Australia's LGBTIQA+ Radio StationDear JOYsters!It is with great excitement that we can announce that JOY Patrons Geoffrey Smith and Gary Singer have generously donated funds to enable the development of a new, five-day-per-week JOY Breakfast show. After generously supporting our work for many years, Geoffrey and Gary have now offered a targeted donation to invest in a consistent JOY sound, with the aim of attracting ongoing substantial sponsorship to fund the show and organisational operations. We firmly believe this investment in a station-driven breakfast program, and the resulting increase in sponsorship, will build JOY's financial sustainability, enabling us to continue to create excellent community media content for LGBTIQA+ Australians and our allies. This philanthropic investment will fund the employment of two paid breakfast hosts for a two-year period, enabling us to establish the show and secure ongoing sponsorship. This project will be a trial, and if it is successful after two years, Geoffrey and Gary have indicated they would consider investing in building a similar consistency across the Drive time-slot. We met with our existing breakfast presenters last Friday to share this news with them and answer their initial questions as openly and honestly as we can. It is most important to understand that whilst the two breakfast hosts will be paid, they will be supported by a considerable team of volunteers who will be encouraged to gain the skills and knowledge to follow a similar career path, should they wish to do so. JOY is and always will be a successful organisation due to the enormous contribution of time by our volunteers, combined with the dedication of our paid staff. Together we are the JOY team. Application detailsThese positions will be advertised internally and externally with all those fitting the key criteria encouraged to apply. The selection process will be transparent and is detailed in the Position Description. Also, in the links below you will find a Show Concept document which outlines the show design. Application information is included in the Position Description. Key DatesApplications open today Tuesday 25th February and close at 5pm on Monday 16th March. We are working to have JOY Breakfast settling in by JOY Radiothon - 22nd April, with the breakfast team going to air from Tuesday 14th April (Easter Tuesday). We will be communicating the importance of philanthropy in keeping community media alive during Radiothon, encouraging others to similarly support JOY.
If you are JOY volunteer and have any questions or request further information, please use the JOY General Teams site so we can share the answers with the whole team, and save answering similar questions multiple times. For members, you can reach our Program Director at program.director@joy.org.au Warm wishes, Rachel Tyler Jones Ange Barry |