Get staffed! Former GMs share their reflections of SYN

Jo Curtin, Tahlia Azaria and Georgia Webster are all former General Managers of SYN. Returning for a one-off special broadcast as part of SYN's Coming of Age, in this episode they discuss the impact SYN has had on their life, and the lives of young people for more than 20 years. Learn more about S…

Interview: Bryce Ives

Arts practitioner Bryce Ives was General Manager of SYN in the mid-2000s, but his involvement in community radio pre-dates SYN. In this podcast episode, Bryce shares the importance of being part of something "bigger than ourselves", with fellow former GMs Jo Curtin, Georgia Webster and Tahlia Azar…

Interview: Tess Lawley

Tess Lawley was General Manager of SYN from 2014-2018, laying the groundwork for SYN's move into its new studios on RMIT City Campus. The former Megahertz player dials in from Canada to share her memories of the station with fellow former GMs Jo Curtin, Georgia Webster and Tahlia Azaria. Learn mo…

Interview: Andrew Crook

Being on the SYN board is not just about whatever "non-exhaustive proportional representation with affirmative action" is. Dialing in from the United States, journalist and policy analyst Andrew Crook was a SYN board member from 2005-2013, and in this podcast episode shares his memories with Jo Cu…

Interview: Campbell McNolty

Campbell McNolty was General Manager of SYN from 2018-2020, guiding the station through its move into new studios at RMIT. But how do you make the step up to being a GM? A former Education & Training Manager and PBS volunteer, Campbell chats to fellow former GMs Jo Curtin, Georgia Webster and Tahl…

Interview: Joe Toohey

What is the role of governance in an organisation like SYN? Why are strategic plans exciting? And can you find love in a SYN AGM? The Hoist EP turned SYN President Joe Toohey returns to the SYN studio, in conversation with Georgia Webster and rival Jo(e), Jo Curtin. Learn more about SYN's Coming …

Interview: Simon Goodrich

Simon Goodrich was the Station Manager of SRA FM and later SYN FM, and played a pivotal role in SYN securing a permanent, full-time community radio licence in 2001. In this podcast episode, he shares an insight into the early days of the aspirant youth broadcaster with fellow former GMs Jo Curtin,…

Interview: Ben Lewis

Ben Lewis was making and breaking careers as SYN's Programming Manager in the early 2000s. Today, he's reporting on the front line for SBS World News as their Europe Correspondent. In this podcast episode, he chats with Dylan Leach about rejecting presenters, knowing nothing, and T-shirts with swe…

Interview: Carina Garland

Carina Garland is the newly elected Labor MP for Chisholm, representing constituents in Melbourne's inner eastern suburbs. But did you know she first cut her teeth at SYN? The former host of Panorama and Lip speaks to Dylan Leach about her experience as a young journalist, and how that helps her n…

Interview: Seb Costello

In the mainstream press, he was the son of the Treasurer. But at SYN, Seb Costello was a Desperate Houseboy with a love for radio. In this podcast episode, he chats to Dylan Leach about launching Get Cereal, and the impact SYN had on launching his career. Learn more about SYN's Coming of Age: htt…