{"id":611,"date":"2024-09-09T19:51:38","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T19:51:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.radioindustrynews.com.au\/?p=611"},"modified":"2024-09-09T19:51:38","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T19:51:38","slug":"cra-awards-2024-brian-white-scholarship-to-grace-barlow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/2024\/09\/09\/cra-awards-2024-brian-white-scholarship-to-grace-barlow\/","title":{"rendered":"CRA awards 2024 Brian White Scholarship to Grace Barlow"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Grace Barlow, a student at Perth\u2019s University of Notre Dame Australia, has been named the 2024 Brian White Scholarship winner, Commercial Radio & Audio (CRA) announced today. This esteemed award grants Grace a unique opportunity to embark on a four-week paid placement, gaining invaluable experience across the newsrooms of ARN, SCA, NOVA Entertainment, and Nine Radio.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year\u2019s competition set a new benchmark with the highest number of applicants in four years. Our finalists represent the future of radio news, and we are thrilled to see such remarkable talent emerging in our industry,\u201d said CRA chief executive officer Lizzie Young.<\/p>\n

The scholarship recipient was selected after an intensive workshop at ARN\u2019s offices, where ten finalists were mentored by the industry\u2019s top commercial radio news leaders. Led by\u00a0Fiona Ellis-Jones<\/strong>\u00a0(ARN),\u00a0Michelle Stephenson<\/strong>\u00a0(NOVA Entertainment),\u00a0Erin Maher<\/strong>\u00a0(2GB, Nine Radio), and\u00a0Amy Goggins<\/strong>\u00a0(SCA), each sharing their personal experiences and expertise on succeeding in radio.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe level of skill and passion in the room is outstanding, it\u2019s exciting to see the next generation eager to contribute to radio\u2019s unique ability to reach audiences in a meaningful way,\u201d said Fiona Ellis-Jones, ARN Head of News and Information.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom breaking news to the everyday updates that matter, it\u2019s often through radio that people first hear what\u2019s happening in the world,\u201d shared Michelle Stephenson, NOVA National Audio News Editor who has been a judge for the Brian White Scholarship since its inception in 2017.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the newsroom, no two days are the same, that variety keeps the work both challenging and exciting,\u201d Amy Goggins, SCA Sydney News Editor, told the finalists.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no better place for a journalist than radio. It’s immediate, it\u2019s intimate, it\u2019s always evolving \u2013 offering endless opportunities for storytelling,\u201d added Erin Maher, 2GB Radio Senior Newsreader and Editor.<\/p>\n

The annual scholarship honours the legacy of radio legend Brian White, the first Australian commercial radio cadet journalist. White pioneered the news talk format and had a career spanning three influential decades.<\/p>\n

Entries for the 2025 Brian White Scholarship will open early next year. The competition is open to recent graduates or students in their final year of a relevant course such as Communications, Media, Journalism, and Radio. For more details, keep an eye on our socials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Grace Barlow, a student at Perth\u2019s University of Notre Dame Australia, has been named the 2024 Brian White Scholarship winner, Commercial Radio & Audio (CRA) announced today. This esteemed award grants Grace a unique opportunity to embark on a four-week paid placement, gaining invaluable experience across the newsrooms of ARN, SCA, NOVA Entertainment, and Nine … Continue reading “CRA awards 2024 Brian White Scholarship to Grace Barlow”<\/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-611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-australian"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/611","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=611"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/611\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}