Saltwater Radio

Mikaela Lee

A proud Larrakia, Wadarman and KarriJarri woman homegrown from Darwin, Mikaela Lee is an artist and community art freelancer by choice, a music fiend and lover by compulsion. As a host and regular contributor to the flagship program, she is passionate about sharing diverse local stories, music, and content with her community.

Chloe Ryan

Regular host of Saltwater Tracks

Jens

Jens loves playing music and yapping with you. Jens wants to let you know voices are resistance, like Mama Crystal once said “kujukuju dalamia arkulani yangamini jirti gindigi yimora kirijini tika mapurtiti nonga gindigi nimarra nginya”, gua nginari pupuni.

在無線電波中擁抱眾生

solidarity in airwaves

Keren Leizerovitz

Keren is a presenter and producer for Saltwater Radio’s flagship show and market update segment. Keren is passionate about building up Saltwater Radio as a platform to celebrate the unique voices, stories and sounds from the Top End. 

Jocey Tribe

Jocey (also known as DemiRep / Jocelyn Tribe) is a Larrakia/Darwin based DJ and has called this saltwater country home for a decade. With a music selection that adapts to rhythms across many genres she spins with one main purpose, to hype the sisterhood into accessing liberation through dance and representation. Her sound for Saltwater Radio leans into nostalgia for the concept of ‘home’ through a Diaspora perspective.

Will Morris

Will Morris (WilBurr) has been living and creating on Larrakia land for about 25 years. Contributing to the underground music scene by creating zines, producing podcasts, and writing and performing music in some of the best DIY/ punk bands you’ve never heard of. Will is the person at Saltwater Radio squinting at a screen in the background, politely arguing with audio and streaming technology.

Miss Possum

Miss Possum is the DJ alias of local creative Gaia Osborne. Known for bringing fire to the dancefloor across Darwin at events such as Tropidelica, Club Awi @ Darwin Festival, Afrodisia and more, she also has a habit of finding an excuse to drop Top End bangers and showcase the incredible talent of Territory artists. 

Ronja Sen

Ronja is a presenter for Saltwater Radio’s flagship show and food & culture segment. Hailing from Queensland, and having lived in Melbourne and Darwin, Ronja has a food page called @moneyandmouth on Instagram that explores the culinary landscape across the continent, particularly through its rich immigration history. 

Baini

Baini is a presenter, musician, and vinyl DJ, aiming to amplify admirable artists across the airwaves. He is a music therapist in the NT and a music maker with the band Sugarbooger. Sometimes catch him talking on the mic or otherwise pressing essential buttons at the desk.

Carlo Ansaldo

Carlo Ansaldo (he/him) has worked across creative, technical and co-ordination roles within the Top End’s community arts sector for the past ten years. He DJs under C. Craterr and presents the monthly Saltwater Radio program Troppogoth: Hotter Than Hell. He is also one of the co-ordinators for Saltwater Radio. 

Winnie Chen

Winnie is a presenter and producer for Saltwater Radio’s flagship show. She also presents a monthly show on Saltwater Radio – Music as Medicine. Winnie works on Larrakia country where she also DJs under the alias ‘Winona’.

Sib

Sib of all trades, catch Sib gracing the mic as a Saltwater presenter, lining up finer details behind the scenes, moonlighting as DJ Very Professional Woman, or in the front row of a dance floor near you. Sib is passionate about accessibility of communication for everyone, and giving everyone who wants to know the opportunity to get the skills to be involved in SWR.”

Alice Cotton

Born and raised in Darwin, Alice is a songwriter, registered music therapist and accessible music producer. You can catch Alice on the airwaves on the flagship show or helping out behind the scenes. Alice is a big fan of community radio, disability arts, and local music.

Jo Shearn

Local event producer, music-lover, and resident of Garramilla/Darwin for over 10 years, Jo is one of the Co-ordinators of Saltwater Radio and prefers to be in the background – helping with events, comms, fundraising, and sometimes producing.

Kat

Kat is a vinyl lover turned DJ based in Garramilla/Darwin. Sexologist by day and DJs as KlitKat at night, mostly to justify buying more records. Kat is a Saltwater presenter but more active behind the scenes with the collective.

Sabi

Sabi comes from a proud line of sheep dockers shipped straight from the Thames to Shepparton Victoria. They moved to the boundless possible to finally land a metrey and kill a pig, but the only pig that’s been stabbed so far has been their heart. They never thought they’d find love – is Lia finally the true blue Aussie battler Sabi has been waiting for? Can Lia take this rough and ready docker and turn them into a real woman ? Find out every month, Saturday at 8pm, on Pig Hunter Wants A Wife

Frankie Lai

Frankie is a presenter for Saltwater Radio’s food & culture show Food for Thought. Frankie loves thinking, cooking, eating and yapping about food, and is passionate about exploring and highlighting the intersections between food, culture, identity and connection.

Anna Reynolds

Anna Reynolds aka REYNOLDS drifted out of Melbourne and into the NT 30 odd years ago. She is an artist, creative producer, consultant and collaborator with a love for life and adventure. Music makes her happy, is a big part of her life, and began the conversation and friendship with Rox. She actually doesn’t know anything much about anything Punk other than she used to drink to vomit and pierced her nose in the 80’s but Rox makes Reynolds feel cool when she gammon DJ old punk songs and humbugs for back in the day tales.

Roxanne Voulanas

Darwin local Roxanne Voulanas aka ROX, is a creative producer, musician, artist and Darwin Community Arts staffer who identifies as a Wog-aringini. She was once the bass player of local Darwin gurrrl band TANG that won the “People’s Choice Song of the Year” and “Best Rock Song of the Year” at the 2025 NT Music Awards.

Now stuck talking crap randomly to Reynolds in a community radio vortex she has big questions to what it all means?

and does she even like PUNK MUSIC?

Cyan Sue Lee

Cyan is a Larrakia, Wardaman & Karajarri woman born and raised in Darwin. She hosts Deadly Half with her sister Mikayla. Cyan is passionate about the environments, Indigenous leadership and management as well as sharing the smooth tunes that raised her and resonates with the Darwin local communities.

Vani

Vani is a local born and bred Darwinite who has a passion for music, art and supporting their local community. Also known as DJ V or V, they have played at numerous venues, celebrating pride and their indigenous culture.