Kandos Rylstone Community Radio Inc held its Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, August 25 when a good attendance of over 30 members turned out to elect the office bearers and committee for the next 12 months.
- President – Brent Barlow
- Vice-President – Brian Neaves
- Secretary – Karen Riley
- Treasurer – Pat Spithill
- Ordinary Committee Members – Linda Berrell, Leanne Besant and Terence Ryan
KRR´s elected committee for 2010/2011
(standing l-r) Brian Neaves, Leanne Besant, Terrence Ryan, Karen Riley, and Brent Barlow.
(front row seated l-r) Linda Berrell and Pat Spithill.
Mr Barlow thanked the fouroutgoing committee members Sue Neaves, Regina Dinton and George and Robyn Reid for their work on the committee during the last 12 months. In his President's Report he congratulated everyone onanother good year for KRR.
“ We continued to improve our facilities and our programs which is a credit to all our members. This year we welcomed a number of newmembers, which is always good to see, and some of them have done training and are now presenting programs. Congratulations to those who have taken the plunge and are now on air for thefirst time.
“ During the year we instigated regular monthly working bees which have been very successful. Thank you to everyone who has been involved in these. We have made many station improvements as a result of this. We also completed a listener survey which will help us to ensure that the community continues to have an input into our programs..
“ Financially, we continue to remain in a strong position. Sponsorship has been very pleasing again this year and this will enable us to continue to improve our infrastructure while keeping some funds in reserve for contingency situations. Our major projects for this coming year will be the continued renovation of our studio building including the relocation of our transmitter equipment into our new transmitter room and the construction of a perimeter fence at the rear of our building. There will also be other projects undertaken as they arise.
“ Finally, thank you to all our members for their support, a big thank you to our sponsors for their continued support and also to the general public for their support throughout the year.”
Kandos-Rylstone Community Radio Inc (KRR 98.7 FM) held its AGM on Wednesday, August 26, 2009. A large number of people attended the meeting and elected the following committee members:
- President – Brent Barlow
- Vice-President – Brian Neaves
- Secretary – Regina Dinten
- Treasurer – Sue Neaves
- Ordinary Committee Members – Linda Berrell, George Reid and Robyn Reid
KRR´s elected committee for 2009/10
(back row l-r) Regina Dinten, Brent Barlow, Brian Neaves and George Reid.
(front row l-r) Linda Berrell, Sue Neaves and Robyn Reid.
Mr Barlow congratulated the three new committee members and thanked the two outgoing members, Karen Riley and Leanne Besant for their invaluable help and support over the years. During his president´s report he also thanked volunteers and sponsors for their great help during the year.
“ It´s been another successful year for KRR. Our finances are sound and we have completed a number of major projects including the upgrade to our transmitter and antenna systems.
“ We have also seen an increase in our membership and a number of them have completed their training and are now presenting new programs on air.
“ KRR is a fabulous asset for the local community and in fact for the region and we will continue to improve our resources and infrastructure during the coming year.
“ Thanks again to all our members, volunteers and of course our sponsors whose support has enabled us to keep things moving forward. Our radio station is owned by the community and benefits it directly.”
Peter Bryson 1942-2009
PETER BRYSON, better known as Cosmos, was a mechanical fitter, navigator, songwriter and community radio announcer. Cosmos was a highly valued inaugural member of Kandos-Rylstone Community Radio, helping with transmission, other technical aspects and program co-ordinating.
The radio station became his passion. His support of Australian folk and country music was reflected in his own regular Sunday morning program.
KRR´s elected committee for 2008-2009
(L-R) Sue Neeves, Brian Neaves, Karen Riley, Brent Barlow, Peter Bryson aka Cosmos, Linda Berrell, and Leanne Besant