The finalists for the 2019 CBAA Community Radio Awards have been announced.

Brisbane community radio station 4ZZZ and Amrap, the CBAA’s Australian Music Radio Airplay Project, are joining forces to present Sounds Like Community Radio, a live broadcast featuring some of the most exciting artists working in Australian music today.
 
Community radio in Australia now reaches nearly 6,000,000 listeners each week and showcasing the diversity Australian music has to offer is one of community radio’s true calling cards.
 

iHeartRadio, and the CBAA have signed an agreement to allow community radio stations to join the iHeartRadio Australia service.

Steph Liong has been at 2SER as Acting Music Director, but has now taken up the role in an official capacity, and having worked within the music industry in Australia and abroad, Steph brings a wealth of knowledge to the station continuing to give the station a fresh perspective when it comes to music programming and content.
 

Prof Peter Greste will deliver the keynote presentation at the CBAA Conference in Melbourne later this year and will focus on the AFP raids on Australian journalists, and what this means for community broadcasting.
 
Prof Greste, who has been studying the state of media freedom, says the raids shouldn’t have been a surprise to anybody paying attention to national security laws in recent years.
 

Andrew Morris comes to the newly created CBAA role of Manager, Online Products and Services with 24 years’ experience in the Australian radio industry.
 
His experience spans on-air, programming and over the past 15 years leading Sydney’s Hope 103.2’s digital and online content strategy.
 

The CBAA Community Radio Awards will close at 5pm next Wednesday, 29 May 2019 with the winners announced in October.

Each year CBAA produce an Awards program offering an inspiring snapshot of the achievements of stations with programs, initiatives or practices that have increased their capability and improved the services offered to their communities. 

Barry McKay, who produces a retro charts radio show, It’s Time for the Community Radio Network at the CBAA, is looking for some music charts from the 90’s.
 

The Community Broadcasting Foundation has announced that Ian Hamm will join their Board as the new President, following the retirement of Peter Batchelor at the end of June.

Wendy McWilliam has joined the CBAA as Marketing, Communications and Events Manager.