Youth
Agents of Change Pilot Training Project
After many months of planning, the first stage of the Agents of Change Pilot Training Project was launched on November 26th 2007. This project has been designed by the NEMBC to address the issue of generational change and a shortage of qualified CALD trainers in the ethnic broadcasting sector by training CALD youth broadcasters to become qualified broadcast trainers. The project is also designed to enhance their skills as trainers through workshops in community development and governance, which makes this project different to a stand alone Cert IV course.
So we gathered some of the brightest young broadcasters from NSW and Victoria to attend four days of workshops in the lead up to them undertaking the Cert IV in Training & Assessment. The workshops were all held at 3ZZZ, which gave participants the opportunity to see a full time ethnic station in full swing. The youth broadcasters were from a range of stations such as full time ethnic stations like 3ZZZ in Melbourne and 2000FM in Sydney and from generalist sub-metro stations such as 3CR (Melbourne) and 2RSR (Radio Skid Row in Sydney) and not mention, some regional representation from 2VOX in Wollongong.
The first two days of the training involved a short course in Governance delivered by CBAA trainer Nicola Joseph, an experienced broadcast trainer with many years of experience in the community-broadcasting sector. This training was designed to equip the participants with skills in understanding governance and working within board or committee structures. This training was contextualised in the community-broadcasting landscape and it encouraged participants to think about the governance structures at their stations, levels of accessibility and accountability and how they may be able to be a part of it.
From left to right: MiltonNamakoyi (2RSR), Jay Chase (2RSR),
Jean-Luc Ngoy (2VOX) and Rachel Bongiorno (3ZZZ)
The second part of the training involved two days of workshops with Luzma Sanchez from NMIT Health and Community Service Department. Luzma, a trainer in community development, also has had experience as a broadcaster for the Spanish group at 3CR. The workshop was based around the participants’ own experiences of community, community broadcasting and community development. These workshops involved getting the participants to look at how to work with and empower CALD communities through their work as community broadcasters and more specifically as future broadcast trainers.
It is the objective that at the end of this training, these future trainers will come to play a more integral role at their stations and have a better understanding about the community development objectives behind community radio. The next stage will involve the participants undertaking the Cert IV in Training & Assessment in mid-Feb this year, so stay tuned for more news.
From left to right: Milton Namakoyi (2RSR), Jay Chase (2RSR), Jean-Luc Ngoy (2VOX), Rachel Bongiorno (3ZZZ), Marijana Bosnjak (NEMBC Youth Coordinator) & Peter Chiodo (2000FM)
This project is funded by the CBF through the Pilot Training Grant. For more information about CBF grants please visit www.cbf.com.au
For more information about this project, please contact Marijana Bosnjak, Youth Coordinator on 03 9486 9549 or via email at youth@nembc.org.au
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And the winners are....?!
Thank you to all the programs and individuals who entered the NEMBC Youth Awards 2007. The awards were presented at NEMBC-AICA conference in Brisbane in November.
The Multicultural/Ethnic Youth Program of the Year went to NeoVoices from Radio Adeliade. Abraham Alier, a long time presenter of the program, received the award on behalf of the NeoVoices team.
This year, the Best New Talent Award 2007 went to Whadjuk Radio from 6EBA in Perth. Ethel Wallam, one of the presenters of the show was at the conference to receive the award on behalf of her team. Congratulations to the Whadjuk Radio team for producing a great Indigenous program.
| 6EBA's Program & Training Coodintaor Milijana Vojnovic & Ethel Wallam from 6EBA's Whadjuk Radio | From left to right: Back Ethel Wallam (6EBA), Alex Lukare (6EBA) & Adam Lo (4EB), Front: Abraham Alier (Radio Adeliade) & Milijana Vojnovic (6EBA) |
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The Tony Manicaros Award this year went to the Spanish Language Group at 3ZZZ. The group represents ten hours of Spanish programming, which includes the Spanish Youth Show Todo Vale. The Spanish group have been awarded $1,500 to help finance the redesign of their current website to include an English language section and resource links for programmers and listeners. The award was presented at the NEMBC-AICA conference where Itsel Sesma from the Todo Vale Program received the award on behalf of the Spanish Group. Congratulations!!!
From left to right: Jag Shergill (3ZZZ), Itsel Sesma (3ZZZ)
and Marisa Vugdelija (3ZZZ)
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New NEMBC Youth Committee members
Members of NEMBC Youth Committees were elected for a two-year term at the AGM on Sunday, 11th November 2007.
We'd like to welcome Milijana Vojnovic from 6EBA as the new WA youth representative, Kevin Kadirgarmar as the new NT youth representative and Peter Chiodo as the new NSW youth representative.
We'd also like to give a great big thank you to the departing youth representatives Paula Tsakisiris, Michael Siriotis and Anthony Colombo for all the hard work and effort they have put into the NEMBC Youth Committee.
The current members of the Youth Committee are:
Adam Lo - Chairperson - QLD 4EB 'Oxygen'
Jagdeep Shergill, VIC 3ZZZ 'Polyfonix' & 'Punjabi Youth'
Peter Chiodo , NSW 2000FM
Kevin Kadirgamar , NT
Abraham Kon Alier, SA Radio Adelaide 'Neo Voices'
Paul Xu Wang, TAS
Milijana Vojnovic , WA 6EBA
Gemo Virobo, ACT 1CMS
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NEMBC Youth Broadcasting Awards
Nominations for the NEMBC 2007 Youth Awards are officially open. The NEMBC Youth Awards will be presented at this year’s NEMBC Conference in Brisbane during the conference dinner on Saturday 10th November 2007.
There are two categories for which youth broadcasters may nominate themselves.
The Multicultural/Ethnic Youth Program of the Year will be awarded to the submission with the best live-to-air program as demonstrated via a recorded copy of their program on CD.
The Multicultural/Ethnic Youth Broadcaster of the Year will be awarded to the entry with the best submission based around the theme “Best Promo for Ethnic Youth Community Radio”. The challenge is for entrants to come up with a 30 second to 1 minute promo that promotes the NEMBC and the role of ethnic youth community broadcasting. You are only limited by your imagination so let that creativity shine!
Recipients of the awards will receive a certificate and a prize, along with a program/presenter profile in the next issue of The Ethnic Broadcaster.
Entries close Friday November 2nd 2007, so get in fast!
All entries should be submitted on CD in mp3 format. Download entry forms here - PDF or Word
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Radioactive Follow Up
Thank you to all who attended the first Radioactive Multicultural Youth Broadcasters' Forum. It has proven to be a great success and that was made entirely possible by the fantastic people who attended from all over the country and the wonderful speakers and workshop hosts.
Please keep visiting this page along with the Radioactive page for heaps of follow-up information that will be coming up shortly. These pages will contain photos and audio excerpts from some of the speeches, and also an excerpt of that fantastic rap we came up with!
Here is just a small sample of the pics from over the two days!
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The NEMBC Youth Committee is proud to present the very first Radioactive, a multicultural youth broadcasters' forum that will be taking place in Melbourne to coincide with National Youth Week 2007.
The forum will be held over two days from Saturday April 21st to Sunday April 22nd at Ross House, Level 4, 247 Flinders Lane, Melbourne.
We hope that this will be a great chance for young people, broadcasters and non-broadcasters alike, to network, share ideas, learn new skills and share their opinions with each other and the NEMBC Youth Committee.
If you have ever wanted to find out more about community broadcasting and where young people fit into the whole picture, this is the place to be!
NEMBC Youth Committee
Members of NEMBC Youth Committees were elected for a two-year term at the AGM on Sunday, 27 November 2005.
NEMBC Youth Committee at the 2006 National Conference in Albury
The current members of the Youth Committee are:
Anthony Colombo - Chairperson - NSW 2000FM
Jagdeep Shergill, VIC 3ZZZ 'Polyfonix' & 'Punjabi Youth'
Michael Siriotis , NT
Abraham Kon Alier, SA Radio Adelaide 'Neo Voices'
Adam Lo, QLD 4EB 'Oxygen'
Paul Xu Wang, TAS
Paula Tsakisiris , WA 6EBA
Gemo Virobo, ACT 1CMS
Culture Shock CD
In 2004, young multicultural musicians and artists were invited to be part of a new music project aimed at shaking up Australian music listeners.
The Culture Shock Project invited submissions from young innovative and experimental musicians from multicultural and multilingual backgrounds to be part of the Culture Shock compilation CD.
The album has been completed and is now available. It features multicultural and multilingual hip-hop, electronic, pop and punk music produced by artists and musicians under the age of 30. The CD has already been distributed to community radio stations across Australia through AMRAP. For information on how you can get a copy contact: youth@nembc.org.au
