MIW & Nielsen All About Mentoring
The Mentoring & Inspiring Women in Radio (MIW) Group Executive Committee and Nielsen Music proudly announce the MIW-Nielsen Music Mentoring Program, a collaborative effort to open doors for women interested in management positions in music broadcast programming across the country. “Improving the number of women in programming has been on our radar for several years,” said Ruth Presslaff, Founder and President of Presslaff Interactive Revenue and MIW Group executive committee member spearheading the MIW’s newest mentoring project. “With the generous support of Nielsen Music, the MIW Group is now keenly focused on the challenge of increasing the percentage of growth in this vitally important sector. We are so appreciative of Nielsen Music’s backing in this endeavor.”
The MIW-Nielsen Music Mentoring Program matches a female programming candidate with key mentors from both the MIW Radio Group and Nielsen Music to sharpen her programming and professional skills and further her career in music programming. The first MIW-Nielsen Music Programming mentee will receive a scholarship to attend the upcoming NAB/RAB Radio Show in Austin, where she will be officially introduced and mentored for the next 12 months.
“The Nielsen Music team is honored to join forces with MIW Radio Group on this mentorship program, which will provide a unique support network for women who aspire to take on one of the most difficult and demanding jobs in radio,” said Stephanie Friedman, VP of Radio, Nielsen Music. “This is such a special opportunity, and we’re so excited to help shape the future for up-and-coming female radio programmers as well as get involved in the radio world in a way we never have before.” This mentorship opportunity is available to one female program director, Asst. PD and/or Music Director from any music format. Interested candidates may visit RadioMIW.com for details and an application form. The deadline for submitting completed applications is July 21, 2017.
