Jambo! Radio’s Our Heritage Project

In 2021, Dig It! teamed up with Jambo! Radio to help with their National Heritage Lottery-funded Our Heritage project. Established in 2020 to encourage visibility, participation, and community empowerment for people of African and Caribbean heritage, Jambo! Radio has been working to bring more heritage content to their listener base of over 14,000 people.

Dig It! worked closely with their radio presenters to immerse them in the world of archaeology, which included hands-on experience at excavations in Glasgow with Archaeology Scotland and on Eilean Arainn (Arran) with Northlight Heritage and the University of Glasgow. Interviews, debate and music have featured in Jambo! Radio’s programming as a result.

Since then, Jambo! Radio have become members of the Make Your Mark Working Group (which includes Dig It!) and participated in the Archaeological Research in Progress 2023 conference which was organised by the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland (who coordinate Dig It!).

Jambo! Radio team member on Eilean Arainn (Image Credit: Sally Pentecost)