About us
Radio 1RPH is a community based radio broadcaster run by a team of enthusiastic volunteers. we provide a radio reading and disability media service for Canberra and region, Wagga Wagga and Junee.
Our vision is connecting people to community through accessible information and entertainment.
Our mission is to connect and empower listeners by transforming written media content into engaging audio, delivered through volunteer-led broadcasts.
Our service is for people with a print disability who wish to stay informed but may have trouble reading printed information because they may:
- be vision impaired
- have literacy issues
- be able to speak but not read English
- have a learning impairment, or
- have a condition that hinders reading.
Approximately 22% of the Australian population experience some form of print disability (IPSOS Research 2014).
We also broadcast for a general public who wish to stay informed and entertained yet do not have time to read, or do not have access to, the wide range of publications we can bring to our listeners.
Management Committee
Radio 1RPH is a not-for-profit organisation and a registered charity.
We are a member of RPH Australia and part of the Radio Reading Network, which reaches 70% of the population. We are also a member of the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia.
Radio 1RPH is governed by a volunteer Management Committee which meets regularly to consider aspects of the station’s operations.
Robert Altamore (OAM FiML)
President
Alan Mitchell
Vice-President
Lorraine Litster
Secretary
Vacant
Treasurer
Peter Copeman
Committee Member
Kaye Yen
Committee Member
Vacant
Station Manager
Andy Lythgoe
Production Manager
Vacant
Programme Director
Malcolm Walker
Technical Director
The Honourable Margaret Reid, AO
Our Patron
