Sandra Herbert Radio Leicester
Sandra Herbert is the religious producer for BBC Radio Leicester, a post she has held for 13 years. Her job involves producing and presenting religious programmes in Leicester, the most diverse of British cities, on a station that places great emphasis on religion. She also does some media training for the church and is involved with the Churches Media Council. She has won many national awards for her work including Race in the Media, Sandford St Martin, Jerusalem and Andrew Cross. She has a particular interest in working with young people of faith and has twice produced the Best Young Religious Talent winner in the Andrew Cross Awards. Her radio features with Muslim Students have inspired Islamic Awareness events in Leicester and helped to build bridges and trust with the local community. She is currently working with a mixed faith group of young people on a BBC funded documentary on community cohesion. Before moving to work in radio, Sandra Herbert was a geography teacher and then a full time mother. She lives on a South Leicestershire Farm. She supports a livestock development charity in Africa.

"Religious belief is among the most fundamental to human beings. The media must play a role in ensuring that everyone has the freedom to pursue that belief where it leads." Milica Pesic, Director	"OneWorld, a global online media network based on values of humanity and justice, is pleased to support the national conference on the media and a multi faith society." Miles Litvinoff, Programme Manager	"The Newspaper Society, the voice of Britain’s regional press, is delighted to support the national conference on the media and a multi faith society." Lynne Anderson, Communications Director

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"This conference is so important. I hope it will open up a full debate on how we can stop the spread of division and fear and instead harness the immense power of the media to promote cultural and religious diversity as a positive benefit for our society."

Jennette Arnold, Londonwide Assembly Member and
Chair of the Cultural Strategy Group for London