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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNathan James. Image: Swinburne \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
The Commercial Radio & Audio (CRA) regional placement program has achieved its first major success story, with participant Nathan James securing a full-time position at the ACE Radio Network just months after his placement.<\/p>\n
Nathan, who participated in the program through Swinburne University\u2019s Bachelor of Media and Communication, has been offered an announcing and creative writing role at ACE Radio\u2019s Deniliquin station after impressing during his placement in Traralgon.<\/p>\n
Launched in June this year, the program provides selected Swinburne students with hands-on experience at regional radio stations across Victoria.<\/p>\n
CRA provides funding for associated expenses, removing financial barriers for students to access these opportunities.<\/p>\n
Current placements are hosted by ACE Radio Network in Traralgon, Horsham, Colac and Wangaratta, with additional locations also available.<\/p>\n
Lizzie Young, CEO at CRA, said \u201cNathan\u2019s success demonstrates the program\u2019s immediate impact. His journey from placement student to employed broadcaster in just a few months perfectly illustrates why this program is so vital. By removing financial barriers and providing real-world experience, we\u2019re creating genuine career pathways in regional radio. This is exactly the outcome we hoped for when we launched the program with Swinburne and ACE Radio.\u201d\u00a0 <\/p>\n
Mat Cummins, Group Content Director at ACE Radio Network said \u201cIt\u2019s been wonderful to see the confidence grow as the students put their skills into practice, and we hope that many of them now have a clearer pathway into the industry. We\u2019re proud to play a part in helping the next generation of broadcasters take their first steps into radio. These connections are vital \u2013 they help us build strong relationships with the next generation of broadcasters and keep our industry thriving into the future.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nathan said \u201cIt\u2019s been an incredible blessing that I\u2019ve been able to make my dream come true and land that position in the industry. I wouldn\u2019t be where I am now without the connections I made earlier in the year at ACE and the other people I\u2019ve met along the way.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNone of that would\u2019ve been achievable without Swinburne, in particular Peter Marcato and CRA. I\u2019m so glad I\u2019m taking these first steps with such an amazing company, it\u2019s like I\u2019ve been welcome into one big happy radio family! I feel like living proof that dreams really come true.\u201d\u00a0 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nathan James. Image: Swinburne The Commercial Radio & Audio (CRA) regional placement program has achieved its first major…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":115099,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[64,63,134,136],"class_list":["post-115098","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115098","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=115098"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115098\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/115099"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=115098"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=115098"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=115098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}