Recently for Year 9 Journalism, we got the incredible opportunity to produce our own live radio show on SYN FM. We travelled into R.M.I.T. in the city with our class to learn all about presenting on air, on live radio. When we reached the radio station we were greeted by one of the workers from SYN, who took us into the live studio and told us exactly what was going to happen. From when we would go live, to how we would transition from section to song, we learnt all about putting a show together. Throughout the entire session, the SYN Radio crew were incredibly helpful and made us feel much more confident.
Then, back at school, in groups of three or four students, we planned and practised our show. We got a date and time for going on air and then, as a small group, we again went into the city by train to the SYN radio station to perform our radio show live.
When the clock clicked over to 10 o’clock, the big moment had arrived. The lights turned red and the microphones beeped. We were on live on air and ready to talk! From 10:00am till 11:00am we chatted and laughed about all different topics whilst on live SYN radio. The entire experience was incredibly rewarding, from laughing with each other on live radio to singing along to the songs in between them, I enjoyed every second of this experience.
By Gemma H 9C
