Thanks in 2019
December 21 is the big date! This weekend, PBS
turns 40 and there’s no better time to reflect on the year that’s been. In our
last year of the decade some really big things happened.
Our home since 2001: 47 Easey Street went under
the hammer on the day of our Radio Festival wrap party. With a 20 year
lease and inner city gentrification at unprecedented levels, PBS knew this day
would come. So we’ve been planning this for some time, and in February we were
lucky to become recipient a grant for the impending move to The
Collingwood Arts precinct.
Moving homes is expensive business especially since we’re
a radio station. We couldn’t do without the help of our community. The last
time PBS moved from St Kilda to Collingwood, it was said to cost over 1 million
dollars even with the help of so many volunteers. So in November 2019 a new
fundraiser for works and moving (on top of the operational fundraisers:
Performer Drive, Radio Festival) was launched and called the ‘Make it Home' appeal.
If you’ve ever used www.pbsfm.org.au you might have noticed we got a new website and it came just in time! PBS can be heard on FM, DAB+ and streaming via our website. The Windows app was
maintained by the wonderful Carl Belle but our Iphone app became
obsolete. A new development in 2019: you can find PBS on I heart radio app.
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| Paul Kelly holding the PBS book with State of the Art host Annika holding the Paul Kelly book |
Another long running project that became a real
thing in 2019 was the 40th anniversary book. Thanks to Michelle
Gearon and Nichola Scurry for their tireless efforts collating and gathering mementos,
permissions and so much more. It took hundreds of hours of community
consultation, follow up and a dizzying degree of detail. The book – is a
wonderful souvenir of the people and times of PBSFM. Launched in November at
The Hub during Melbourne Music Week, it coincided with our induction into the
Music Victoria Hall of Fame.
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| Emma Peel and Jesse I accept the Music Victoria Hall of Fame award on behalf of PBS. Picture by Owen McKern |
The recognition reflects the participation of everyone
who’s ever been involved at the station!
And if you were part of the story in 2019, we'd like to say thanks to you! You may see names repeat on this list. That's because some people volunteer in more than one way...
Here they are:
Here they are:
You can hear PBS broadcasters on-air 24/7,
365 days of the year:
Adam Rudegeair (Black Wax), Adriana Lazaridis
(Opalakia), Ajak Kwai (Cross Pollinate), Alex Sims (Interstellar Overdrive),
Alexandra/Xan Coppinger (Solaris), Amena Ziard (Cross Pollinate), Andrew Young
(Jazz on Saturday), Andy Merkel (Got The Blues), Ayda Akcelic (Electric
Sunset), Aysha Tufa (Cross Pollinate), Bridget Small (Synthesize Me), Chi Tranh
(Cross Pollinate), Chris Pearson (Pojama People), Chris Xynos (Connections),
Christine Mwaturura (Afro Turn Up), Claire Stuchbery (Firewater), Clancy Balen
(Solaris), Courtney Clarke (Smoke and Mirrors), Crispian Winsor (Radio City),
Daniel Cosgriff (Fresh Produce), Danielle “Mz Rizk” Rizk ( Boogie Beat Suite),
David Heard (Acid Country), Edd Fisher (Tomorrowland), Elle Young
(Headhunters), Emelyne Khor (The Blend), Emma Peel (Switched On), Erica Dunn
(Mixing Up The Medicine), Ethan Hill (The Breakdown), Eva Lubulwa (Cross
Pollinate), Gary Carson (Screaming Symphony), Gavin Younger (The Blend), Gerry
Koster (Dizzy Atmosphere), Heather Elmes (The Psych Ward), Helen Jennings
(Roots of Rhythm), Henry Guala (Synthesise Me Co Host), Holly Pereira (Cross
Pollinate), Ian Parsons (The Sound Barrier), Ian Sutherland (Shaggin' The Night
Away), Jamie Suppa (It's A Gas), Jan Dale (Southern Style), Jess Fairfax (All
Our Stories), Jesse I (Babylon Burning), Jordan Oakley (Underground Love), Kenneth
Lightfoot (Burning Bitumen), Kev Lobotomi (Shock Treatment).....
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| Glad Kev Lobotomi from Shock Treatment made it back from Kununurra to host a Studio 5 Live with The Let's Go's |
Kit Barker
(Subterranean Chill), Kyah Parrott (All Our Stories), Leah Evans (Cross
Pollinate), Lloyd Briggs (Deeep Space), Lyndelle Wilkinson (Afterglow, The),
Maddy Mac (Homebrew), Matt McFeteridge (Twistin' Fever), Matthew Frederick
(Juke Joint), Michael Mulholland (Junkyard), Michael O'Shea (Tales From the
Other Side), Mike Gurrieri (Mystic Brew), Milo Eastwood (Breakfast Spread),
Mitch Booth (Through The Collapse), Mohair Slim (Blue Juice), Monica Hanns
(Against The Tide), Myles O'Neil-Shaw (5 ft High and Rising), Nikki Russell
(Cross Pollinate), Paddy Harrisson (Ports of Paradise), Parvyn Bennett (Cross
Pollinate), Patrick Furze (Homebrew), Paul Wadsworth (Ear of the Behearer),
Penny O’Brien (Passing Notes), Peter Bramley (Club It To Death), Peter Fundeis
(Screaming Symphony), Peter Merrett (Malt Shop Hop), Peter Miles (The Gospel
Show), Phil MacDougall (Sunglasses After Dark), Pierre Baroni (Soulgroove'66),
Richard Castle (The Modernist), Richi Madan (Mumbai Masala), Richie 1250 (Stone
Love), Rick Howe (Riddim Yard), Roger Holdsworth (Global Village), Ron
Dickinson (Magic Carpet Ride), Ronan Hamill (Hippotamus Rex), Ross Nable
(Impressions), Ruari Currin (Fang It!), Ruby Koomen (Garageland), Samantha
Goldie (Boss Action), Sasha Brookes (Connections), Saul Zavarce (Fiesta Jazz),
Shelley Clarke (Garageland), Shio Otani (Eternal Rhythm) Sigrid Hohl (Eclectic
Ladyland), Simon Hughes (BPM), Stani Goma (Flight 1067 to Africa)
Steve
Passiouras (Fret Net), Susi Lanagan (What The Folk), Tom Sianidis (Jumpin' The
Blues), Tony Irvine (Irvine Jump), Tull Alred (Android Discotheque), Vince
Peach (Soul Time), Wallace Carvalho (Fresh Produce), Wendy Tonkin (Metal
Genesis), Anita Michalski (BPM), Aphrodite Feros-Fooke (BPM), Ed Coogan (BPM),
Jo Malone (BPM), Joe Reed (BPM), Jonny Hess (BPM), Kris Weston (BPM), Marley
Swain (BPM), Sam Clarke (BPM) and Tull Alred (BPM).
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| DJ Rahaan and Mz Rizk by Owen McKern |
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| Glen Morrow filled in on What The Folk, pictured here with Charm of Finches (pic by Owen McKern) |
Sometimes our regular announcers can’t always be
there, so thankfully there were many able to fill-in on the airwaves his year:
Aaron
Allen, Adrian Maiolla , Ajak Kwai, Alex Robertson, Alex Sims, Amy Chapman,
Andrew Murray, Andy Merkel, Anita Michalski, Anita Michalski + Angela Moran,
Anthony and Simon, Anthony Tomarchio, Aphrodite Feros-Fooke, Ari Roze, Beatski,
Bella and Harrison, Bella Kranjec, Cammo Loveless, Campbell McNolty, Carol
Quinlan, Cas Castle and Owen, CC:Disco, Charlie Perry, Chelsea and family,
Chris Pearson, Chris Xynos, Clare Presser, Coco Brown, Con Kalamaras, Crispi,
Dan MacMahon, Darin Hoekman, Dave DeBrincat, David Pisker, Declan James, Declan
James (and pug), Dianne, DJ Lady Soul, DJ Makdous, Dylan Gomez, Ed Prendergast,
Ella Stoeckli, Em Gayfer, Emma Hart, Evan Carr, Fem Belling, Firas Massouh,
Frank Davidson, Garry Havrillay, Gav Plummer, Gerry Koster, Glen Morrow, Graham
Sewell, Grant Overend, Greg Van Meeuwen, Hannah McKittrick, Heata and Dedlee,
Heather Elmes, Henry Osborne, Jacky Coyle + Myles O'Neil Shaw, Jasmine Rose,
Jason Goodman, Jeff Henry, J’nett , Joe Lorback, John Boothroyd, Johnny El P,
Jonny Alexander, Jonny Hess , Jordan Oakley, Juan Colombo , Julie Enzerink,
Jure Kodre, Ken Fargher, Kene and Claire, Kene Lightfoot, Kris Weston, Kristen
Solury, Kurt Eckardt, Leah Evans, Lenz, Lisa Gibbs, Lucas Packett, Lyndelle
Wilkinson, Madi Wright, Mark Pottenger, Marley Swain, Michael Kerr, Michael
Mulholland, Mike Glover, Milly Davison, Mitch Booth, Moira Drew, Nic Scurry,
Owen McKern, Paddy Harrisson , Perry Holt, Peter Forster, Peter Green, Phil
MacDougall, Pradip, Prequel, Press Gang, Richard Ewart, Robbie Candeloro,
Rodney Shah, Roger Holdsworth , Ron Dickinson, Ronan Hamill, Rosa Coyle
Hayward, Ruby Willis, Ryan Evans, Sam Clark, Sarita Ryan, Sigrid Hohl, Simon
Laxton, Simona Castricum, Steve Johnson, Sugar D, Susie Scurry, Suzi Hutchings,
The Professor, Thomas Conroy, Todd Soloman, Tom Sedunary, Tony Irvine, Troy
Benjamin, Tull Alred, Yasmin Rupesinghe, Zac Cooper and Zak Brown.
New
Noise is a program of revolving announcers and concepts that give new people
and opportunity to learn how to make radio or gives old hands a chance to revisit
it. Thanks to our New Noise presenters:
Adrian
Maiolla, Angela Moran, Anita and Sam Clarke, Anthony and Simon, Bella and
Harrison, Cammo Loveless, David Pisker, Ed Coogan, Ella Stoeckli, Gav Plummer,
Greg Van Meeuwen, Hannah McKittrick, Harrison Orchard, Henry Osborne, Jasmine
Rose Ham, Jo Malone, Jonny Alexander, Juan Maria Colombo, Julie Enzerink, Leah
Evans, Lucy French, Paul Jones, Peter Forster, Robbie Candeloro, Rodney Shah,
Rosa Coyle Hayward, Sam Clarke, Spotty, Steve Johnson and Zak Brown.
Alex Sims (Interstellar Overdrive)
Courtney Clarke (Smoke and Mirrors)
Erica Dunn (Mixing Up The Medicine)
Heather Elmes (The Psych Ward)
Michael O'Shea (Tales From the Other Side)
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| Kyah joined the All Our Stories team, and T-Roy joined as a regular co-host (starting as a guest last year) |
Troy Benjamin (All Our Stories Co-Host)
Clancy Balen (Solaris Co-Host)
Alexandra/Xan Coppinger (Solaris Co-Host)
Jordan Oakley (Underground Love)
Kyah Parrott (All Our Stories Co-Host)
Penny O’Brien (Passing Notes)
Shelley Clarke (Garageland Co-Host)
Henry Guala (Synthesise Me Co-Host)
And Claire Stuchbery returned in 2019 with Firewater
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| Chair of the Board Jurgen Schaub presenting Pierre Baroni with the Mick Geyer Award |
The Mick Geyer Award is given in recognition of an
individual’s outstanding service to PBS and, through that, to the broader music
community. Mick Geyer was a PBS
broadcaster and Editor of the station magazine Waves. His work embodied the
spirit of a progressive broadcast. At the PBS Christmas Party, Pierre Baroni was the recipient
of the Mick Geyer Award #9, presented by Board Chair Jurgen Schaub. Jurgen said
that Pierre helped “establish PBS as the foremost
broadcaster of their particular kind of music anywhere in the southern
hemisphere, and the ripple effect of that out to the pubs and clubs of
Melbourne is undeniable” Upon presentation of the award, Pierre was speechless!
Congratulations Pierre Baroni for the recognition of your broadcasting efforts
at PBS.
Breakfast Fills
Who’s
ever done breakfast radio? Wake at 4:30/5am, on air at 6am until -9am, do your day job, then
prepare for the next day. It’s a big commitment. So when Milo was not doing
Breakfast, here’s the team that put it together:
Adriana,
Annika Priest, Bridget and Iain, Bridget Small, Chris Pearson + Alex Sims,
Chris Pearson + Claire S, Chris Xynos, Claire Stuchbery, Crispi Winsor, Ella
Stoeckli, Glen Morrow, Heather Elmes, Lyndelle, Myles O'Neil Shaw, Ron
Dickinson, Xan (solo) and Xan and Clancy.
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| Kurt Eckardt with star reader Jonny Moretti picture by Stavos Sakellaris |
Cheers
some of the volunteer voices you may have heard on our sponsorship and
community service announcements: Adam, Adele, Adriana, Aleisha, Ben, Blaby, Cara, Chris P,
Crispi, Dingo, Dingo , Dom, Elle, Emma Peel, Erica , Fem Belling, Firas,
Goldie, Greta, Heardy, Helen, Iain, Jan, Jeff, Jerry, Jess, Johnny, Jonny,
Jordan, Kelly, Kurt, Kyah, Kylie, Lyndelle, Maddy, Manchild, Mara, Matt, Mike
G, Milo, Mohair, Owen, Paddy, Paul, Pearson, Pete, Pierre, Prequel, Richie,
Rick, Roger, Ruari, Sarah B, Sarah O, Shelley, SPOD, Stick, Teila and Vince.
Behind
the Scenes Volunteers
Announcers
are our most public volunteers, but there is a huge team of people working
behind the scenes, and here’s our attempt at thanking so many people who
contributed to PBSFM in 2019:
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| Bridget Small with David Chesworth and Milo Eastwood |
Producers
Thank you to The Breakfast Spread Crew and
Producers: Iain Swift, Jordan Oakley, Bridget Small, Anita Michalski and Annika
Priest.
Thanks to Babylon Burning Producers for the
CRN: Declan James, Alice Golds, Phoebe Ady and Owen McKern.
And thanks to Melanie Page and Gary Laidlaw for
their help out on The Gospel Show.
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| Monica from Against The Tide, pictured here with Amy is a skilled fundraiser and retired from the Board this year |
Thank
you to our Board for providing our governance, and leading the way for another
year: Lauren O'Dwyer, Justin Naylor, Jurgen Schaub (Chair), Tess Lawley, Peter
Boyle (new in 2019), Maddy MacFarlane (new in 2019), Chris Pearson (new in
2019), Jayne Lovelock (retired in 2019), Monica Hanns (retired in 2019) and
Adrian Meade (retired in 2019).
Programming
Committee
Thank
you to our volunteers who are our Programming Committee:
Ross
Nable, Matthew Frederick (new in 2019), Lyndelle Wilkinson, Samantha Goldie,
Chris Pearson, Jess Fairfax (new in 2019), Bridget Small (new in 2019), Tess
Lawley (Chair), Myles O’Neil-Shaw (retired), Courtney Clarke (retired) and Mike
Glover (retired).
We'd also like to thank:
Jonny
Hesselberg for project managing our move
Darren
Tardio our acoustic consultant
Anne
Kilpatrick for help in accounts
David
Barnes for your help on the AGM
Peter
Seidel and law firm Arnold Bloch Leibler for their legal support
Carl
Belle for maintaining Windows App
Jane Brownrigg, Maddy Mac and Adrian Basso compost volunteers
Jane Brownrigg, Maddy Mac and Adrian Basso compost volunteers
Jeff
Henry for cleaning assistance
Chris
Pearson for maintenance assistance
Norm
Hudson for plumbing assistance
Denis
Kane and Matt McFetridge for electrical assistance
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| Eve and Rachel both helped out on Social Media this year. Pictured here with Jordan from Reception/Underground Love and Milo from The Breakfast Spread |
In
2019, a weekly crew of writers and content creators formed our savvy social
media volunteers and supported our Marketing and Events team. Thank you:
Anita
Agathangelou, Cara Williams, Eve Fraser, Isabella Stavrevski, Rachael
Robertson, Rebecca Jordan, Richard McLeish and Tania Tobiano.
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| Amy, Greta from our music library pictured with Kit and Celia in the Grimm Sisters photo booth |
A
solid team of committed individuals became the administrative backbone to our
busy music library. Distributing music to artists, replying to the thousands of
emails, for requests for interviews, airplay and more. Thank you: Amy Watson, Charlie Perry, Declan James,
Ellie Beltramin, Greta Baggaley, Iain Swift, Jonny Alexander, Kelly Dingeldei,
Rachael Robertson, Rosa Coyle-Hayward, Teila Packman, Tom Hoyle, Vanessa Brown,
Monika Firkerle. Long-time music library volunteer Alex Sims became the
Interview Coordinator when Emma Hart departed the role.
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| Kristine, one of our long term Receptionists finished up with us in 2019. Thank you Kristine for all your help at PBS |
Our
Reception team was a class act this year. Thanks to our terrific group of
people who greeted guests, spoke with listeners, and helped navigate others
PBS. Thank you:
Adam
Goding, Adele Spence, Alex Robertson, Bronte Laffin Vines, Bonnie Perry,
Charlie Osborne, Chris White, Colette Chalmers, Darren You, David Class, Ellie
Beltramin, Georgia Brough, Giorgi Strachan, Grace Turbo, Guilio Minuzzo,
Harriet Lade, Heidi K, Jane Brownrigg, Jordan Oakley, Julie Enzerink.....
Justin
Thomas, Katie Bass, Ken Fargher, Kris Weston, Kristen Solury, Kristine Philipp,
Lucy White, Marty Wilder , Melissa O'Donovan, Mia Trearchis, Molly Jessop,
Phuong Ghi, Rafal Hassan, Riley McCloskey, Robbie Candeloro, Robert Powell, Sam
Clark, Sarah "Salty" Otton and Zak Brown.
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| Julie came in every Saturday to help Andrew Young on the phones for Jazz on Saturday. Picture by Owen McKern |
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| Membership packing volunteers Alan, Rod, Debbie, Bronte, Ken and Ashley with Adrian, Elle and Mara |
As you probably know, membership funds the
stations operations, and other than the good feeling that members get instantly
when they sign up, is a membership kit. Those kits don’t pack themselves. A
team of excellent people helped send them. Thank you Alan
Fitzpatrick, Aiden Thorneley, Susie Rogers, Con Pagonis and Mia Trearchis,
Sandra Di Francesco, Adam Goding, Anouk Renzow, Ashley O'Halloran, Bronte
Laffin-Vines, Debbie Wells, Don Anderson, Gav Plummer, Genevieve Meriton, Jermaine
Ibarra, Jill Corcoran, Julie Enzerink, Laura Cameron, Leigh Russell, Marty
Wilder, Melissa O'Donovan, Molly Jessop, Naomi Gehan, Peter Green, Rod
Williams, Rodney Shah, Sienna McKie, Susan Davis, Thomas Blatchford and Tim
McKenzie-McHarg.
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| Volunteers who helped out at Radio Festival 2019 |
Radio Festival Volunteers
Radio
Festival comes once a year and whilst our announcers spruik around the clock,
asking for financial support, a huge group of volunteers help out with this
fundraiser, with their labour. Thank you: Adrian Molaro, Alan Fitzpatrick, Alex
Birnie, Alex Robertson, Alex Wardell, Alisha Khot, Amy Jones, Andrew Frencham,
Andrew Grace, Anna Papaioannou, Barry Fraser, Bea Miller, Bec Schenck, Bella
Kranjec, Bernie Foster, Bradley Armstrong, Bronte Laffin-Vines, Cade Harrison,
Catherine Gault, Charlie Perry, Charlotte Moon, Chloe Delos, Chris Lucas, Chris
Xynos, Cinta Holley, Clare Presser, Con Kalamaras, Dani De, Dave DeBrincat,
Debra Maas, Declan James, Di Crowther, Dragan Tomic, Dylan Gomez, Ella Clarke,
Ella Stoeckli, Emily Starr, Emma Richardson, Evan Carr, Fiona Wright, Francesca
Watts, Fuzzy , Garry Havrillay, Gary Laidlaw, Gavin Plummer, Georgia Cooke,
Greg Van, Hannah Brooks, Harrison Orchard, Heather Elmes, Helen Jennings, Helen
Laffin, Hilly Rodie, Hugh Morris-Dalton, Hunter Mile, Isobel Hudson, James
McCormick, Jane Thomas, Jasmine Rose-Ham, Jenny Vizec, Jeremy Cutting, Jill
Corcoran, Jo Malone, Jo Syme
Jodi Proudman, John Worters, Jonathan Farmer,
Jordan Falla, Juan Colombo, Jules Posterino, Julian Scheffer, Julie Enzerink,
Julie Ryan, Jurgen Schaub, Justine McDonough, Kat Gilbert, Kate Randall, Kayley
Langdon, Ken Lee, Kirsten Rennick, Kris Weston, Kristen Solury, Kristine
Philipp, Luke Harden, Luke Phillips, Marty Wilder, Matthew Campbell, Maz
(Marilyn), Meg Crawford, Megan Bridger-Darling, Megan Johnson, Melissa
O’Donovan, Mia Crouch, Mia Trearchis, Michael Smart, Michelle Slater, Molly
Jessop, Naomi (Nome), Neill Kamminga, Nichola Scurry, Nicholas Price, Nick
Kelly, Patrick Wain, Paul Jones, Paul Kidney, Peter Green, Peter Pavlovic, Phil
Davies, Philip Theodorou, Quinn Stokes, Rasha Rahman, Reuben Gray, Robbie
Candeloro, Robert Antrim, Robert Eames, Rock Chugg, Rodney Shah, Rosa
Coyle-Hayward, Rose Holland, Rosie Grech, Rowan Dickson, Russell Snibson, Sam
Clark, Sandra Oakley, Sarah Muir-Smith, Sarah Occhino, Sarah Pratt, Shane
Wright, Shruti Lad, Sigrid Hohl, Stephen Davies, Steven Johnson, Stevie Martin,
Tahl Kestin, Tim O'Leary, Tim Turner, Tony Whittaker, Trevor Cotton, Trishalee
Harrisson, Valentina Rocha, Vanessa Brown, Vivienne Halat, Wambui Migwe and
Zach Eggleston.
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| Ear of the Behearer's Paul Kidney with friend, bandmate 3CR presenter, Matt Gleeson |
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| The Grimm Sisters dressed up the station for Radio Festival 2019. Picture by Stavos Sakellaris |
Other Events
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| Drive Live: Elle with Thando, DRMNGNOW and WVR BVBY. Picture by Naomi Whetwitch |
Held
in the first week of February, this year’s Drive Live featured the likes of
DRMNGNOW, Hexdebt, The Public Opinion Afro Orchestra, Sampa The Great. We
turned the studios into a week-long party, and invited in our listeners to
celebrate live music in Melbourne community radio. And a top team of volunteers
helped make the party. Thank you Bronte Laffin-Vines, Carmen Meade, Debbie
Wells, Eve Fraser, Kathryn Gilbert , Kristine Philipp, Monica Woodward, Raf
Hassan, Savanna Szelski, Alex Robertson, Charlie Perry, Chris Pearson, Gav
Plumm, Mark Ireland, Rodney Shah, Russell Snibson, Zac Brown and Emma Hart on
social media.
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| IWD with Em Gayfer and P Unique. picture by Isabella Stavrevski |
One of our favourite days of the year is
International Women’s Day, held on the 8th of March every year, offering
refreshing programming, and we get to hold another party to celebrate women and
gender diverse people. This year's party featured P-Unique, Alice Ivy and Sugarfed Leopards. Our –air roster of talent included: Lenz (Through The Collapse), Sigrid Hohl (
Eclectic Ladyland), Lyndelle Wilkinson (The Breakfast Spread, joined by Claire
Stuchbery & Emma Peel), Fem (Ports of Paradise with special guests Chelsea
Wilson, Tamara Murphy and Xani Kolac), Moira Drew ( Riddim Yard), JNett
(Tomorrowland), DJ Lady Soul & Kylie Auldist (The Breakdown), Em Gayfer
(Stone Love), Sugar D (Twistin' Fever), DJ Pjenné (Passing Notes) and Wendy
Tonkin (Metal Genesis) Thanks to the volunteers who helped deliver IWD party
event at PBS in 2019: Kathryn Gilbert, Julia Derwas, Molly Jessop, Leah Evans, Di
Crowther, Mark Farrelly, Jodi Proudman, Eve Warren, Alice Golds, Isabella
Stavrevski, Tania Tobbiano and Georgia Jean White (Poster artist).
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| Ogopogo at The Corner. Picture by Isabella Stavrevski |
Rock A Bye Baby
There were 4 Rock A Bye Baby (the event that
brings live music to carers and children) events this year, featuring Ella
Thompson, The Dianas, Belly Savalas, Ogopogo and there were 10 volunteers who
helped out. They are: Aiden Thorneley, Alan Fitzpatrick, Bronte Laffin Vines,
Debbie Wells, Greta Baggley, Jane Thomas, Kyle Campbell, Philip Theodorou,
Riley McCloskey and Zachary Brown.
Community Cup
On June 23rd 2019, the 25th Reclink
Community Cup was held at Victoria Park, featuring performances by: Dan Sultan
with special guest Paul Kelly, Magic Dirt, Baker Boy, Harvey Sutherland, RVG,
DJ JNETT & The Burnt Sausages. It
was all that it promised: a great day of community, fundraising, music, and of
course grassroots footy, as the Megahertz (Community Radio Triple R 102.7FM
& PBS 106.7FM) defeated the ESPY Rockdogs (musos). The PBS Representatives this year were Lauren
O’Dwyer (12), Jess Fairfax (13), Peter Bramley (14), Paddy Harrisson (15),
Emelyne Khor (17), Rick Howe (18), Maddy Macfarlane (21), Alexandra Coppinger
(22), Madeline Wright (24), Ethan Hill (26), Simona Castricum (31), Tess Lawley
(34), Simon Hughes (36), Mz Rizk (39, Co-Captain), Adrian Basso (Team Manager),
Adrian Meade (Trainer), Emma Peel (MC), Lyndelle Wilkinson (Commentary) and
Ruari Currin (Commentary).
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| Palmtree Paddy with tour groups on Open Day. Picture by Myles O'Neil-Shaw |
We open our doors annually for Open Day. This
year it was held Saturday October19 and an awesome team put it together
including Richard
Castle (Studio demonstrations), Claire Stuchbery (Studio demonstrations),
Adriana Lazaridis (Studio demonstrations), Paddy Harrisson (Studio
demonstrations), Debbie Wells (Meet & Greet), Gavin Plummer (Meet &
Greet), Ken Lee (Meet & Greet/Guest Counter), Barry Fraser (Merchandise
& membership), Molly Jessop (Merchandise & membership), Michael
Mulholland (Music Dep’t), Myles O'Neill Shaw (Photographer), Kristen Solury
(Tour Guide), Kristine Philipp (Tour Guide), Paul Jones (Tour Guide), Chris
Xynos (Tour Guide), Heather Elmes (Tour Guide), Rodney Shah (Tour Guide), Kit
Barker (Tour Guide), Ashley O'Halloran (Tour Guide), Alex Robertson (Tour
Guide), Alan Fitzpatrick (Archive/storytelling), Gary Havrillay
(Archive/storytelling) and Justin Thomas (Whiteboard artist), Solana Payne
(poster artist), Peter Smith (BBQ), Susan Davis (Coffee and tea) and Andrew
Frencham (Coffee and tea).
Record Fair was held Saturday October 26 and Kate Randall, Kat Gilbert, Rowan Dickson, Aiden Thorneley,
Bronte Laffin Vines and Kristen Solury all helped out at the fundraising and
community building event for music lovers.
Heavy and Hammered
The
fifth and final Heavy and Hammered was held at The Tote, with yet another more is more line up featuring 29 Bones,
Baby 8, Barbarion, El Colosso, Frankenbok, Fuck The Fitzroy Doom Scene, Full
Tone Generator, Grindhouse, Littlefoot, Neck Grip, Never, Palace of the King,
Peeping Tom, Sithlord, Suldusk, The Blacktides, The Fckups, The Hybernators,
The Neptune Power Federation (NSW), TTTDC and Warped. Terrific volunteers coordinated by Wendy
Tonkin and Chris Pearson were: Ryan Evans, Dylan Gomez, Anthony Tomarchio,
Chris Xynos, Ange Beer, Nikki Rowe, Jeremy Smith (Engineer), Stephen Boxshall (photographer)
and Young Henry’s donated slabs for the bands.
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| Beasts of No Nation starring Femi Kuti. Picture by Natasha Blankfield |
Thank you to the talented artists who donated
their time and gifts with photography, illustration, and more for PBS! A big
old cheers to Jasper Fearnley, Natasha Blankfield, Rowan Dickson, Georgia Jean
White, Solana Payne, Justin Thomas and Stephen Boxshall.
Easey Magazine Contributors
Our
membership magazine that comes out twice a year for our loyal members, and
couldn’t be made without our fantastic contributors. This year they were: Janelle
Johnstone, Peter Bramley, Saul Zavarce, Kristine Philipp, Eve Fraser, Jeff
Henry, Kristen Solury, Ken Fargher, Salty Otton, Kim Thomson, Dr Shelley Brunt,
Roger Holdsworth, Richard McLeish, Ronan Hamill, Nic Scurry and Ross Nable.
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| Michelle Gearon, pictured with Mara Smarelli |
It
was an epic feat, but Michelle Gearon and Nichola Scurry took on the
all-encompassing project to make a book about PBSFM. Community consultation was
required to do this, so they set out on an adventure into PBS to capture the
story. A lot of people helped including Alan Fitzpatrick, Allyson Griffith,
Andrew Crawford, Astrid Peterson, Bronte Laffin Vines, Cameron Paine, Cara
Williams, Caroline Kardachi, Caroline Lambert, Cate Dowd, Charles Shepherd,
Chris Pearson, Chris Xynos, Claire Stuchbery, Danny Blay, David Stubbs, Declan
O'Gallagher, Dominic Molumby, Dr Juliet Fox, Fiona MacPherson, Hugo Armstrong,
Ian Stanistreet, Iian Denham, Jan Dale, Jeremy Smith, John Carver, John
Maizels, Kalindy Williams, Kaye Blum, Lauren Muscat, Leigh Russell, Len Davis,
Lisa Farinosi, Lisa Palermo, Mara
Smarrelli, Maria McHuane, Matthew Hankin, Meg Crawford, Michael Mulholland,
Mike Glover, Nat Muscat, Paddy Harrison, Paul Cuthbert, Paul Elliott, Paul
Kidney, Peter Bramley, Peter Chambers, Phil MacDougall, Pierre Baroni, Poppy
Calhoun, Richi Madan, Rochelle Lade, Rodney Shah, Roger Greenwood, Roger Jones,
Ronan Hamill, Sage Forest, Sam Valentino, Sarah DeBorre, Saúl Zavarce, Stephen
Boxshall, Steve Veale, Systa BB, Tim Chmielewski, Wendy Tonkin, Zo Damage, Emma Peel, Remi, Kylie Auldist and
many more. Congratulations and well done to Michelle and Nichola for
putting together such a huge endeavour with tight timelines and capturing the
individual and collective snippets of PBS to piece together a coherent story of
our exciting, chaotic yet somehow functional history. If you'd like your copy, order it here.
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| Our archive team: Bronte and Alan |
Finally we had few staff changes in 2019. Emma Hart finished up as interviews coordinator, paving the way for Music library volunteer Alex Sims. Lana Redmond finished up her Monday role, Kurt Eckardt moved into the marketing and events team, and Iain from breakfast producing/music library become the sponsorship coordinator. In 2019 the staff team are:
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| PBS staff pictured on Ausmusic T-shirt Day 2019 |
Adrian Basso (Station Manager), Aleisha
Hall (Marketing and Events Coordinator), Alicia Saye (Production
Assistant), Bill Runting (Station Technician), Elle Young
(Membership Coordinator), Alex Sims (Interview Coordinator), Firas
Massouh (Music and Interviews Coordinator), Iain Swift (Sponsorship Coordinator) Kurt Eckardt (Sponsorship
Coordinator/Social Media Coordinator), Mara Williams (Volunteer
Coordinator and Office Manager), Meg Butler (Marketing and Events
Manager), Owen McKern (Program Manager), Paul Maybury (Production Manager), Romney Shuttleworth (Accounts), Sarah Blaby (Sponsorship Manager), Shelley McNicholl (Sponsorship Coordinator), Yuri Pavlinov (Production
Assistant), Jacki Melvin (Fundraiser) and we farewelled Lana Redmond
(Membership Assistant) and Emma Hart (Interview Coordinator) in 2019.
To all the volunteers who contributed
to the PBS story in 2019: we hope you had a good time, met some new people,
felt like you participated, helped out at PBS and heard some great music.
And to those who participated in the 40 year history – thank you!
And to those who participated in the 40 year history – thank you!
2020 heralds another year of big changes,
so watch this space for more openings in 2020 and thank you one and all for a
huge 2019
PBS
will be broadcasting great tunes all summer, however our office will be closed
from Friday December 20, and reopening on Monday January 6.
We wish you a happy, safe and fun festive season and see you when we return.
We wish you a happy, safe and fun festive season and see you when we return.
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| One of the PBS founding members: Ken Fargher holds the Music Victoria Hall of Fame Award |
For
now, as they say, keep it locked to PBSFM!
PBS acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land on which we are located
and we pay our respects to them, their culture, and their Elders past and present
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