Those in radio will know the value of skilled and reliable Broadcast Technicians because station equipment failure and natural disasters don’t come with a calendar schedule.

For community radio the capacity to find and fund technicians have led to talks at the recent CBAA conference on grant writing tips and a successful pilot program headed up by Ben Menaglio in Western Australia where stations are working together to contract technicians to look after a group of them, rather than just one.

The issue isn’t confined to regional Australia however with the CBAA creating an opportunity for an experienced Broadcast Technologist to provide comprehensive technical support services across multiple Sydney station sites.