Communicators record at top radio stations
Lorisse Bazley
Public relations editorial intern
Avondale College of Higher Education
Cooranbong, New South Wales, Australia
Producers at Central Coast radio stations 2GO and SeaFm have helped communication students at Avondale College of Higher Education record scripts written in class.
Under the guidance of production director David Horspool, the Writing for Broadcast Media (Radio) students received an industry intensive. They met “Cam from 9” host Cameron Humphreys from 2GO, whose ability to play the role of any character in a script impressed the students. “[Voiceover] is like acting,” he said. “Always push the envelope too far, so someone can pull it back.”
Brock Goodhill found the experience—including meeting Altiyan Childs, the 2010 winner of television talent show The X Factor, in the car park—“surreal.” “I have greater appreciation for how much effort goes into producing what we hear.”
That is the goal of the excursion, says senior lecturer in communication Carolyn Rickett. “Giving students an opportunity to experience the real world enables their world to expand.” It may even encourage some to pursue a career in radio, and that is important because, according to David, it helps “keep the industry going.”
Tags: Faculty of Arts and Theology, School of Humanities and Creative Arts