PBS Volunteer News - 3 - 2015
In the last edition of PBS Volunteer News we sought volunteers and wonderful people put their hand up and contributed!
PBS listener/member Norm kindly volunteered to install a sink & mixer, donated by Kontract Interiors. Thank you Norm! Thank you Kontract.
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| Norm |
From this
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| Norm reckons we've got a good sink donated to us and shows us his handy work |
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| That's some great looking plumbing work! |
Thanks once again to Norm the PBS supporter and Reece(from Kontract!. And a big thanks to Joseph Antonetti for helping with station maintenance!
Read on to find out about more volunteer opportunities at PBS
Read on to find out about more volunteer opportunities at PBS
Reception Wednesday mornings 10am-2pm * 6 week fill
Our Wednesday morning receptionist is heading to Ireland and we're seeking a volunteer receptionist to handle the fill. Would you like to volunteer on the PBS reception desk? It’s usually fairly busy during Roots of Rhythm, Malt Shop Hop and Jumpin' The Blues. If you’re a people person, have confidence in office environment, are reliable, and would like to be around PBS, this could be the perfect short term volunteer role. Email: mara@pbsfm.org.au for the PD.
WHAT PBS VOLUNTEER RECEPTIONIST
DAY AND DATE WEDNESDAYS(6 week fill)
WEDNESDAY MAY 20
WEDNESDAY MAY 27
WEDNESDAY JUNE 3
WEDNESDAY JUNE 10
WEDNESDAY JUNE 17
and WEDNESDAY JUNE 24
TIME 10AM-2PM
LOCATION PBS STUDIOS
Phone Answerers for Jazz on Saturday
Jazz legend Jim Mcleod would love a hand answering phones and running in messages. We are looking for someone who'd like to to help. Good communication skills a must. Email: mara@pbsfm.org.au
WHAT PBS VOLUNTEER RECEPTIONIST
DAY AND DATE SATURDAY MARCH 21
SATURDAY MARCH 28
SATURDAY APRIL 11
SATURDAY JULY 4
SATURDAY AUGUST 2
SATURDAY AUGUST 15
TIME 9AM-11PM
LOCATION PBS STUDIOS
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| A sneak peak inside RABB. Pic by David Bull, 2014 |
Rock A Bye Baby returns in April & we’re looking for 2 door people and 4 access volunteers. Suitable candidates for the access volunteers are Good Samaritans. If you’re assisting with access you’ll be helping patrons access and exit the building in a safe manner. Or if you’re working the door, you’ll be taking the entry fees, stamping the hands. Good communication skills as well as excellent counting skills, a friendly manner and the ability to stay cool under pressure. If you love helping out, then chances are you’ll like this. For those studying event management, this is a great one to do to increase your on the ground experience. Apply to mara@pbsfm.org.au
WHAT EVENT HELPER AT ROCK A BYE BABY
DAY & DATE THURSDAY 4th APRIL
TIME 10:30AM–12:30PM
LOCATION FITZROY TOWN HALL
Radio Festival Early Bird Volunteer Spots
We've got phone room and mail room shifts around the clock for the PBS annual fundraiser. If you'd like to help out on the fundraising effort, meet some people, and be involved just click here!
WHAT PBS ANNUAL FUNDRAISER VOLUNTEER ROLES (PHONE & ADMIN)
DAY & DATE MAY 11-24
TIME MANY SHIFTS FROM 6AM THOUGH TO MIDNIGHT
LOCATION PBS STUDIOS
Announcer Course April 2015
The PBS announcer course is the first step for those seeking to become PBS announcers. The second class commences April 7 and we’ve still got vacancies. If it’s your dream to have a go on radio (where under-represented music reigns), stop dreaming and start doing! New dates and new rates to suit you. More information can be found at http://pbsfm.org.au/become-an-announcer. Application forms can be obtained from mara@pbsfm.org.au
WHAT PBS ANNOUNCER COURSE
DAY & DATE APRIL TUESDAYS 7, 14, 21, 28 & May 5
TIME 6:30PM-8:30PM
LOCATION PBS STUDIOS
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| Ken |
by PBS volunteer Sandra Di Francesco
Ken Fargher was instrumental in helping set up PBS. He became involved back in 1976. He was one of the early pioneers of this station. He worked closely with Felix Hofmann who was the vision behind the station. It was Hofmann’s idea that led to the founding of PBS.
The 1970s was the era for volunteer public radio stations. You had stations like Double JJ, Double ZZ, and 3CR at the time. It was the time for public radio stations said Fargher. Thus PBS was in the right environment when it arrived.
Fargher had some experience in the army with radio and he enjoyed music so he got involved with PBS. In the 1970s he had an office on Peel Street in North Melbourne which he volunteered out to PBS. This is where initially PBS held its meetings. This is how PBS got started. These modest meetings laid down the foundation for the PBS of today.
“My vision was that you would be able to turn on the radio and listen to a particular kind of music. Prior to public radio generally and in particular to PBS you would turn on the radio and get commercial radio and what it was playing at the time” said Fargher. According to Fargher if you were interested in certain folk music it’s a fair chance you wouldn’t hear it on the radio. Only with the advent of stations like this could you hear it.
Fargher remembers the first test broadcasts were done in a bungalow at the back of a house in Port Melbourne. He recounts that the first test broadcast was ‘interesting’ as when he was going on air he discovered there was no air all of a sudden. The whole thing had just gone into silence. After about 45 minutes it went back on air. Fargher remembers jokingly saying, “That was the sound of silence by Philip Glass.” This technical glitch occurred because every time the screen door was opened out the back it crimped the wire and caused the station to go off-air. There was a wire that went from the bungalow through the house and to some other device.
In 1979 PBS was being broadcast from the Back of the Prince of Wales hotel in St Kilda. Fargher recalls there was a lot of bureaucratic paperwork to be done for the station to get its license. It involved a lot of hard work. Eventually it paid off and the license was granted. The first aerial was put on top of the Royal Melbourne hospital. The dream was to put one on top of Mount Dandenong but that would have cost too much. This was the best we could do at the time said Fargher.
In its early days PBS had no paid positions it was all volunteers. Later it expanded out to what it is now. Fargher remembers the programs to be diverse like now but there was a difference in that unlike now you wouldn’t get a show for fourteen years. Rather you would get it for a little while and your job was to encourage others to do it. Fargher started many shows and recruited many people including David Heard who still broadcasts from this station. “We went out in order to get people involved” said Fargher.
Fargher thinks the current state of the station is great. He finds it very organised with good systems in place. After having taken a break from PBS back in 1983 to pursue other avenues Fargher has recently returned in the past few years to get involved again. He is currently doing reception work but will start to do other things eventually.
He is man with many strings to his bow having accomplishments like running restaurants, establishing a theatre restaurant and even a graphic design business. His musical taste lies in roots, bebop, rock’n’roll and country music.
You can catch Ken Fargher on the PBS reception desk on Mondays from 10am-2pm
Photos
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| Enter The Dragon's Dave Beynon finishes up after 10 years on air at PBS |
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| Moses from Space is the Place with SK Simeon and former PBS volunteer Samira |
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| Jan Dale with Whitetop Mountaineers and Jordan on his first day at PBS |
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| Julie and Bethany handle the door at Rock A Bye Baby |
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| Golden Plains - All these people know each other because they're involved somehow at PBS! |
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| Nick Waterhouse, band and PBS people Lyndelle Wilkinson from The Afterglow, Richie 1250 from Stone Love & Chelsea Wilson from Jazz Got Soul |
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| Thanks to everyone who volunteered at PBS, and thanks to The Oblivians for coming into PBS! |
Thanks also to Maree and Amy for their brilliant contributions to PBS, both finished up PBS on March 6
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| Amy Chapman Interview Coordinator and Maree Prokos, Friday Receptionist |
Fine Print Policies and Procedures
It is important for all volunteers and staff to be familiar with this. See the policies and procedures here and http://pbs.org.au/policy. The Policies and Procedures Handbook ensures that PBS remains in safe compliance with the Codes of Practice and other relevant legislation. It also positions PBS volunteers, announcers and staff to operate with a shared, clear understanding of how things work at PBS. Please read it carefully. And if you’re inspired, why not consider becoming a PBS shareholder?
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