SYN Radio Announcer Training

Keen to get on the 90.7 FM airwaves? Passionate about a community radio station where young people run the show?

Radio Announcer Training is your ticket into the SYN community.

Radio Announcer Training invites new SYN members to the SYN space for a session on creating and presenting content. 

SYN volunteers are youth members of the organisation who are aged 12-25 and are involved in our broadcasting, events, production and other content creation.

SYN volunteers are given the independence and the skills to create amazing content across our platforms! 

New volunteers are required to undertake one of SYN's Radio Announcer Trainings.

Once completed, SYN volunteers get one year of membership, which is renewed on an annual basis.

You can read more about SYN's training and induction opportunities below. We hope to see you at one of them!

The Radio Announcer Training is split into two parts:

Arrive at 9.45 am, ready for a 10 am to 1 pm session covering all things SYN Media, media law and content preparation techniques for live radio!

• There is some group work within this session, where new volunteers come up with content ideas together and present them as a demo radio show.

• It is suggested you come prepared with some topic ideas (anything you like - this is a magazine style show) and a basic level of research for this section. 

• Your work in this part of the training will form an episode of Fresh Air - SYNs staple show for new voices.

• You can listen back to your episode when it airs LIVE the following Saturday at 12-2pm!

From 1.30 pm to 3 pm you will do Studio Training!

• Studio Training is where you will learn how to operate the panel and go live in the SYN Studios.

• This is a compulsory part of the training and is a requirement if you want to volunteer at SYN after your induction. 

Please note these times could change or fluctuate due to circumstances out of our control. 

There are also a small number of online modules to be completed autonomously outside of the trainer-led session.

These will be sent to you ahead of your training. 

If money is a barrier, please check out our Scholarship opportunities here. 

FAQs

What can I do at SYN after I complete Radio Announcer Training?

• You are now able to broadcast live and create radio content at SYN!

• After your training you will be assigned to one of SYNs Flagship shows.

• You can have a read through the shows we broadcast here.

• From there, you can pitch your own seasonal show.

• Your trainer will explain in the session how SYNs Radio Grid is structured and the opportunities available to you within our station. 

I can only make it to one half of the training, should I still book a spot?

• Please don't book yourself in for the Radio Announcer Training unless you can absolutely make the entire training day.

• If you miss any section of the day you will incur an extra fee for Studio Training outside of the original timeslot ($50) or you may have to rebook entirely.

• We will announce new training dates periodically throughout the year and at least a month or two in advance.

• Keep an eye on our Instagram (@synmedia) or email community@syn.org.au to be added to the waitlist. 

I am over 25 years old, can I volunteer at SYN?

• SYN is a youth media organisation, dedicated to making sure young people run the show

• Therefore, to become a member and volunteer at SYN, you must be aged between 12-25. Sorry!

I have more questions! 

• No worries!

• Email community@syn.org.au and we will get back to you as soon as we can - we are a small team of staff who get a lot of emails a day :) 

Refund & Cancellation Policy

• SYN is a not-for-profit organisation.

• Every dollar we earn goes directly back into supporting young people through media training and opportunities.

• We understand that plans change, and we’re happy to reschedule your training session at no cost. Just email us ahead of time at community@syn.org.au.

• If you need to cancel instead, we kindly ask for your understanding - short-notice cancellations can significantly impact our small team and tight budgets.

• The following admin fees help cover the costs we’ve already incurred:

  • 7 days or more before the training: We retain 10% of the ticket price (e.g. $15 for a $150 ticket).

  • 48 hours to 6 days before the training: We retain 20% of the ticket price (e.g. $30 for a $150 ticket).

  • Less than 48 hours' notice: We retain 30% of the ticket price (e.g. $45 for a $150 ticket).

We appreciate your support in helping us continue this work for the next generation of media makers!

SYN acknowledges and pays respect to the people of the Woi Wurrung and Boon Wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nations on whose unceded lands the SYN office and studios stand. We also pay our respects to the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the Lands and Waters where SYN’s content reaches. Given SYN’s mission is to ensure that conversations, music, information, ideas and stories circulate and prosper among the young people of this country, it is vital to underscore the rich history of oral knowledge, artistic resistance and youth-centred storytelling that these lands and their rightful custodians continue to hold. Sovereignty has never been ceded. This always was and always will be, Aboriginal land.