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Budding young TV presenters hoping for a lucky screen break need look no further. Charge is launching a competition where the winner gets the chance to present an hour-long show on national television.
The winner will host an episode of Charge on Community Channel - a weekly programme devoted to young people. It has dynamic and social-engaging content on the issues that really matter to them, as well as inspiring them to make a difference to the world around them through volunteering.
To enter, 18-25 year-olds must record themselves – on a mobile phone or video recorder – reading a prepared script, which can be found on www.chargetv.co.uk.
As well as reading the script, entrants will also be asked to talk about a social issue that matters to them. They can then upload their audition to the Charge website, where the public will vote for the winner.
The competition runs for six weeks, from Monday, 24 September to Friday, 2 November, and is an exciting opportunity for young people from all over the country to appear on national telly – previous presenting experience isn’t necessary.
Charge Producer, Ray Addison, said: ‘Whether through music videos, home made films or mobile-filmed clips, Charge is made by the youth, for the youth. Charge’s message is clear: get involved and volunteer. The presenter competition is a great way to voluteer your time, and increase your career prospects at the same time.’
More information can be found on the Charge website, www.chargetv.co.uk. Charge is broadcast everyday on Community Channel at 6.00pm and 10.00pm.
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For further information please contact Penny Crook at Community Channel on 0207 874 7651, pennyc@communitychannel.org, or Rachel Lailey on 0207 874 7098, rachell@communitychannel.org
Note to Editors:
About Community Channel
Community Channel is dedicated to engaging audiences with the charitable and voluntary sector, showcasing stories and issues that inspire action and encourage involvement. The channel is broadcast 24 hours a day on Sky 539, Virgin TV 233 and from 6am to 9am on Freeview 87. The channel is a free-to-air TV station available to 16.5 million digital households in the UK and to 41 million potential viewers. Around 1.2 million people tune in every month (source: BARB) and we receive more than 12,000 responses a week from viewers to our calls to action.
About Charge
Charge is the first multi-platform arena for engaging and inspiring young people to take action, get involved and to volunteer. Funded by the youth volunteering charity v and The Vodafone UK Foundation, Charge aims to directly target a core audience of 16-25’s with dynamic and engaging content on the issues and interests that really matter to them. Further information http://www.chargetv.co.uk
Media Trust
Media Trust works in partnership with the media industry to build effective communications for the charity and voluntary sectors. It does this through media training seminars and workshops, film and TV production (Media Trust Productions), broadcasting (Community Channel), news distribution (Community Newswire), media matching and campaigns. Media Trust corporate members are BBC, BSkyB, Channel 4, Daily Mail and General Trust, Discovery Networks Europe, Disney Channel UK, Emap plc, Guardian Media Group, ITV, MTV Networks UK & Ireland, News International, Newsquest Media Group, Time Warner and WPP Group.
www.mediatrust.org
The Vodafone UK Foundation
The Vodafone UK Foundation focuses on helping 16-25 year olds facing exclusion from society, whether reaching a cross road in their lives, struggling with emotional well-being or having difficulty accessing the information that they need. It is committed to creating sustainable change and working collaboratively with its charity partners providing a range of resources in addition to financial support wherever possible. The Foundation also supports local communities in areas where Vodafone has a significant physical presence and Vodafone employees who are involved in community activities. The Vodafone UK Foundation is a registered charity. It is one of 19 registered local country Foundations funded by The Vodafone Group Foundation and also receives donations from Vodafone UK Limited. Further information can be found on www.vodafoneukfoundation.org
v, the youth volunteering charity
v is the youth volunteering charity launched in May 2006 whose mission is to inspire a new generation of young volunteers in England aged 16-25. v is supported by the Office of the Third Sector in the Cabinet Office. v uses an innovative ‘Match Fund’ business model which allows funds raised from the private sector to be matched by the Government. Up to £50 million has been allocated by the Government for this purpose over three years. For more information about v please visit www.wearev.com
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