Meet the Team
Kyle Bachner
To sum up Kyle Bachner in 50 words is to ask Stanley Kubrick to turn The Shining from a movie into a TikTok. The very first of the Radio Renaissance artists, Kyle is hellbent on making funny and super creative radio content. He also wishes he didn’t waste his word count on that first sentence.
Shows: Breakfast, Afternoons
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Dylan Caple has been involved in radio since he was 14, working across a range of commercial and community stations. He is actively growing his career in radio, and will now be broadcasting across the Illawarra for 2NRS!
Shows: Drive, Afternoons
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Ella Carter
Ella’s a kiwi gal who jumped the ditch to follow her Radio dream. With a love for talking and laughing, connecting with people is what lights her fire. She’s friendly, funny and a little feisty when she wants to be! She is so pumped to get behind the mic for 2NRS. Ella will be hosting some Breakfast shows & reporting breaaaaking news. Hear her in your ears soon!
Shows: Breakfast, Afternoons
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Lindsey Chapman
Notorious amongst her friends for striking up conversations with complete strangers, Lindsey is studying radio and podcast at AFTRS in 2024 to take this behavior to a professional level. Lindsey has worked in various roles around the world – from puppeteering to jousting to wig making to voice overs – she has always lived in or on the edge of storytelling. Tune into Evenings and Drive at 2NRS and get a taste for how Lindsey get can get little bit rogue when the On-Air light is flashing.
Shows: Evenings, Afternoons
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Grace Cooper
Grace Cooper just completed a Bachelor of Media (Communications and Journalism) and a Bachelor of Arts (Theatre and Performance Studies) at UNSW. Grace is so excited to be on the news team this year and to be hosting a couple of morning shows! Even though she is definitely not a morning person.
Shows: Afternoons
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Jack Davidson
Jack Davidson is a 22-year-old Ballarat-based radio student and budding radio professional, has a passion for commercial radio, especially in Wollongong. He has produced “Viral Vibes” at SYN in Melbourne and managed SYN’s social media. Jack studies part-time at AFTRS and works as a casual producer for Statewide programs for ABC Victoria. Jack is excited to jump into the 2NRS and broadcast to the listeners of the Illawarra!
Shows: Drive, Afternoons
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Lisa Kowalski
Lisa K juggles writing, acting, voice-overs and a hyperactive toy poodle; Milo. She created the award-winning “The Last Cherry” and MTV’s “Shitty Interns” amongst other past acting and writing credits. Her comedy duo was a JFL finalist, and you’ve heard her voice on every annoying ad you could think of. She couldn’t be happier to be at AFTRS delivering news, headlines and drive shows for our Illawarra listeners.
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Alfie Laguzza
Alfie is currently working on the Kyle & Jackie O show as a content assistant. He completed a Journalism course two years ago and soared his way into radio to pursue producing.
T Michaelides
From the South Coast themselves T has always enjoyed a variety of music. Attending Saturday night gigs growing up in music became the soundtrack of their life. T aspires to continue community radio lending a voice to those who can’t. T is excited to share memories, culture, events and good vibes with our listeners.
Shows: Mornings
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Joshua Pierce
Josh is as passionate as it gets when it comes to the craft of radio. Josh is from the central coast who enjoys watching sport, listening to new music and hanging out with friends. Josh’s favorite radio stations at SEN1170, Smooth FM and 2GB.
Shows: Afternoons, Evenings
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Brittany Rourke
Britt has a love for all things audio, with a passion for composition, sound design and storytelling. She’s keen to have meaningful conversations with the people of Illawarra, have some witty banter with co-host Lindsey, and groove along to the greatest hits!
Catch Britt on Drive and presenting the local news.
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Dianne Weller
Dianne likes hiking, swims at the beach and meeting new people! Having a chat about life in all its unadulterated glory.
Shows: Breakfast, Afternoons
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Sunshine Wood
Sunshine assisted in creating sculptures and animatronic for films and a theme park in Tokyo.
Sunshine then competed five years of studies with a major in painting at the National Art School in Sydney and received a BA with marks to move onto a masters. She worked again drawing traditional animation for companies like Walt Disney and Yoram Gross Village Roadshow. Then moving onto the Art Gallery of NSW for several years.
She currently works for ABC radio in Launceston Tasmania as a producer for the breakfast show with Kim Napier.
Shows: Afternoons, Drive
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