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BCOS Public Relation Successes
The Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State
through its News and Current Affairs
Department initiate, produce and broadcast
news materials accurately, objectively and
impartially to members of the pubic. This is
in addition to in-depth reporting, analysis
and discussion of news items through current
affairs programmes. It is also on record
that through the various news bulletins from
the Radio and Television channels of BCOS,
several lives have been saved while the
Corporation has also brought smiles to the
faces of many. The list of the beneficiaries
of the human angle stories of the BCOS is
endless but some cases readily come to mind
each time this are of social usefulness of
the Station is mentioned.
First, was the case of Tunde Aworinde in
1987, which opened the flood gate of
requests to the public to offer financial
assistance to people with health problems.
The four year old nail in the head girl,
Bose Oyo discovered by the BCOS on the
January 1, 1995 which gained national
prominence and her life was eventually saved
at the UCH, Ibadan. One will also recall the
readiness with which Nigerians offered
financial aid to Augustine Adoroh, a 300
level classics Student of the University of
Ibadan who suffered kidney failure in 1996 -
it is also on record that in 1999, the life
of Mrs. Idowu Raimi, an ovarian tumor
patient already written off by medical
experts at the University College Hospital,
UCH, Ibadan was saved through the assistance
of philanthropists, who heard her case on
BCOS and rose to her aid. ' .
Furthermore, by the timely intervention of
the News Department in 1998, young Abiodun
Oladokun was able to raise sufficient funds
to 'push in' his externalized intestine and
get back to school. The externalized
intestine of the six year old Biodun was
packed in a polythene sack when his mother
brought him to Ile Akede to solicit funds to
effect surgery at the UCH, Ibadan in 1998.
The operation was successfully done and the
boy 'Biodun' is hale and hearty till today.
Besides the above, special focus on topical
and developmental issues are usually
highlighted to sensitize the Government and
general public. The programmes such as
"Saturday Special", "View Points",
"Panorama", "Highlights", "Political Forum"
are second to non as they are generally
acceptable to the members of the public.
The directorate of programme, through it
various activities have been informing
educating and entertaining members of the
public. Prominent star programmes of the
station such as "Eyi Ara", "Mid-Morning
Show", "Good Morning Nigeria", "Amuludun",
"Drain", "Play", "Sport tit bits" are
without rival. Also, public enlightenment
programmes and jingles continued to be given
much needed attention in fulfillment of the
social and statutory responsibilities of the
station. It is also incontrovertible to say
that programme like "So Daa Bee" has played
prominent role in the settlement of dispute
ranging from issues of domestic, land
matters and community issues thereby
promoting peace and' tranquility within the
State and, beyond.
In the commercial services unit, air time on
both Radio and Television is made available
for sale to Advertisers, small scale
industries, multi-nationals and individual
alike to promote their businesses. Also,
there is opportunity for coverage of social
diaries event, live coverage of important
ceremonies, commercial jingle production,
show promotion and advertisement at moderate
cost.
In the Public Relations Unit besides
providing regular information to members of
the public on the station and also answers
all enquiries as they comes, it handles lost
but fond items. It is on record that many
valuable documents and important items lost
but found by good Samaritans and brought to
the State have been given to their owners
free of charge. This is part of the
Corporation's corporate social
responsibilities. The lost but found item
programme on the Radio channel of BCOS is
broadcast twice daily. The Yoruba version of
programme comes up every week day (Monday -
Friday) at exactly 10.02am while the English
edition comes up at 1.10pm.
Besides the above, the Public Relations unit
also facilitates usage of the open space by
interested members of the Public Relations
unit also facilitate usage of the open space
by interested members of the public. Open
space at Car Park side and popular
Exhibition Ground of lie Akede with
beautiful landscape are made available for
rent to interested members of the public for
social function like wedding, funeral party,
anniversaries, religious programmes, annual
general meeting of Associations and shows.
The two spaces or venues are given out based
on formal request or application for the use
of the place and payment of required fee.
The two venues and open spaces are unique
because of their capacities to accommodate
many people, vehicles and other factors like
security.
For further information, prospective
applicant should contact the Public
Relations Unit to book for the open space of
Ile Akede.
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