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Monday, January 28, 2019
RMSA President, Leigh Radford was announced as the recipient of an Order of Australia Medal in the 2019 Australia Day Honours Listing.
Leigh Radford OAM retired from a 30-year career in rural communications with the ABC, leaving behind him a lasting legacy that will improve the productivity, profitability and welfare of rural communities across the Australian continent. At the end of his 30-year career, he was National Head of Rural and National programs with ABC Regional.
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Monday, December 10, 2018
Kristy O'Brien from ABC Landline based in Darwin has taken out the top Rural Journalism award in the 2018 SA & NT Rural Media Awards. From a very large field of entries, Kristy was named the '2018 SA & NT Rural Journalist of the Year'. Advertiser photographer, Tait Schmaal took out the top Rural Photographer award, being named the '2018 SA & NT Rural Photographer of the Year'. This was the sixth occasion Tait had been named the top photographer in the Award's 23 year history.
Ian Turner (Chair, Rural Photographer Judging Panel), Brett Smith (CEO, Rural Business Support), Tait Schmaal (The Advertiser - 2018 Rural Photographer of the Year), Prue Adams (ABC Landline, representing Kristy O’Brien - 2018 Rural Journalist of the Year), Dale Manson (Chair, Rural Journalist Judging Panel & RMSA Vice President), Ian Doyle (Event MC & RMSA Immediate Past President) ...
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Saturday, October 06, 2018
Breakfast at the Adelaide Showground. "Genetically modified crops..... the facts without the spin" - Prof Andrew Barr, Emeritus Prof Peter Langridge, Caroline Rhodes.
Emeritus Professor Peter Langridge
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Wednesday, September 12, 2018
All RMSA members now have the opportunity to listen to Prue Adams’ award winning podcast “What is Q-fever Part 1 - the Human Story”.
This story won the RMSA Rural Journalist of the Year Award. Based on this story, Prue Adams then went on to be named the ‘Best Rural Broadcast Journalist in the World’ at the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists Congress held in Germany.
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Friday, September 07, 2018
Celebrating the extraordinary Presidency of the amazing Ian Doyle, who headed up Rural Media SA for an incredible 31 years. So many influenced in so many ways by this champion of Rural Journalism! At the RMSA Royal Show Breakfast in September.
RMSA President, Leigh Radford with Immediate Past President, Ian Doyle...
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Wednesday, September 05, 2018
Entries are now open for the 2018 SA & NT Rural Media Awards for rural journalists and photographers.
These prestigious annual awards carry significant peer recognition and in 2018, offer a total of $7,500 in prize money plus trophies.
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Friday, August 10, 2018
Icon of rural media and prominent broadcaster, Leigh Radford will be leading Rural Media South Australia (RMSA) into an exciting new era, as it gears up to host part of the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) Congress in Australia during 2021.
Leigh Radford was recently elected to the position of RMSA President, replacing 31-year veteran of the Presidential role, Ian Doyle.
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Sunday, May 06, 2018
After 31 continuous years at the helm of Rural Media South Australia, Ian Doyle retired from the RMSA Committee at the recent AGM.
First elected as RMSA President in 1987, Ian Doyle served the Association for over three decades with unrivalled energy and passion.
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Sunday, May 06, 2018
In a rare gathering of the most iconic contributors to South Australia’s rural media sector, five ‘Rural Media Icons’ attended to witness the recent induction of Jim McCarter to the prestigious honour.
Rural Media Icons: Leigh Radford, Norm Marston, Jon Lamb, Jim McCarter (on screen), Richard Fewster, Ian Doyle...
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