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Dementia on the Radio – ABC 891 with Ali Clarke

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Ali Clarke & Brett Partington – ABC 891 Studio

Radio certainly gets the heart pumping and adrenaline going. You go from 0-100 in a matter of seconds.

The studio is huge and there is a massive control booth.

Ali was absolutely lovely and steered me thru well. I certainly have massive respect for people on radio. It is not for the faint hearted.

All that aside – Even though I was really nervous I hopefully was able to communicate some key messages through and shed some light on dementia.

I ticked off everything I wanted to achieve:

1. Talk about the fabulous Dementia Downunder members.

2. Meet Ali , get a pic with her and survive the interview.

3. Explain why dementia is different and talk about the role of families.

4. Give some positives amongst a lot of doom and gloom.

Time for a really strong coffee ahhhhhhh….Another really big challenge overcome.

The podcast can be listened to by clicking the following link:

http://www.abc.net.au/radio/adelaide/programs/mornings/brett-partington-and-dementia-down-under/8338674

 

 

 

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Dementia on The Radio…5AA

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What a great experience to be interviewed on 5AA by Bianca Vlahos just before New Years Eve.

It is my very first time on radio and was such an awesome opportunity to create more awareness about dementia, I couldn’t say no. I was only invited to be interviewed the night before which lead to a very short preparation.

We covered many dementia related topics and talked across one hour. We had callers ring in with different questions about dementia with one person suspecting a family member was showing signs, and another who had lost their husband to Lewy Body dementia.

We had no idea how many people were listening to the segment although the Dementia Downunder website spiked overnight. It is a very interactive and fast paced format with 10 second warnings before going live on the air.

I still have plenty of areas to improve and will be interviewed again on PBA-FM (Community Radio) on Monday, Jan 9 at around 4/4.30pm.

 

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