Below are many of the people that make up the AIR News team. Some are experienced journalists, other have a radio pedigree and yet others are developing their skills to make themselves available for the radio newsrooms of Australia, and the world.

At October 2009, 8 of our people have been snapped up by Commercial Radio, Commercial Television and the ABC. So someone is doing something right.

If you are a person with an interest in radio news broadcasting, and you have completed or are in the process of completing a journalism course, or have been developing experience on air with Community radio stations with a leaning to News or Sport then perhaps we can help you on your way. For further details, click here

He's been a broadcaster in one form or another since 1969 after starting out as a weekly Soccer reporter on Shepparton's 3SR. In the 70's he worked in production in the television industry with the Seven (Sounds Unlimited) and Nine Networks returning to Commercial radio in the 80's with Melbourne's 3KZ/KZFM/Gold 104, including a stint in the newsroom during the original Gulf War.

He's also produced and packaged the original highly successful Magic 693 Football programs with Ian Major/Alan Jeans, then Kevin Bartlett/Stephen Quartermain/Sam Kekovitch and spent a couple of years as a producer at Sport 927.

He's been heavily involved with Community radio for over 15 years, was the Program Manager at South Gippsland's 3MFM until September 2006 and currently performs a bit of the multi-track production for Vision Australia Radio Melbourne and Regional Victoria, as well as providing an automation and live assist consultancy with Wagga's 101.9 Life FM, Hits and Memories 3MFM and 2HAY FM. He was very pleased to accept Trade Membership of the Southern Community Media Association in 2007 (www.scma1.com)

Brad's been in Commercial Radio over 30 years -from  Network News Presenter to Network Sales and Station Management and everything in between. Brad presents our bulletins from the Gold Coast hinterland in South East Queensland.

At 17 he was the youngest network news presenter in Australia presenting "TBN World News" across Tasmania.

Brad manages the AIR News operation every second weekend.

Fiona studied at Perth’s Academy of Radio before taking her first broadcasting job with Radiowest/Hot FM in Kalgoorlie doing news, copywriting and announcing.

It was there that she really developed her passion for news and interviewed many politicians and prominent people including two interviews with then Prime Minister John Howard.

Fiona’s next move was to Bunbury to be breakfast co-host and news presenter for Hot FM’s WA network and producer of the AM network’s current affairs programme.

Fiona took a break from radio to travel and to have a family and is enjoying being back in the industry.

To understand Geoff’s foray onto the team at AIR News, you need to go way back to his High School days.
In English lessons the teacher would go around the class & ask each of the students to read a passage out loud to the whole class. When it came to Geoff’s turn, he would read the paragraph out loud in a manner imitating the number one television newsreader of the day, Brian Henderson. To say the teacher was NOT impressed would be understating the obvious “Why are you reading in that tone & expressing every syllable like a newsreader” came the reply from his teacher “We have newsreaders … they are on tv and radio. We DON’T need another one”. Well, little did he know that he would be proved so wrong.

Geoff has spent a number of years hosting the Breakfast program at Tumut's Sounds of the Mountains, and now he's back on the air in town as a regular presenter with Australian Independent Radio News. Only now, he speaks to the whole nation, and is bringing them the world.

Graham has been on-air since 2002 presenting the Saturday Evening programme on Vision Australia Radio in Melbourne before moving on to the Racing Show.

His interest in cricket started in his teens when he travelled the UK following the county cricket circuit. More recently he has combined this 40 year passion for cricket, travel and broadcasting with the reporting of Test matches for the BBC World Service, Melbourne’s Sport 927, UK’s TalkSport and AIR Sports attending international matches in all 10 Test playing countries. He has provided Test reports direct from England, India, New Zealand, the West Indies and Australia so far. Graham recently headed to Britain to cover the 2009 Ashes series.

Maria has been working at SYN FM (Student Youth Network) for about six years now in various radio/tv presenting and executive producer roles.

She's just graduated with a Post Graduate Diploma in Commercial Radio (Arts) and works as a broadcast monitor.

She's wanted to be in radio since she was a kid!

Michael has been with Air News for over 3 years now. He has completed a journalism degree at UWS in Sydney and has come a long way since joining the team with no prior on air experience.

Catch him on the Wednesday Afternoon and Friday Drive shifts.

Often in a state of loquacity – presenting for AIR News is the perfect starting point for she who dropped off the radio airwaves radar after a promising start graduating from the broadcasting course at the WA Academy of Performing Arts in 1994; hailed as the one most likely to succeed with a career in the media.

The perpetual insurrectionist - she thwarted all predetermined semiotics of radio fame, fortune and glory – and she went headlong into Casuarina maximum security prison, as a teacher! That didn’t last too long as the prison education centre mysteriously burned down.

For the next ten years or so – time that could have been deployed in a desert seeking enlightenment, were misspent using her powers for evil and being a communications and PR biscuit. However – fate has a weird way of smacking naysayers in the fizzog, slapping them silly and then forcing them off the quotidian and back into the land of destiny. Pauline began dabbling in AIR News in 2006 for ‘a bit of fun’ and then decided to get serious and pursue a real radio career on April Fools Day 2009.

She is still in hot pursuit – so catch her here whilst you can!

Peter has been around radio since he was a 14 year old back in 1995! His first on air experience was reporting basketball scores for his local community radio station.

It's no surprise that Peter has found his way to AIR News and has been a casual member of the team since our inception.

Throughout that time Peter has also worked his way through commercial radio across the East Coast of Australia, doing everything from Breakfast Radio to the Graveyard shift!

Currently you'll hear Peter on various community radio stations as an Aussie Rules commentator and of course here on AIR News as an occasional News Reader and Sports Reporter.

Peter Jones has more than three decades of experience in news at city and country radio stations throughout Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia and Tasmania.

He's also travelled widely to all states and territories of Australia, as well as a dozen or so other countries.

This helps give him a broad understanding of Australian and overseas issues.

Robyn has worked in senior management and creative roles in the government, not-for-profit and arts sectors, and is an experienced thinker, writer, manager, facilitator, singer, voice artist and vocal trainer.

For ten years, Robyn combined general management roles in the theatre and cinema industries with a second career as a singer and voice teacher. She then moved into the Victorian Government and developed policy and programs in the arts, sport and recreation, and IT sectors, maintaining her interest in vocal pursuits.

After leaving the public sector in 2005, Robyn spent a year in Paris working with an international voice school and studying French. Since returning home she has worked as a management consultant, corporate writer and copy writer. She undertook radio studies in 2008 and has been developing her skills on air since then. Robyn volunteers as a reader with Vision Australia Radio and also appears on their breakfast program. She is also passionate about film and is currently developing a number of screenplays.

Robyn has qualifications in writing, arts (English/music), radio, singing and voice over, innovation and service management, corporate governance, arts management and French language.

Samuel is a former journalism student who has now made his first forays into mainstream radio having filled in regularly this year at Deniliquin's 2QN

Samuel has gone from strength to strength since he joined AIR News over 4 years ago. He's a good operator. Never lets the side down.

Thomas is a journalism, computer science, and education graduate who began his working life at a range of commercial radio stations around Australia.

Ending up in Canberra and seeking new challenges, he became a federal government employee and worked in IT and public affairs roles, but remained involved with media through freelance writing, voiceovers, and casual radio announcing.

Not long ago, he spent several years in the education sector, where he was a department head for journalism and public relations, and taught subjects including journalistic writing, radio journalism and audio production.

These days he’s back in federal government employment again, but keeps his educational and journalistic passions alive through part-time teaching and contributing to AIR News.

Thomas is a regular on Sunday mornings.

Tim left school early to pursue a career in IT, starting a web design business and subsequently selling it to move further into the IT industry. In 2007 he changed direction to media and took up employment with Canberra’s 1WAY FM, first as Project Manager and then as Station Manager.

Being community radio, Tim was responsible for everything at the station and now has experience in management, announcing, copy writing, audio production, research, news reading, cross media communication, broadcast technology, and social media.

Leading a small team of staff and volunteers, Tim significantly redeveloped the look, sound and corporate branding of the station, forged community partnerships, and shared a vision for the station’s future. In 2009, income from the station’s primary annual fundraiser jumped 85% due to rising community awareness and support.

Tim now lives in Melbourne, and is new to the AIR News team.