Sarah’s keeping Samoan radio and the NEMBC fresh

4EB’s Fresh Crew with NEMBC QLD rep Sarah, aka Koolio

As well as being the Queensland representative for the National Ethnic and Multicultural Broadcaster’s Council, Sarah Lio-Willie also hosts Samoan Youth program – Fresh Crew – right here on radio 4EB.

In the lead up to the NEMBC conference later this month, Sarah talks about how the Fresh Crew is reaching out to Polynesian audiences in Australia and overseas – and how asking “where are you from?” between Samoans can yield surprising answers.

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LINK: Fresh Crew on Facebook

Register for the NEMBC Conference in Brisbane here

Prasanna on ethnic radio for refugees

Prasanna Nadarajalingum is the operations officer at the National Ethnic and Multicultural Broadcasters Council. He talks to us about ethnic broadcasting for emerging refugee communities.

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Prasanna is part of the team putting the annual conference together in Brisbane. It’s on the weekend of November 29 here at 4EB and the Queensland Multicultural Centre. Go to the NEMBC website to register.

NEMBC conference series – Mindy Linh talks about ethnic broadcasting

On November 29, the National Ethnic and Multicultural Council is hosting a three day conference in Brisbane at the Brisbane Multicultural Centre and right here at 4EB. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be talking to NEMBC representatives leading up to the conference.

The NEMBC is a body representing ethnic broadcasters – like your friendly 4EB announcers – around Australia. Every year, the NEMBC organise a series of workshops, speakers and meetings to support ethnic broadcasters.

Mindy Linh is an administration officer at the NEMBC and tells us about how she came to get involved with the organisation, and her thoughts on ethnic broadcasting.

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Register for the NEMBC conference here.