RJs above 35 face test

Courtesy:  www.telegraphindia.com

SUMI SUKANYA, New Delhi, Aug. 11

All India Radio's "oldies" will now need to pass a voice-and-skill test to retain their jobs.

The Centre-run broadcaster has agreed to allow RJs above 35 in its FM programmes to play on if they pass the test and prove they don't sound "too mature and boring", relenting on an initial plan to fire them.

AIR had faced protests against the plan to sack "hundreds" of such employees, hired on contract, at its head office in Delhi and other cities, including around 100 in Calcutta. The broadcaster has now taken a "sympathetic view", sources said, citing the protests as the main reason.

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