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Tuesday, August 19, 2014

All India Radio axes presenters over 35, faces backlash

Courtesy: www.news.com.au

9 HOURS AGO AUGUST 15, 2014 7:47PM




ONE company has caused an uproar by threatening to fire everybody over the age of 35 for being "too mature and boring".
Government-owned All India Radio (AIR) in the West Bengal capital of Kolkata hit the local headlines on Saturday after announcing plans to sack up to 100 'over-the-hill' radio DJs.
The upper age limit was first proposed at the end of last year as a way to "infuse freshness in presentation of programs".
"FM programs are primarily aimed at youngsters," an AIR official was quoted as saying. "At times, we received complaints that our jockeys are very boring and too mature for the programs they present."


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