World Radio Day

Twitter hashtag – #WorldRadioDay

World Radio Day is about celebrating radio, why we love it and why we need it today more than ever. A day to remember the unique power of radio to touch lives and bring people together across every corner of the globe. Join the celebration! This year’s theme is Youth & Radio. Celebrating Radio… By Youth. For Youth… in Safety & Security. View the events around the world.

Our Internet radio station debuted in February, 2012 and programming focuses on health IT. You can listen 24 hours a day hearing a popular mix of talk shows, conference speeches, and recorded educational events. Between shows you will hear short audio interviews at industry conferences and Health Matters PSAs from the National Institute of Health. We started the station to have a platform for our radio show MU Live! where we interviewed some of the biggest thought leaders in our industry.

World Radio Day Message: UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova

Celebrating Radio

From news and public debate to music and entertainment, radio continues to inform, captivate and inspire us in a way that no other medium can. But radio is so much more than a forum for information and entertainment. It reaches more people in more places than any other medium. It’s a bridge of communication for remote communities, developing regions and vulnerable populations, sometimes with no other connection to the outside world. Perhaps no other platform can have the real-time reach between people and across cultures. From the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) about celebrating World Radio Day.

Infographic

To help celebrate World Radio Day and remind ourselves why we need greater participation of young people in radio, check out this special infographic looking at the three sub-themes of World Radio Day 2015: Celebrating radio… by youth, for youth… in safety and security.