S&S Media Recruitment and radio support network United Radio have launched a new service to match presenters, journalists and programmers with opportunities in radio.

The new service will be headed by Paul Chantler, senior partner with United Radio, he says: "Traditionally, radio stations have been reluctant to invest in an external specialist to recruit presenters, journalists and programmers. To date, there has been a reliance upon word-of-mouth and job advertising, although radio companies regularly rely on agencies like S&S to recruit sales executives. We believe the industry has now grown in size and sophistication for professional talent recruitment to work in programming in the same way it does for sales and management selection. No longer is it possible for stations to rely simply on unsolicited presenter demos to select their team. They have specific requirements and working with a programming specialist with knowledge and the right contacts can make a search more successful and efficient."