Working Title: Southern Sounds ‘History of Southern FM’
Aim: To learn and explain the history of 88.3 Southern FM
How and why it started, what direction are they heading for the future?Duration: 10 minutes Information: 88.3 Southern FM website, www.southernfm.org.au Content: Interview, music, voice-overs, adds for Southern FM, intro for shows. Key Questions: How did the station start? Why did the station start? What is the purpose of this station? What is the aim of the station? Where is the station heading in the future?Interview Sources: Andrew Rutherford (morning announcer) The president Reg Pitt (morning announcer) Leo (Sports presenter) Someone who broadcasted the soccer
The Script
Intro: Southern FM pug and an announcer introducing his show.
Jack: For the past ?? years this is the sound you have been listening to when your radio dial is tuned to 88.3 FM.
Add for SFM: This is the Southern Sounds of Melbourne 88.3 Southern FM!
The President: “88.3 Southern FM has been (Jack with voice over)
Jack: (The President) has been working at Southern FM for ?? years and has seen the highs and lows.
The President: Tell us the about the beginning of Southern FM, how did it come about?
Why did we need Southern FM?
The station first came about because ?????
Reg Pitt is one of Southern FM’s finest. He has been apart of SFM for ?? years and has been on the board for ?? years plus produced and presented more than two thousand shows.
He presents the Country Music hour(s) between 9-11/12 on Wednesday mornings.
Reg Pitt: How many shows have you done?
What has been the highlight?
Has there been any lows? If so, what?
Southern FM now broadcasts out of Balcome Road, Mentone but ? years ago their home was the Moorabbin Town Centre.
President: Why did you move from Moorabbin?
Was it a difficult process?
What was the hardest part about it?
Did you lose many presenters/members?
Through these tough times, SFM has always been there for anyone.
Each winter they broadcast the Southern Football League and have been for ?? years.
Leo: What’s the best thing about broadcasting footy?
What are the grounds the love & hate broadcasting at?
What are some of the awards you have won by doing this?
Southern FM also broadcasted the first Melbourne Victory, A-League soccer season and did so with flying colours.
(Someone who broadcast the soccer): What was it like?
How did you go about it?
Was it tough to get permission off the A-League/SFM?
SFM has also had many presenters that have gone on to become bigger and better.
They include:
(Voices of people that have been on SFM that are now on different stations)
Southern FM continues to grow with leaps and bounds.
The future looks bright for SFM,
President: What has the station got planned for the future?
What are your aims from here on?
Outro: Lets hope we here more of this fine station for years and years to come, 88.3 Southern FM, the Southern Sounds Of Melbourne! You’ve been listing to 88.3 Southern FM.
