Name: Algorithms and Heartbeats: Creating Radio Content that Embraces the Digital and the Deeply Human
Start: 2026-04-18T09:00:00-0700
End: 2026-04-18T10:00:00-0700

Algorithms and Heartbeats: Creating Radio Content that Embraces the Digital and the Deeply Human

Saturday April 18, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

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The rapid growth of artificial intelligence is reshaping the audio landscape, presenting both opportunities and challenges. As algorithms increasingly prioritize content with the widest reach, there is a growing risk of radio becoming homogenized. However, the power of radio lies in human connection. This panel explores content creation strategies that blend the digital with the deeply human, combining thoughtful AI prompts with human-crafted prose. It focuses on creating content that embeds algorithms but embodies a heartbeat.

Moderator: Mardi Delport, Central University of Technology, Free State (CUT)
Panelists: Tony R. DeMars, Lamar University
Andrew Morgan David, Morgan Media
Mardi Delport, Central University of Technology, Free State (CUT)

Moderators

Mardi Delport

Senior lecturer, Central University of Technology, Free State (CUT), South Africa

Mardi Delport is a senior lecturer in the Department of Communication Sciences at the Central University of Technology, Free State (CUT) in South Africa. She lectures various media-related modules for under- and postgraduate students including Broadcast Journalism, Media Studies... Read More →

Speakers

Tony DeMars

Professor, Department of Communication and Media, Lamar University

BEA Past President. Previous service with BEA includes past convention program chair, elected positions in multiple interest divisions, leadership roles in the Festival of Media Arts, District 5 Board Representative, and Editor-in-chief of the Journal of Radio and Audio Media.

Andrew David

Morgan Media

Andrew David has a BBC career spanning BBC Radio 2 through BBC Local Radio to anchoring the Midland’s Region's nightly news show, He was a senior manager at BBC Radio Nottingham and worked at the University of Lincoln where he set up and ran the UK's first community radio station... Read More →

Saturday April 18, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am PDT
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Mardi Delport

Tony DeMars

Andrew David

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Andrew David

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