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SYN Media (Student Youth Network Inc.) is an Australian youth-run media organisation that provides training and broadcast opportunities for young people. Commonly referred to as SYN, the organisation produces new and independent media that is made by and for Melbourne's young people. It's a multimedia organisation utilising radio, television, and online. Approximately 80,000 people tune into SYN's radio broadcast on 90.7 FM weekly. Volunteers are all aged 12–25 years, and fill various roles in the organization. These include presenting and producing programs and working within the various departments including radio, TV, online, music, talks, marketing and publicity, IT and technology. A 2006 McNair listener survey showed a similar age group, 15–24, as the largest age group listening to community radio in Australia. Source
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| Scope | National |
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| Language | English |
| Country | Australia |
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Search ArticlesNext Goal Wins: Taika Waititi’s Latest Shot is Well off his Usual Mark
Next Goal Wins preview screening provided by Disney “Next Goal Wins has some Waititi charm, but it never takes itself serious enough for you to do the same” At this point in his career, it’d be fair to say that there isn’t a Taika Waititi film that would catch anyone off-guard in terms of what to expect.
A Letter to Aunty Meredith - MMF 2023
Header photo by Chip Mooney. A letter from Louis Parkinson… Dear Aunty Meredith, Thank you so much for having me at your lovely festival for its 31st year! I always enjoy heading into country Victoria, so to make my way down through the town of Meredith to your Supernatural ‘Sup’ Amphitheatre for the first time on the weekend of December 8 for 3 days and 2 nights was a treat. I wanted to let you know about my time there, the many highs and occasional lows, so I thought I’d write you this letter.
Sam Menhennet's Final Show
After seven incredible years at SYN, It’s time to say goodbye! On Friday I aired my final ever show. Listen below to the special 2-hour finale with special guests Brent Watkinson, Michael Serpell and James Worth and Josh Stumpo. As I look back to where it all began. SYN has had a monumental impact on my life, and I’m so grateful for my time. Thank you to everyone I’ve met across the journey it’s been an absolute pleasure! Thanks for listening. You can follow me on Twitter & Instagram @sammenhennet
We're So Back... in the ALWAYS LIVE SOUNDBOX
Words by Louis Harrison On the morning of Wednesday 29 November, SYN volunteers got together to put on the broadcast of the breakfast slot in the Art’s Centre Melbourne’s forecourt for ALWAYS LIVE’s SOUNDBOX.
SAVE SYN FEST - SYN Media
Words by Ashlynn Hannah Reminiscing on a little under a month ago when various artists, local music lovers and SYN volunteers and staff all came together to appreciate good local music and save a much loved station. Save SYN Fest was held on Sunday November 19th at The Evelyn Hotel in Fitzroy. The festival came out of a call to raise funds to save SYN FM, a local youth radio station that has always platformed young voices across Melbourne, Geelong and the rest of the country.
Wonka: Roald Dahl’s Classic is Re-imagined and the Result is a Treat
Wonka Melbourne Premiere provided by Universal Pictures “Wonka is a fresh and fun prequel that re-imagines its titular character” How do you take such a beloved yet equally strange character, flip him on his head and serve up a unique and fresh origin story in the process? The short answer is you let Paul King and Simon Farnaby write up the recipe.
Red Hot Chili Peppers vs Foo Fighters
After a year of working alongside The Sports Desk in 2023, Jason invited the newest members of the crew, Jerry Ng and Liam Cole, two fellows who’s music tastes are as far away from Rock n’ Roll as you can get, joining him and Imran to talk Red Hot Chili Peppers and Foo Fighters. This battle is arguably a contest between the best albums both bands ever released, Californication and The Colour And The Shape. Complete with multiple songs that have gone one to define each band’s identity.
The Boy and the Heron: Hayao Miyazaki Signs off in Stellar Fashion
The Boy and the Heron preview screening provided by Sony Pictures “The Boy and the Heron feels like the sum of all of Miyazaki’s best parts, but one that is as introspective and self-reflexive as perhaps anything he has ever made” When we reach the inevitable end, something old has to give way in order for something new to take its place and flourish.
SYN brings live and local music to the ALWAYS LIVE SOUNDBOX
SYN is back in the ALWAYS LIVE SOUNDBOX this Wednesday, 29 November from 7:30 a.m. We’re so back – giving local music a lift and bringing you artists from around Melbourne/Naarm. Hosts Owen and Marzi will soundtrack your morning with Victorian acts and bring you candid conversations from the Arts Centre Melbourne. You’ll hear live and local performances from Naarm/Melbourne artists Mathilde Anne and Chey Jordan. Plus, Jewel Owusu debuts her single ‘outside’ exclusively in the ALWAYS LIVE SOUNDBOX.
Napoleon: Joaquin Phoenix Stars as the Legendary French Emperor in this Basic Biopic
Napoleon preview screening provided by Sony Pictures “Napoleon is a by-the-books biopic with some brilliant battles” A figure that is as synonymous with France as the Eiffel Tower and baguettes, Napoleon Bonaparte is an icon to say the least, both due to his brilliance as a military commander who is studied to this day, and his unwavering patriotism that came at the expense of a few million lives.