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Voices: Turning words into action
Kim Beacham Kim reports on DG's visit

Schoolgirl Kim Beacham won a prize to open the BBC's new Taunton studios. She joined Director General Greg Dyke to unveil a plaque at the opening ceremony which has her name on it, and also interview the DG.
13-year-old Kim Beacham joins Greg Dyke to open BBC Somerset Sound studios

Kim entered a competition to name our new Bridgwater studio, which we opened as part of the BBC Voices project in the town.

She suggested calling it The Speak Out, and her idea was chosen from more than 100 entries.

>>> Find out more about the studio

Kim, who's 13, attends Chilton Trinity Technology College, and her prize was to be a BBC reporter for a day.

She spent a day at the radio station on 6 June 2003 when BBC boss Greg Dyke visited.

She also joined him in unveiling a plaque to officially open the station's new Taunton premises.

>>> See our gallery of the unveiling

Kim said she was thrilled about winning the competition: "It will be the biggest day of my life, and I'm looking forward to interviewing the Director General.

"I want to ask him about doing more programmes for young people, and whether he will include netball as part of the sports output," she added.

Kim made her debut broadcast in Jo Phillips' show between 9am and 12pm, and her exclusive interview with Greg Dyke could be heard on Adam Thomas' show between 2 and 4pm.

>>> Listen to Kim's interview

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