newsletter june 2013

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NZ Radio for the Print Disabled Inc. 29, Queen St W. Levin 5540. Ph 06 3682229 Tune in to station 2XA at 1602 AM Tune in to station 2XA at 1602 AM Listener and ‘A Week in Parliament’ are now available to listen to on-line or upload for later listening. Further development is an ‘App’ for smart phone and tablet devices to provide a quick and easy link to our station. A Facebook site has been created @Facebook.com radio reading. This project has meant adding new knowledge and skills to the repertoire our staff already have. In Hazel’s words ‘it is very simple and easy to upload once you know how’. The web statistics show that the number of people viewing our site continues to grow with the total number of visits over 500 for the month of May 2013. Email: [email protected] A Radio Reading Service for print disabled people focused on providing current, regional, and nationally originated radio broadcasts. Annual General Meeting August 12 th 2013. 7.30pm Radio Reading Service studio, Kent Little Building, Queen St, Levin All welcome On the web live @ www.radioreading. org.nz or Listen to us Our Annual General Meeting is coming up next month. At that meeting new trustees will come on board and some will step down. We welcome people to come to the meeting, hear the chairperson present the annual report and review the work of the Radio Reading Service (RRS) over the past year. In line with the dynamic nature of broadcasting the RRS is always reviewing it’s programmes and making changes as required. We obtain copyright permission for all the publications from which we read. A recent inclusion is Tom Frewen’s ‘A Week in Parliament’ which we broadcast at 10pm on Tuesdays and repeat at 8am on Wednesdays. RRS Internet Radio Project. We have developed a method whereby stored podcasts of selected programmes are available to be downloaded from our website. Daily readings from the Dominion Post, selected articles from the NZ June 2013 Like us@ facebook.com\radioreading

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NZ Radio for the Print Disabled Inc. 29, Queen St W. Levin 5540. Ph 06 3682229

Tune in to station 2XA

at 1602 AM

Tune in to station 2XA at 1602 AM

Listener and ‘A Week in

Parliament’ are now available

to listen to on-line or upload for

later listening.

Further development is an

‘App’ for smart phone and

tablet devices to provide a

quick and easy link to our

station.

A Facebook site has been

created @Facebook.com

radio reading.

This project has meant adding

new knowledge and skills to

the repertoire our staff already

have. In Hazel’s words ‘it is

very simple and easy to

upload once you know how’.

The web statistics show that

the number of people viewing

our site continues to grow with

the total number of visits over

500 for the month of May 2013.

Email: [email protected]

A Radio Reading Service for print disabled people

focused on providing current, regional,

and nationally originated radio

broadcasts.

Annual General

Meeting

August 12th 2013.

7.30pm

Radio Reading Service

studio, Kent Little Building,

Queen St, Levin

All welcome

June 2011

On the web live @

www.radioreading.org.nz

News items

Training Day

Saturday 23rd July 9.30am – 1pm

To be held in the RRS studio

rooms.

We are fortunate to have Sharon

Crosbie, well known in Radio NZ

broadcasting. She will be

facilitating the day providing,

training, advice and helpful tips.

We will start the day with tea

and coffee.

Annual General Meeting

The AGM will be held on August

30th, 7.30pm in the RRS board

room. The Board will have a

vacancy from August and will be

looking for a new member. Your

nominations are encouraged

and welcome.

Programme Changes

We are reading out Horowhenua

Council communications as they

become available. Listen for

them on …………

or

Listen to us

Our Annual General Meeting is

coming up next month. At that

meeting new trustees will come

on board and some will step

down. We welcome people to

come to the meeting, hear the

chairperson present the annual

report and review the work of

the Radio Reading Service (RRS)

over the past year.

In line with the dynamic nature

of broadcasting the RRS is

always reviewing it’s

programmes and making

changes as required. We obtain

copyright permission for all the

publications from which we

read. A recent inclusion is Tom

Frewen’s ‘A Week in Parliament’

which we broadcast at 10pm

on Tuesdays and repeat at 8am

on Wednesdays.

RRS Internet Radio Project.

We have developed a method

whereby stored podcasts of

selected programmes are

available to be downloaded

from our website. Daily readings

from the Dominion Post,

selected articles from the NZ

June 2013

Like us@

facebook.com\radioreading