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Re: [microsound] [.au] The Listening Room axed



This is so bad I can't believe it. The program is truly important for 
Australia, I mean it. Please express disaggreement everybody, both 
Australian and non-Australian members. It takes one minute to send an email.

Jochen

>>Forwarding you some information which may be of interest:
>>
>>
>>This is to let you know of the very bad news which has come down from ABC 
>>Radio management last Friday to axe The Listening Room on Classic FM.
>>
>>This decision effectively ends radiophonic production in stereo at the 
>>ABC. Producers from the program
>>are to be 'absorbed' into a pool of feature producers on Radio National 
>>with 3 redundancies in the process.
>>
>>There is huge staff anger at this decision to abandon a form of 
>>radio-making which has brought national and international plaudits to the 
>>ABC (The Listening Room has most recently won the 2003 Prix Italia prize 
>>for Music Programs), encouraged collaborations with many Australian 
>>composers, musicians and writers and has explored the art of radio in 
>>unique and innovative ways.
>>
>>Perhaps you may wish to forward this email on to other people who might be 
>>concerned about this decision.
>>If you want to write to the program manager of Radio National (who 
>>announced the changes - Radio National being the network which administers 
>>TLR, although it is broadcast on Classic FM) address your emails to
>><taylor.gordon@xxxxxxxxxx> or letters to Gordon Taylor, Program Manager, 
>>ABC Radio National, GPO Box 9994, Sydney 2001.
>>The head of radio talks is <collier.mark@xxxxxxxxxx> and the director of 
>>ABC radio is <howard.sue@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>>Professor Margaret Seares, Chair of the ABC Arts Advisory Group contact 
>>her via ABC Corporate, GPO Box 9994, Sydney 2001.
>>
>>Chairman of the Board of the ABC is Donald McDonald. Write to him c/- of 
>>the above postal address.
>>
>>These last two people really need to understand the depth of public 
>>disquiet at the decision to axe The Listening Room.
>>
>>The executive producer of The Listening Room is Robyn Ravlich.
>>Send messages of support to her at <ravlich.robyn@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>>Phone the ABC switch on (612) 8333 1500 and ask to be transferred to any 
>>of the above power-brokers.
>>
>>Staff and supporters are intent on fighting this retrograde decision.
>>We call on all who wish to defend radiophonic production of the highest 
>>standard to act now.
>
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