Commercial Radio Australia reveals 2021 Brian White Scholarship finalists
Commercial Radio Australia (CRA) has named the 10 finalists for this year’s Brian White Scholarship.
Now in its fifth year, the scholarship is awarded to one university student, providing them with the opportunity to gain experience in Australia’s biggest radio newsrooms.
Students are selected from a range of universities and educational institutions Australia-wide, with each finalist proceeding to a workshop with leading commercial radio news directors to develop their broadcasting and news presenting skills.
The lucky recipient of the scholarship will then go on to undertake an eight-week paid placement working for two weeks at Nine Radio, Southern Cross Austereo, Australian Radio Network and NOVA Entertainment.
Applications for Brian White Scholarship open for aspiring broadcasters
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Zac de Silva wins 2020 Brian White Scholarship
Commercial Radio Australia (CRA) has revealed Zac de Silva is the recipient of 2020’s Brian White Scholarship.
The prize includes four two-week paid internships across NOVA Entertainment, Nine Radio, Australian Radio Network (ARN) and Southern Cross Austereo (SCA).
de Silva was selected from a pool of 12 finalists from six universities, following a workshop with leading radio news directors.
COVID forced the workshop to move online this year, and finalists took part in a series of newsroom exercises including recording a live cross about a current news event. The workshop was led by commercial radio news leaders Deborah Clay (national news director, ARN), Natalie Peters (Sydney news director, Nine Radio), Amy Drew (Queensland news editor, SCA), and Michelle Stephenson (national news director at Nova and smoothfm).