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Country
Music
We
at City Park Radio have a good variety of Country Music programs. Our country
artists are from various parts of the world, including America, Canada,
England, Ireland and Australia. Our presenters like different styles of
country music so we are able to play our programs to suit all audiences.
Programs
Country
Muster - Saturday 9am-12 noon
Country
Cavalcade - Monday 10.30-12 noon
Australian Country - Wednesday 8-10pm
Please
contact us by email at
cityparkradio@cityparkradio.com
Our presenters are Alan Lawson, Maureen Martin,
Kathy Tuting, Bill Housego and Marilyn Carson.
Maureen
Hi!
My name is Maureen Martin, I have been interested in City Park Radio for
approximately 13 years when they were broadcasting at Alanvale College
- I used to take my Stan Coster records there for airplay. My interest
in Country Music goes back to 1968 when I was doing my Mothercraft Nursing
at QVH and I used to go to sleep listening to Max Kettle singing "White
Silver Sands". In 1972 we were living in Mt Isa and we had the Rodeo and
Slim Dusty Show in August, we actually lived next door to Stan Coster's
daughter, Jayne.
My
favourite artists include Marty Robbins and Daniel O'Donnell, Singing Kettles
and various Australian bush balladeers like Brian Letton, Stan Coster,
Brian Young, they have all done a lot for Australian Country Music and
written their songs from the heart of this BIG country. My female artists
include Shaza Leigh, Tracy Coster and Sharon Heaslip again writing their
own material.
I
began my time with City Park Radio mainly behind-the-scenes writing up
APRA forms and play sheets in the Country Unit. I went to on-air after
a vacancy was created due to the death of Keith Reid who left us in September
1996. I currently present programs such as Country Muster, Country Cavalcade,
Mixed Bag and Sunday Afternoon Music, which I enjoy immensely.
Alan
Hi
there. Although I have been a member of City Park Radio almost from its
inception, I have only been a program presenter for just over ten years.
My interest in Country Music came about from hearing it on the radio from
the late 1940s, and has continued until the present time. Although I endeavour
to play a wide variety of country music styles and artists in my programs,
it is probably impossible to cover the whole spectrum, but it is fun and
challenging to try.
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