acidcountryob crop.jpg In September 2021 Melbourne lost a great champion of community radio and alt-country music. For more than 40 years David Heard broadcast programs on his beloved PBS 106.7FM, right up until he passed away at the age of just 65. Every year during Yarra’s Leaps and Bounds Festival Heardy would host a special edition of his weekly program Acid Country,
acidcountryob crop.jpg In September 2021 Melbourne lost a great champion of community radio and alt-country music. For more than 40 years David Heard broadcast programs on his beloved PBS 106.7FM, right up until he passed away at the age of just 65. Every year during Yarra’s Leaps and Bounds Festival Heardy would host a special edition of his weekly program Acid Country,
As we head into the first week of test broadcasting at the new Collingwood Yards station, we take a fond look back at some of the amazing times we've had at number 47 Easey Street.Legend has it, way back when, PBS had 13 weeks to build new studios. Materials were largely donated and labour was mostly volunteered. In this short window of time, broadcasting commenced on November
David Heard broadcasting live from The Labour in Vain in 2013 Photo by Santanta Rudge For over 40 years, David Heard volunteered at PBSFM. One of the station’s earliest members, 23 year old David (originally from Noradjuha, in the Wimmera) joined the airwaves in 1979 presenting programs including Mainly Acoustic, Acoustic, Folk, Roots and Country programs, Rock’N’Country, Seen