Radiodays North America has announced new sessions for its upcoming event in Toronto, May 6–8, including Tiny Desk Concerts – the NPR music discovery phenomenon that boasts 40 million monthly views.
Host and producer Bobby Carter joins the conference lineup to share how he shaped the series into an essential platform for NPR’s youngest, most diverse audience. Launched in April 2008, the series has hosted performers from Dua Lipa to Anderson .Paak, Cypress Hill, Migos, Pat Benatar, Wilco, and Lyle Lovett, in addition to numerous emerging artists.
Also joining the lineup is a panel on AI for Radio and Podcasts: Top Tools, Tips, and Tricks to Streamline Your Workflow, featuring Chris “Dunner Duncombe, Director of Streaming and Podcasting at Corus Entertainment, and radio futurologist James Cridland. They’ll discuss how AI is transforming content creation, boosting efficiency, and revolutionizing the way we produce and deliver audio.
Other newly-announced sessions include Youth Radio: Breaking Through the Noise, highlighting innovating Top 40 stations and their strategies for engaging younger audiences.
Radiodays North America is running concurrent to the inaugural Departure Festival + Conference (a reimagined Canadian Music Week), May 6-11, has also announced its second wave of speakers and artists, including Dallas Green (City and Colour), Shad, Shaggy, Jully Black, music industry commentator Bob Lefsetz, Hipgnosis Songs Fund CEO Merck Mercuriadis and comedy stars Trevor Wallace, Pete Holmes and Harland Williams.
