Oh yes this takes me back to my year of regional radio in Ballarat. Although it was a music station rather than the ABC, being from Sydney I never really felt as though I could connect with the local community. Not being an AFL fan was tough!
Right?! I loved Western Australia - I think it might be the best part of the country. But I did absolutely feel like an outsider. Not a ‘local’ by any measure.
Content requires turmoil that just can’t be attained in a lifestyle of peace and gorgeous surroundings. What they need is some traffic and trauma, that’ll get those phones a ringin’!
Oh yes this takes me back to my year of regional radio in Ballarat. Although it was a music station rather than the ABC, being from Sydney I never really felt as though I could connect with the local community. Not being an AFL fan was tough!
Right?! I loved Western Australia - I think it might be the best part of the country. But I did absolutely feel like an outsider. Not a ‘local’ by any measure.
I loved this, if only all the ABC Radio breakfast presenters were that creative!
Content requires turmoil that just can’t be attained in a lifestyle of peace and gorgeous surroundings. What they need is some traffic and trauma, that’ll get those phones a ringin’!
Reading this brought back some traumatic first radio gig memories.
LOL - right? I thought writing this would be cathartic. But I think I just opened up old wounds.