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From RadioLab it’s Emma Stigter. Paul thought the demo was too meta and decided to be the only judge to buzz out. However, he acknowledges that radio is subjective and that he could see the potential.

From Queen’s Radio we have Rachel Moorhead! The crowd very much enjoyed Rachel’s thoughts on Gregs and was positively received by the judges.

From Spark Sunderland we have Chris Carroll. A very funny demo from Chris unanimously decided by the judges. Julie was going to go for the golden buzzer at the end but just narrowly missed out at the end.

Following Amy, it’s Ben Cunningham from RAW 1251. The judges thought that the laughing segment needed to be set up instead of no context.

Leeds Student Radio’s Amy Heeley up next! Amy included an iconic clip with Radio 1’s Greg James and shortly after that Chris firmed the golden buzzer! The second golden buzzer of the night! All the judges agreed that Amy had a very strong demo that was simply just herself.

Now we have Naomi Kelly from Newcastle Student Radio. Naomi got noted as a very good interviewer but it is hard to portray that in a demo said Chris. Naomi is relatively new to interviewing but Julie thought Naomi sounded very natural.

Next up Charlie Moir from Scratch Radio. Kate thought Charlie should present a bit more and to add more tension when doing a reveal. Overall a positive reaction.

In the second half, Katie-Louise Buxton from Shock Radio had been chosen to kick it all off! After listening to half the demo Paul ran over to the golden buzzer and smashed it! He spoke about how natural and versatile her voice is. Paul said ‘It was brilliant, it was perfect, no notes!’. Congratulations to Katie-Louise!

Next up Maisie Mackay Smith from AIR3RADIO! Kate said Maisie sounded calm and self-assured but at times it sounded scripted. However Julie, Kate, and Chris all noted that Maisie could be on Radio 6 and Radio 3 unwind.

Thomas Mccallum from Scratch radio. The judges loved his Kermit the frog impression but Paul noted that it didn’t sound like he was having a lot of fun. However, the judges liked his first demo submission for Demo Factor!