People Powered 50 Years
People Powered 50 Years
Playlist by People Powered 50 YearsTo mark 2XX’s 50th anniversary year, we’ve invited the people who have powered 2XX’s journey across 5 decades to join us on-air. Their stories trace the highs, lows, dramas and great times. Plus, new…Follow the podcast:
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People Powered 50 Years - 31-7-2026
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People Powered 50 Years - 24-7-2026
This week, we're going global with Radio Ghana presenter, Ebenezer Banful, who has been on the air at 2XX for 19 years, and Vesna Cvjeticanin, who, for 8 years, presented Serbia in My Heart.
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People Powered 50 Years - 17-7-2026
After immersing himself in the Californian west coast music scene, Clive Miller returned to Canberra in 1976 and soon found himself as the fledgling 2XX’s public programs and publicity manager. Clive went to Triple J and then into artist management, managing The Go-Betweens. He worked with the Yoth…
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People Powered 50 Years - 10-7-2026
Liam Egan, started out at 2XX as a teenager, and became centrally involved in recording local bands and musicians at the station. Liam went on to a career in sound design, and has worked in post production on dozens of feature films, television projects, and documentaries. He has received many awar…
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People Powered 50 Years - 3-7-2026
Keeping it loud and strong with Maeve Wingate, reflecting on 2XX's proud feminist history. With early programs including Fantasy, Women's Revolutions Per Minute and Subversive Stories, Maeve Wingate was behind the mic and behind the scenes at 2XX for more than two decades.
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People Powered 50 Years - 26-6-2026
When Jonathan Green, journalist, writer and commentator, walked into the 2XX studios in Kingsley Street Hall in 1978, little did he know it would launch him on a media career that has spanned almost 50 years. Jonathan, a familiar voice on ABC Radio National, shares his memories of 2XX, of discoveri…
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People Powered 50 Years - 19-6-2026
People Powered 50 Years this week celebrates 2XX as a multicultural, multilingual station. Our guests are Mariluz and Eduardo Gonzalez from Latino America Hora and Chin Wong from the ACT Chinese Australian Association Cantonese and Mandarin programs. We’ll also pay tribute to a 2XX legend, Victor M…
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People Powered 50 Years - 12-6-2026
Jeremy Lee started his radio career at 2XX before moving to the ABC, first as a producer in Canberra, and then producing Evenings in Melbourne. Jeremy now hosts the ABC Breakfast show in Warrnambool, using the skills he acquired during this time with 2XX.
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People Powered 50 Years - 5-6-2026
Declan O’Connell is in conversation with Canberra Museum and Gallery curator, Dr Hannah Paddon about the 2XX history exhibition which opened on June 6 and goes through to September 6, 2026. The show also features audio collages prepared for the exhibition, voices from 2XX over the years, and much m…
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People Powered 50 Years - 29-5-2026
Liz McNiven, a Budjiti woman from the Paroo River watershed Country of south-west Queensland and north-west New South Wales, recalls her days presenting Land Rights Now and Sovereign Voices here on Radio 2XX. The show also includes audio from an interview Liz did with Wiradjuri author and activist …
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