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Volume 31 Issue 4 City Park Radio FM 103.7 Launceston April 2017 HARMONY DAY Meetings Several multicultural broadcasters broadcast live from Prince’s Square for the annual City of Launceston Harmony Day. Organised with UTAS CityProm and the Migrant Resource Management Committee Centre the day was fun, food, music Saturday 22nd April 9.30am and, most of all, harmony. City Park Radio proud to showcase the many nationalities living in our area. Umi, Wei, Elena, Svetlana CPR SPONSORS and Aurelia took turns to chat with many people from our community. • Barratts Music Umi Quor managed to find out the Mayor was born in Indonesia. Our thanks to Leanne Arnott from UTAS and Vanessa Cahoon from City- • Carbil Computers Prom for their assistance in making this outside broadcast happen. • Community Care Tas SPORTS BROADCASTS ANZAC DAY 2017 • Launceston Travel and City Park Radio will broadcast the 11am David Mohr and the team are back on Cruise Centre deck with our sports broadcasts of SEABL service live from the Longford Memorial- and TSL. From now until the finals, with assistance NMRSLA and Telstra. • Meet Your Match there’ll be a game most weeks and a couple of double headers. Our thanks to AFL FANTASY SHOW EXPANDS • Neil Pitt Menswear The AFL Fantasy Show family has grown. Rob Soward & ZAB Window Fashions • for sponsoring the broadcasts this year. Warnie, a proud dad of Georgina Caroline Northern Midlands RSLA • Olde Tudor Hotel/Bistro Beang loneliness, one broadcast at a me • Olde Tudor Pharmacy A new report from the Community Broadcasting Foundation shows that participation in community radio can significantly reduce social isolation and • Outside Flowers loneliness. • The Joy of Social Connection , researched by Murdoch University says Rob Soward three groups are more likely to be lonely in Australia; men, isolated parents • with young children and people living alone. The report highlights how Rosemary Armitage community broadcasting can support the reduction of loneliness in • Tandys Ale House three key ways: by reducing the stigma of being lonely, connecting peo- ple across communities and increasing volunteering. • Telstra Quadrant Mall & Jo Curtin, Executive Officer of the Community Broadcasting Foundation, “The Kings Meadows research found that with such a big reach, community broadcasting is perfect- ly placed to tackle the far -reaching social issue of loneliness. • ZAB Window Fashions “Community radio can provide company to isolated listeners, helping maintain a connection to the outside world. It also helps reduce isolation associated SPONSORSHIP with ethnicity and minority groups.” ENQUIRIES Community radio brings like -minded people together and is often de- scribed as a hub or meeting point, a way for people to connect with like - Phone Shirley 6334 7429 minded individuals, both at the station and in the community. By uniting these ‘tribes’ community broadcasting helps people to connect and feel less FUNDRAISER alone and lonely. Local community radio can beat loneliness in three ways: Bunnings Northside • by reducing the stigma of loneliness - community radio is a companion to Wednesday April 12 over 5.2 million listeners across Australia • by connecting people with activities & organisations in their community DAYLIGHT • by inviting and involving people to volunteer in community radio. SAVING Ends 3am Read the report : http://www.cbf.com.au/files/2314/8886/0815/ Sun April 2 Page 2 Friends of FM LET’S Reelin’ in the Years HAVE A Classic Album of the Month CHAT JOE STEVE WALSH DAVERN So What Born : Trevallyn, Tas. At the time of this interview, how old Part hard rock, part sensitive ballads, part clas- were you? 51, but I haven’t finished with sical music, part having a joke – that pretty st nd my 1 childhood. My 2 childhood should much sums up the songs on Joe Walsh’s 1974 will be something to look forward to. In your previous life, before CPR, what album So What . And also pretty much sums up did you do? I believe this is my first life, his musical personality! but I was a Salesperson for 30 years. Joe Walsh is a bona fide rock guitar hero – as What exciting Interests did you do, or are still doing? Ex ballroom dancing cham- evidenced on Welcome to the Club , Time Out , pion. Tasmania’s biggest KISS fan - (no and Turn to Stone . But Joe is a fine keyboard girls, not smooching kiss, kiss, kiss, but player and his take on Ravel’s Pavanne for the KISS - the band). I use to have the biggest Sleeping Beauty is a stark contrast to his rock online car racing group called “Grumpy Old Men” ( oooh, would so love to make a com- persona. As are beautiful songs like Falling ment on that one. LC .). Love music bands Down , Help Me Through the Night , and County and anything to do with music. Fair . Not to mention his silly side, represented Why City Park Radio? Trained at 7LA, here by All Night Laundromat Blues ! moved to Melbourne then Adelaide. Decid- ed to come back home to Tas. Became in- Producers Joe Walsh, John Stronach, and Bill volved with CPR when it was situated at Szymczyk, pull together this disparate group of Newnham Campus. songs and make So What one of Joe’s defini- What do you do at CPR? Thursday Night from 10pm to midnight - Bad Habits, Good tive albums. Joe called in all his mates to help Tracks, also Rock Show & Mornings With. out as well, with guest spots from Dan Fogel- Where do you want to be in 5 years? berg, JD Souther, Joe Vitale, Kenny Passarelli, A Multi Millionaire. (good luck with that one. LC). Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Randy Meisner, and many more. GOING GREEN Joe Walsh has always been his own man – Roller Graeme Harris whether it’s been as part of groups like the and brusher Peter James Gang and the Eagles , or out on his own. Stecenko donned their To gain an insight into the many -faceted musi- Sunday best and did cal creature that is Joe Walsh, take a listen to their bit for the environ- So What . ment trying to camou- flage the translator hut Reelin ’ in the Years - 60s & 70s in eucalyptus green. Saturdays 5 -7pm DISCOUNT SHOPPING FOR City Park Radio MEMBERS Begents Mojo Music Brisbane St BP Top Drop Automotive TV Video and HI FI Service - Royal Oak Hotel IBE Services (Ian Brickhill) STUDIOS: 43 Tamar Street Daisy Fresh Dry Cleaners Pretty Woman CD Centre Kings Meadows POSTAL: P.O. BOX 1501 (please produce membership card first ) Launceston Blind Cleaning & Repairs Launceston. 7250 Winflo Curtains International Flowers (on presentation of your membership card) PHONE: 03 6334 3344 and Balloon Land Tamar Valley Winery Tours EMAIL : [email protected] 10% Discount for Members, families and Carbil Computers listeners of City Park Radio WEBSITE: www.cityparkradio.com .