Telopea Park School launch radio without borders

Sarah Duggan

By Sarah Duggan
Published May 4, 2016

It's a fair bet that any given Aussie radio celebrity – even affable duo Hamish Blake and Andy Lee – would be unable to compel listeners from three corners of the globe to tune into their verbal antics at any one time.

Principal Kerrie Blain broadcast live alongside Year 8 students to launch a new Asia Pacific web radio program

But for the young radio hosts at Telopea Park School, drawing an extensive international audience is pretty much a given ...

This story appeared in the May 2016 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine.

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