Tabor told an audience of 200 students at the University of Leeds that the Global Academy plans to provide work experience and internship placements with Global Radio's stations for thousands of students. He said the academy would aim to provide 500 placements a year.

The conference was Tabor's first public appearance since founding Global Radio in 2007. He said Global were launching the academy because he wanted to provide young people with the sort of opportunities that he had at ...