{"id":1517,"date":"2025-06-18T08:13:51","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T22:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/?p=1517"},"modified":"2025-06-18T08:13:51","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T22:13:51","slug":"how-community-broadcasting-helped-to-shape-author-matt-romania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/2025\/06\/18\/how-community-broadcasting-helped-to-shape-author-matt-romania\/","title":{"rendered":"How community broadcasting helped to shape author Matt Romania"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com\/CBAA\/UploadedImages\/VPjNkphSZmrbXSlYgaXI_How%20community%20broadcasting%20helped%20to%20shape%20author%20Matt%20Romania-L.png\" alt=\"How community broadcasting helped to shape author Matt Romania\" title=\"How community broadcasting helped to shape author Matt Romania\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Matt Romania\u2019s career in marketing and communications had an unlikely but familiar beginning, at a regional Victorian community radio station, now part of UGFM. What began as a chance to host a weekly radio program quickly grew into a deeper connection with community media and its impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Behind the mic, Matt found his voice, building confidence, learning how to connect with audiences and developing a passion for storytelling. Off-air, he supported the station\u2019s outreach efforts, helping with newsletter articles and fundraising posters to outdoor broadcasts and a local music festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Matt also joined the station\u2019s committee, gaining early experience in not-for-profit governance and seeing first-hand the dedication it takes to keep a volunteer-run organisation running. These formative experiences taught him to work resourcefully, think strategically and understand the role community broadcasters play in fostering local connection and culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That early learning has stayed with him throughout his career, particularly in his work supporting charities and purpose-driven organisations. Matt has drawn on those experiences to develop&nbsp;<em>Heart and Soul of Marketing,&nbsp;<\/em>a guide to help community groups communicate their value, grow support and amplify their impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The book, released in June 2025, speaks to the needs of volunteers and small organisations navigating limited resources. It may be a helpful tool for stations looking to promote themselves, strengthen community engagement or plan their next campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find out more at&nbsp;<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/heartsoulmarketing.com\/\">heartsoulmarketing.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matt Romania\u2019s career in marketing and communications had an unlikely but familiar beginning, at a regional Victorian community radio station, now part of UGFM. What began as a chance to host a weekly radio program quickly grew into a deeper connection with community media and its impact. Behind the mic, Matt found his voice, building &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/2025\/06\/18\/how-community-broadcasting-helped-to-shape-author-matt-romania\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;How community broadcasting helped to shape author Matt Romania&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-australian"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1517","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1517"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1517\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1518,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1517\/revisions\/1518"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}