THE BOLDNESS CO-HOST WINS YOORELLA AWARD
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“I’m stunned” says Phineas Meere”
Phineas Meere, co-host of 3CR's The Boldness has accepted the first
Yoorella Media award for Best Current Affairs Reporter, in honour of
his exploratory interview with Paralympian Hannah McDougal.
The Yooralla Media Awards recognise reporting across all media,
challenging stereotypes unfairly defining people with disabilities.
Awards are given for coverage that accurately, positively and
sensitively portrays the achievements of people with a disability and
the myriad of issues they face.
Phins initial reaction upon receiving the award was disbelief. “I’m
staggered. I didn’t even know I was nominated,” he says, tongue firmly
in cheek. “I’m thrilled to receive it. It was judged by my peers. It's
a vindication of what we at The Boldness do.”
The Boldness is a radio program airing on the third and fifth
Wednesdays of the month. “People with disabilities have to put on a
loud, aggressive front in order for their voices to be heard,” Phineas
explains. “The Boldness is a reflection of this.”
I should also thank Alex Grantham, The Boldness' former producer and
former acting Grit General Manager who entered the interview in these
awards. I'd also like to thank my co-host Paul Gianni for being great
to work with, and making interviewing people easy and Pete Johnstone
and the rest of the Boldness Team.”
Ironically, as Phin walked on stage to receive the award, he was also
being broadcast on 3CR as part of a 12 hour marathon raising awareness
for International Day of Persons with Disabilities . “It's perfect
timing,” Phin jokes “they are airing repeats of my interviews as we
speak. I am in two places at once.”
For more information on the award, photos or biographical material you
can contact Nicole Symington at publicity@gritmedia.org.au
or Rachel O’Connel at
rach_oconnell@yahoo.com.au
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No Limits Season 9- Starts Monday 19th October at 8pm
on C31
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 No Limits is an award winning community
television program that aims to bring the world of disability into
people’s living rooms in an informative and entertaining way. We have
broadcasted over 100 shows on Channel 31 in Melbourne and Geelong,
Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth and Sydney and internationally in Hawaii and
New Zealand.
Hosted by Stella Young and Sara
McQueenie and starts on C31 Monday 19th at 8pm, the show is aimed
at addressing the negative stereotypes associated with disability and
represents people with disabilities in a political, bold and realistic
way. No Limits is one of the first ever Television programs
in Australia aimed at dealing with changing negative portrayals of
people with disabilities.
No Limits Season 9 is
interactive, offering viewers the chance to ask questions to our guests
after the show. At 8.30pm after each episode, viewers are invited to
chat online with our guests at www.gritmedia.org.au or
viewers have the chance to leave messages on the No Limits forum www.nolimits.org.au/forums
All media enquiries directed to:
Alex Grantham GRIT MEDIA Acting Executive
Director on 0403 722 587 or director@gritmedia.org.au
Serena Ryan No Limits Producer on nolimits@gritmedia.org.au
Websites:
www.gritmedia.org.au
Crew and Cast photos can be provided.
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No
Limits is now going international.
There really is no limit to how far this show can
spread, or the appeal it holds to audiences all over the world.
We are pleased to announce that No Limits, seasons seven
and eight, are soon to be broadcast on New Zealand’s Triangle/Status
Television and Hawaii’s Olelo Community Television!
Congrats to the cast and crew of this amazing show on
making it an international phenomenon.
Season eight is also being broadcast on Channel 31 in
Adelaide (7.30pm Mondays) and Brisbane (9pm Mondays).
No Limits Season 8 DVD boxed set now available.
Get ready to blast off into the 8th season of No Limits
with Hurdini, Macca, Sara, George and newcomers Akash Temple and
Michael Uniake. Season 8 will take you on a dizzying ride through the
political, the practical, the musical and the downright hysterical
sides of living with disability; living being the operative word. Also
featured this season is the massive 100th episode “The Future” shot
against a background of tropical fish at the Melbourne Aquarium.
BOLDNESS
Podcast now ready for download!
Yes folks, you've been waiting patiently, the
anticipation has been building, and now, finally, the day has arrived!
The Boldness podcast has been posted and you can now
download all your favourite segments from the fabulous radio show. From
the hilarious serial Bigwigs to interviews with representatives from
Consumer Affairs, we have the goods right here on the GRIT MEDIA
website, ready for your listening pleasure!
So, how do you listen to the Boldness Podcast?
Well there are a couple of ways:
- You may simply click on this link and listen to the audio
files online.
- Or you may subscribe to the rss feed to download new
podcasts as they become available. The easiest way to do this is to
download some free podcast receiving software such asJuice (click on the link to visit
the Juice website). This website will take you through the process of
downloading, installing and using the software. The address of the
podcast (for when the software prompts you for it) is:
http://www.gritmedia.org.au/boldnesspodcast1_rss.xml
Enjoy your Boldness!
No
Limits Wins Big at the 2009 Antenna Awards!
It was community television’s night of nights, complete
with fashion, chandeliers, appetizers that looked too decorative to eat
and pointy glass awards that could have doubled as lethal weapons!
No Limits was well represented with two tables of
enthusiastic
cast, crew, staff and board members, right up front,
cheering for the show’s success as we won the sought after awards of
Outstanding Interview Program, and Outstanding Male Presenter
(congratulations Steve Hurd!).
“What a fabulous result for us,” says Erin McCuskey,
producer of No Limits. “Recognition and comparison to other mainstream
shows for a change, not just up against other shows ‘about disability’.
And the competition was fierce - there were some good shows out there -
which just highlights how far we have come in terms of our production
values, our stories and our purpose.”
Of course, special congratulations
must go out to No Limits host Steve Hurd, who was, very
unfortunately, too sick to attend on the night. Let’s hope discovering
that he’d beaten the competition out of the water aided a quick
recovery!
And since the official televised broadcast of the night
was sadly lacking and incomplete without a speech from our daring
Hurdini, Steve has sent us a taste of the speech that would have been …
“I want to thank Essa, for her creativity, belief in the
Hurdini dream and work. I also want to thank Larry, Colin, Rikki, and
all the off camera doods like Tracy and Rob and all the others; to
Sarah Barton for giving me my first No Limits gig; and, of course, the
board and staff of Grit.
“No, don’t worry, I am not going to thank the Lord and
start crying.
“I want to thank Macca and Sara as well as the other on
camera doods. I want to thank the fish at the aquarium and all the
companies who risked their public liability insurance to let me do
those wild things. I want to thank Hoola Dane, the racehorse I share
ownership of for winning in Sydney the other day as well.”
Congratulations to the No Limits team!
Situations
Vacant at Grit Media
Volunteer
E-news Cartoonist
Grit Media e-news is going for a bit of a design
overhaul, and as such we are now looking for the next Michael Leunig to
join our team. We are looking for political satire, media commentary,
and, of course, anything you have to offer on the topic of being
shamelessly disabled.
We want it, fun, thoughtful, whimsical, colourful,
original, expressive and creative!
So come on, show the membership what you’ve got!
Please send two samples of your work, and a short cover
letter telling us who you are, toadmin@gritmedia.org.au.
We look forward to publishing your work!
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