Ask the ABC: Your research & the media
Description
Join us at the ABC Studios Southbank for a development session for Researchers from the Fine Arts and Music, Architecture Building and Planning, Arts and Education Faculties to better understand how to pitch research to different audiences. This is a rare opportunity to hear directly from people involved in the production and broadcast of media.
Please note places are strictly limited, and this event is likely to sell out. You must register to secure your place!
Image credit (above): 'Constructing Reality' by Auryn Ona, finalist in the Lens of Discovery Photography competition, 2026.
Panellists
Jacinta Bowler
ABC science reporter. They have previously hosted Science Friction series Dead and Alive on Radio National, and co-hosted the previous series, Artemis Explained. Their work has been published in the Best Australian Science Writing anthology for the last 5 years.
Sky Kirkham
Former host Arts in 30, producer of The Art Show with Daniel Browning, The Music Show, RN Drive among many other roles.
Ryan Egan
Manager of Double J and ABC Country. A passionate, lifelong music fan and radio broadcaster, Ryan has worked at the ABC since 1999 in a variety of roles. He spent over ten years with the ABC's international radio service before joining the triple j and Double J teams in 2014, and can often be heard on music segments on ABC Radio stations across Australia.
Michelle Rayner
Radio National History Editor (commissions for Rewind, No One Saw It Coming among other things).
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