)
Mediator: Prof. Dr. Adriano Gomes
9:45 pm – Closing
Day 10/11
7pm – Table:
Radio in times of internet
Prof. Dr. Olga Tavares (UFPB)
Prof. Dr. Luciana Miranda (UFRN)
Mediator: Prof. Dr. Hélcio Pacheco
8:15 pm – Break
8:30 pm – Table: Job Market and Qualifications in Radio
Broadcaster Ênio Sinedino (96FM)
Radio broadcaster Felinto Rodrigues (98FM)
Radio broadcaster Fernando Eugênio (Grupo Opinião)
Mediator: Prof. Ms. Ciro Pedrosa
9:45 pm – Closing
The event marks the end of the celebrations of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the first broadcaster in the state.