How long have you been associated with JOY and in what capacities?
My passion for JOY started back in the early 90s and continues today. I was an avid listener and supporter of JOY 94.9 through its early test broadcast period, and JOY was a pivotal part of my coming out process. I became a member in 1994 (No. 334) and a volunteer in 2017 after my retirement from paid work. I completed the JOY radio course at that time and have been volunteering in JOY’s production team as Podcast Coordinator and a podcaster since then. I love JOY’s daytime sound and am also a daytime presenter on Melbourne’s Most Uplifting Music Mix and a member of JOY’s Outside Broadcast Team.
What are you really passionate about at JOY and what would you like to achieve during your time on the Board?
The diversity of the JOY community makes me passionate about JOY as a whole. We are an amazing and unique part of the LGBTIQA+ community in Melbourne, Australia and the world through our radio broadcasts, podcasts, web streams and now through video content via our connection with Bent TV. I love the diversity of our specialist programming and our uplifting daytime sound. As a board member, I’m working toward creating a financially secure JOY, a successful relocation to the Victorian Pride Centre, enhancing JOY’s role as a powerful advocate for the LGBTIQA+ community and to expand the platforms for our JOY content – broadcast, streaming, podcasts, DAB, web, video, social media, voice assistants plus whatever else comes along in the future.
Our biggest content channel is our 94.9 radio frequency so we have to ask, who is your favourite performer?
As a presenter on JOY Daytimes, you’ve probably guessed that I love pop music from any era. Having headed out to many rock concerts in the 70s and 80s (Joe Cocker, Slade, Elton John, Pink Floyd, Tina Turner plus many more) and Melbourne’s Shed 14 parties and many Mardi Gras parties back in the 90s and 00s, I guess, anything that’s uplifting and has a bit of a dance beat will get me up on my feet for a dance. But I kinda love almost all music including pop, rock, classical, musical theatre, folk, electronic, house, deep house, chill, techno, trance, vocal trance, and I’m open to any new genre that may come along! If pushed for my favourite artist of all time it would be (drumroll…) Pink Floyd. Their music uplifts and has a depth that still challenges me after all these years of listening to it.
