Freshers Update & "Ch-ch-ch-changes..."

Well, it's been a while since the first Radio Hud blog, so it's about time we brought you another one.

Preparations are now well underway for Freshers and the next year of broadcasting, with freebies to give away at Freshers being looked at, the new programme schedule nearly complete and a few other developments going on behind the scenes (but we can't reveal too much about that just yet!).

Firstly, with Freshers only 4 weeks away, you should be aware of the line up by now! If not, then you've probably been on a different planet for the past couple of weeks.

Monday sees the first ever 'HudCrawl' event, which is basically Huddersfield Student Unions' very own bar crawl- "Kick off our Welcome Week 2013 evening programme with a big start, and get to know Huddersfield town centre with our t-shirt tour of bars, ending up in popular club venue Tokyo. We'll have marker pens, glow sticks and sweets along the route, as well as bottled water and stewards to make sure you have a great night."
Tuesday sees the first 'headline act' take to the stage, as part of 'HudMagic'. TV's very own High Jinx will be the main act! - "Fancy something a little different? Join us in the Union bar for an evening of entertaining magic with High Jinx as seen on the Jonathan Ross Show. What better way to get to know your new class/housemates?"
The Wednesday of Freshers Week is 'HudSocial'.  Quite a lot of the sports clubs and societies will be holding their first socials during the evening, so if you want to get involved with a particular society, why not find out a bit more about them during their first social of the year?
Thursday brings 'HudComedy', which sees BBC3's Lee Nelson headline, so you know it'll be a laugh!
If all that wasn't enough, then Friday brings what we think will be the highlight of Freshers Week - HudFest! Live music from a few bands with The Hoosiers headlining, PLUS upstairs sees an 'Ibiza' themed room, with Radio Hud and Let's Get Funked warming you up before BBC Radio 1's Scott Mills takes to the decks!  There'll also be a Silent Disco, which Radio Hud have control over one of the channels for, so expect some massive tunes!

Moving on, and as mentioned previously, the programme schedule for the 2013/14 broadcasting year is getting increasingly packed, with some great shows returning from last year, as well as new shows from returning members and keen-bean newbies who have already got their proposals in!  If you want to be considered for a show, then send your proposal in to radiohudprogrammecontroller@gmail.com.
New for this year, we're also bringing in a news team.  As part of the news team,  you will be working underneath Natalie Eaglen, our Head of News, collecting stories suitable for air, focusing on the stories effecting you in the SU, on Uni campus, and in Huddersfield. For more information, or to register your interest, please email our Station Manager, Alex Humphries, radiohudstationmanager@gmail.com

PR & Marketing - We're looking for a handful of people to help us promote the radio station. You'll be working under our Heads of PR & Marketing, Ross Martin & Kirsty Macaulay, designing posters, coming up with new ways to market and promote the radio station, letting people know about any events we've got coming up, amongst other things! For more information, or to register your interest, please email our Station Manager, Alex Humphries, radiohudstationmanager@gmail.com

Now, as you may have guessed from the blog title, change is on its way... We can't give too much away, but a new-look, new sounding Radio Hud is coming very, very soon. Make sure you keep an eye on the Radio Hud Facebook page and Twitter feed for all the latest news!