Later Life Audio and Radio Cooperative
Showcasing diverse talk-based audio content created by older adults.
About the research project
The Later Life Audio and Radio Co-operative (LLARC) is a direct outcome of an interdisciplinary PhD project.
It involved a programme of participatory action research. This focused on facilitating civic participation in later life.
LLARC was developed from an initial collaboration in Newcastle, but has the potential to become an international initiative.
It has rapidly evolved into a UK-wide network working on age-related issues. The network includes:
- older content creators
- age-inclusive radio stations
- third-sector organisations
- local authorities
- academic researchers
LLARC showcases diverse talk-based audio content created by older adults. It advocates for greater representation of older adults in public debates about ageing societies.
In 2021, LLARC won the Newcastle University Engagement and Place award. These awards recognise and celebrate great examples of collaboration between universities, partners and the public.
LLARC features as an age-friendly case study in the Centre for Ageing Better's guide, ‘Community radio for and by people in later life’.
For further information, visit the diversifying community radio website.
Funder
LLARC was co-founded by Arlind Reuter, as part of her PhD programme. It is:
- supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
- funded Centre for Doctoral Training in Digital Civics (grant number: EP/L016176/1)
PI: Arlind Reuter
LLARC's members
- Daniel Parry
- Thomas Scharf
- Older Voices, Sonder Radio
- East London Radio
- Age Speaks
- Elders Council of Newcastle upon Tyne
- Newcastle City Council
- Radio Tyneside
- Gerry Foley