Explore Radio & Podcasting: THIS COURSE PRODUCES CREATIVE RADIO & PODCAST PROFESSIONALS CAPABLE OF SHAPING THE FUTURE OF THE AUSTRALIAN BROADCAST AND PODCAST INDUSTRY.
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Launch your career in radio and podcasting
AFTRS’ flagship broadcast course, the Graduate Diploma in Radio and Podcasting, produces creative radio and podcast professionals who will shape the future of the Australian broadcast and podcast industry.
Create compelling content
Deliver compelling content for radio and digital platforms as you fast-track your broadcast and podcasting career.
Learn in AFTRS’ state-of-the-art studios
Learn in AFTRS’ state-of-the-art digital studios and build key contacts as you work alongside industry professionals.
Make friends for life
Build an ongoing professional network in an immersive, highly collaborative environment.
Career opportunities
AFTRS’ Graduate Diploma in Radio and Podcasting is designed specifically to meet the needs of the Australian radio and podcast industry and is firmly based in practical craft development. The course is structured around analysis of broadcast, podcast, online and multi-platform theory. You will learn about current practices and future trends in radio and podcasting and graduate qualified to work in commercial or public radio.
ALUMNI
Alumni from this course are working in a wide range of above the line Radio and Podcasting positions with Australia’s largest media organisations. Alumni include award-winning broadcast journalist Andy Park, podcast producers Romy Sher, Karla Arnall, Jay Gasser, Lea Porges and award winning radio documentary maker, Alex Mitchell; radio hosts Tim Blackwell, Kent Smalls (Smallzy), Fiona Pepper, Tim Bolch, Tim Wong-See, and Guy Clifton; radio producers Dylan Saville, Ellie Parnell, Grace Garde, Liza Harvey, and Ed Kirkwood; influencers including Mitchell Coombs and Christian Hull; award winning host, producer, and journalist Nick Hose; and media leaders such as Michael Mason and Greg Byrnes.
Many have gone on to win radio awards nationally and internationally and are in leadership roles in the industry both on-air and behind the scenes, including Pariya Taherzadah, New York Festivals World Radio Awards Gold and Silver Winner for Escape from Iran; Miles Martignoni, whose podcasts include The Reckoning (New York Festival World Radio Awards, winner of Gold and Grand Awards 2018) Breathless, and Witch Hunt.
Potential careers:
- Radio and Podcast Announcer
- Radio and Podcast Producer
- Digital Content Producer
- Music Director
- Panel Operator
- News Presenter
- Feature Maker
- Copywriter
- Audio Producer
Meet Your Lecturers
As part of the course you will also be introduced to over 100 industry professionals across all sectors of industry.
Natalie Pozdeev
Natalie Pozdeev is a media education specialist, with expertise in practice-based radio, journalism and digital content training. As Program Convenor…
Andrea Ho
Andrea Ho is a media professional and an experienced leader, broadcaster and content maker. Andrea started her broadcasting career in…
Jennifer Goggin
Jennifer Goggin is an award-winning audio-documentarian, a podcast executive, and the Founder of You'll Never Believe Productions. She is a…
Madeline Joannou
Madeline has worked in radio for the last 14 years as an Audio Producer and Sound Designer and currently works…
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