Schools on Air pilot project

Author: CBOnline | Source: CBOnline | Date: 06-02-08

<i>Strewth FM's</i> Tim Carter <p>2007 CBAA Conference, Melbourne

Strewth FM's Tim Carter

2007 CBAA Conference, Melbourne

Secondary students are potentially the lifeblood of community radio, bringing in enthusiasm, energy, skills and vision. In a best case scenario they can receive training that adds to their school record. In South Australia this has been happening in a variety of ways, with stations working with schools and in partnership with Radio Adelaide. However it isn’t always so easy, as many stations struggle to manage the relationship between young broadcasters and some of their crew.

A workshop at the CBAA conference in November 2007 reported on the 12-month pilot project, which was funded by the CBF and managed by Radio Adelaide. Participants heard how it went, and worked together to draw conclusions for their own situation on the possibilities of partnerships between schools and stations.

A presentation of the Schools on Air project by Radio Adelaide's Nicky Page can be downloaded here

(This is a series of large files, totalling 22MB in a flash presentation)