From David's Desk
June 21 2006
Monthly Top 20 Stories
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From David's Desk
June 16 2006
Art of Radio Japan Children's Art Competition
Winner Announced
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Award Ceremony at the Japanese Embassy.
[L-R] Back Row: Ms Keiko Furuta, Molly Ellis, Dr Jo Del Monaco;
Front Row: Heidi Ellis [Winner], Max Ellis.
© Radio Heritage Foundation.
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Heidi Ellis, winner of the Children's Art Competition, was awarded a
framed certificate and a prize for her entry at a recent ceremony
held at the Japanese Embassy in Wellington, New Zealand.
The judges were very impressed with her colorful entry, based on her
interpretation of a Japanese temple garden, and including TNX FR UR
QSL wording.
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Winning entry from Heidi Ellis [5], Waterloo School, Lower
Hutt [Wellington].
© Radio Heritage Foundation.
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The design was also remarkably like the Karori Wildlife Sanctuary
watertower in Wellington, and this local link between Japan and New
Zealand was exactly what the judges were looking for. All entries
came from the Wellington region as the competition was held in
association with the recent exhibition in Wellington.
The judges [Ms Keiko Furuta, Director, Japan Information & Cultural
Centre and Dr Jo Del Monaco, Radio Heritage Foundation board member]
were delighted with the quality of all entries and agreed that a new
nationwide Children's Art Competition would take place around the
middle of 2006. More details coming soon.
The Art of Radio Japan Exhibition was held December 1 2005 - February
28 2006 at the Japan Information & Cultural Centre, Wellington, New
Zealand.
The Exhibition is now available for touring within New Zealand and
Australia during 2006-07.
For information, please contact the Radio Heritage Foundation.
New Grace Gibson Studios Opened
New Grace Gibson Studios Opened
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'Pete' Lyon, discusses the script for the Al Munch TV film with Grace Gibson, Charles Tingwell.
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The newly-renovated and equipped studios of British Australian Programs Pty Ltd, now owned by Grace Gibson and located at the City Mutual Building, 60 Hunter-st, Sydney, were formally opened April 29, marking a twofold celebration for the Grace Gibson organisation.
The second celebration was for the 612th episode of Dr Paul, the top-rating day program (Lever Bros, 48 stations nationally) - the first recording to be made in the new studio.
> read more
Shortwave Radio Station Guide Updated
The second edition of Bruce Portzer's Shortwave PAL [Pacific Asian
Log] is now on-line, with all the current seasonal frequency changes.
You can search by location, country and frequency, and you'll find
all sorts of useful information from shortwave radio stations in Asia and
the Pacific.
Whether you're a worldband or shortwave radio listener, frequent
traveler in the region, or a broadcaster, this radio station guide gives you
the latest details in an easy to use format.
Like the Mediumwave PAL, the Shortwave version covers the region from
Afghanistan eastwards to Alaska and Hawaii, and includes Australia,
New Zealand, China, the islands of the Pacific and all of Asia.
With this new edition, a downloadable pdf version is now available.
> read more
Long Lost Radio History Image
SIBS "Pop Inn!" in 1960's Honiara
During the late 1960's, the Solomon Islands Broadcasting
Service hosted a disc show called 'Pop Inn!' every Wednesday night at
the Honiara Community Centre.
> read more
Long Lost Radio History Image
Dr Paul, Popular Radio Serial
'Dr Paul' was widely broadcast across both Australia and New Zealand in the 1950's and early 1960's.
> read more
Long Lost Radio History Image
AES Auckland
For nine months during 1944, the NZ Broadcasting Service
light music station 1ZM was handed over to the Armed Forces Radio
Service.
> read more
Koalas, Kangaroos & Kiwis – The Australian Radio Listener Clubs
by David Ricquish
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5AD Kangaroo Club logo
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A social phenomenon of the early days of radio was the listeners club that many stations established. As a means to build a loyal audience they were highly successful, and usually developed around women listeners, and children.
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Meg McSpeerin's 2CH Women's League
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Meg McSpeerin
© Jan Davis Collection.
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The 2CH Women's League was formed by Amalgamated Wireless (Aust/Asia) Limited on Station 2CH in July 1935.
The objective is to give the home women the opportunity to take part in organised sports, home crafts, etc., and allocated thirty minutes radio programme, 9:30am to 10:00am to promote the organisation.
Meg McSpeerin has organised the Women's League and conducted this programme for thirty-two years, from 1935 to the present day. Thirty-eight thousand women have joined the Women's League > read more
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 "Heidi Ellis receiving her certificate for the Art of Radio Japan competition")
 "Heidi Ellis' winning entry in the Art of Radio Japan competition")
 "'Pete' Lyon, Grace Gibson, Charles Tingwell")
