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8CCC PEOPLE
 ROBYN TOI, Station Administrator: I am an ex-pat Kiwi who has been living in Alice Springs since 2000. I had a history in the music industry so I came along to 8CCC and learnt how to use the panel, choose music and project over a microphone without a visible audience – it was all so new and nerve wracking! But I enjoyed it and eventually got up the gumption to do my own show. I now present two shows: Back Trax (Classic Rock), and Kumara Vine (for Kiwis, by Kiwis, about Kiwis).
 LAURENCIA GRANT: I’ve been presenting A Little Bit Country since April 2005, focussing on a sound that stems from traditional country, bluegrass and maybe folk, but with a contemporary style. In Alice Springs country music lovers are loud and proud, and I’m naturally drawn to music that speaks the truth and delves the depths. Announcing is also a great escape from the complexities of Central Australian work ... and it's cheap therapy! Happy listening!
 MEGG KELHAM: I'm an English born, Australian bred freelance educator and historian with a passion for World Music. I love the sound of words whose meaning I don’t understand, listening to the history of cultural exchange embedded in rhythm, and finding out how it connects to the world's political stage, past and present. And I love it that Radio France International sends the best of the world's music to us each month! Its a wonderful way to learn!
 JOY TAYLOR: I share presentation of two programs. Megg and I bring our different musical tastes and styles to 8CCC's world music show, The Big Bang Theory, mine including Bollywood, Asian underground and Indipop, and the rich diversity of Rom (or Gypsy) music. The women's program Vashti's Voice is presented by a collective, and features views, talents and humour, plus live musical performances, poetry readings, discussions and interviews.
 TERRY KOLSTAD: I was born in Broken Hill and worked throughout western NSW on a drilling rig before moving to Alice Springs in 1989 where I was employed as a service mechanic and truck driver. Since becoming an 8CCC volunteer presenter in 2003 I have met a lot of terrific people. Currently, I present Up With The Sparrows (Country Music) on Sunday mornings, and Friday Drive (Rock 'n Roll) from 4pm until the request phone stops ringing.
 KATE LAWRENCE: In the 1980s I worked in Adelaide with 5CCC, which was to become 3D Radio. Later, in Alice Springs, I joined 8CCC's Vashti's Voice collective, initially putting programs together and then later presenting. Eventually I got the nerve up to learn to drive and present at the same time, and now I present by myself. 8CCC is a great station, and I encourage more people to get involved in production - it's a thrill being on the desk.
 GRAEME HINTON: I was born in Victoria and grew up with wheat, dairy cattle and country music. Over the years I've worked as a ringer, shearer, fencer and small engine mechanic; driven trucks, buses, taxis, and operated equipment like backhoes and bobcats. I came to the NT in 1973 and joined 8CCC in 1987. Love playing and listening to country music, particularly the contact and banter with listeners when they call in to request a song.
 LINDA SPENCER: After moving to Alice Springs in 1993, I DJed the Asylum Dances at the Shed in Smith Street once a month for nine years. Encouraged by 8CCC's previous manager, Maria, I joined the station and now do Wednesday Drive. I have over a thousand CDs and LPs to choose from! I’m a postie - have been for 24 years - and enjoy the work. The early start and finish times mean I can be at 8CCC by 4pm for my drivetime show.
 LIZ ARCHER: I moved from SA to Alice in 1999 and started volunteering with 8CCC in 2000 having had no experience in announcing or producing radio. Over the years I’ve helped out regularly with Vashti’s Voice, Classical Sunday and Wednesday Drive as well as interviewing guests and recording local gigs. I now enjoy sharing Desert Groove with Magdalena. I love that we can create our own shows, including choosing the music rather than having it dictated to us like many other radio stations. I’ve learned heaps of skills, especially in sound production & editing, as well as meeting a great bunch of people who are all passionate about COMMUNITY radio.
 Rufl: 'Get Out Those Old Records' is a three-hour show, heard every Sunday Afternoon between 2 and 5 pmand 1 to 4pm Tuesday . Requests are a welcome part of the show, and it's always a thrill to hunt down and play songs you may not have heard for many decades.
So.......If you want to be transported to a time before rock 'n' roll ........ before television ...... before computers ..... when they still made musicals! ...... when the most important family household possession was its radio set ....... then turn on your radio, sit back ........
......... and let me take you there.
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