BBC Midlands web news covered the story on 8 October 2009: see the story and the movie, here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/8297345.stm

BBC Midlands Today, TV News with Nick Owen and Suzanne Verdi reported too - see the film, here: 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kx9JBuBCze4

Arts Council England also anounced the story, to see click (or cut and paste the URL) here: http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/news/new-birmingham-poet-laureate-announced/

The Birmingham Mail also covered the story and made a short film. See that, here:
http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2009/10/08/birmingham-s-new-poet-laureate-adrian-johnson-getting-into-the-community-97319-24883277/