by Rene V. Carbayas
ISABELA CITY, Basilan, July 12 (PIA) – Radio
anchors and reporters of Nutriskwela Radyo Komunidad took some time off the air
to undergo a four-day refresher training on Nutriskwela community radio
broadcasting on July 6-9 held at the United Evangelical Church of Isabela
(UECI).
Some 30 anchors, reporters, and students of
the only local radio station in Isabela City participated in the training aimed
to enhance the knowledge and skills of radio station personnel and members of
the Community Radio Council to improve operations and management.
Katherine Villanueva of the National Nutrition
Council (NNC) was thankful for the warm hospitality that the management has
extended to them, especially to the Tan Family of UECI. NNC also partnered with
MQ MediaZone in the conduct of the training.
“The DXNO Radyo Komunidad is already six years
in operation and during the training we have seen its journey through those years.
The NNC is very grateful to our local partners for sustaining and supporting
the community radio, and we are looking forward to more collaboration in
support to nutrition programs and activities,” she said.
“We are hoping that with your help, we can
fully realize the purpose of the radio station,” she said.
There are about 11 other nutriskwela stations
that the NNC and its team will have to visit. Villanueva takes pride of
bringing along with her the rich experience of the training and the many best
practices of DXNO that she could share to others.
Various inputs and workshops were handled by
media experts, to include Andy T. Vital, Francis J. Flores, Ricky Siwagan,
Mackay V. Quadra, Mario C. Garcia, and Louie N. Tabing on these topics :
writing for radio and field reporting, basic sound recording and editing, and
new media and social networking sites, preparing the signal map and broadcast
equipment maintenance and trouble shooting, broadcast voice and effective
anchoring, and overview of the Nutriskwela Community Radio Network Program,
among others.
The Nutriskwela Community Radio Network
Program is a strategy of the NNC that aims to empower communities through the
establishment of community radio stations that will disseminate nutrition,
health and development-oriented information to community members. To date, the
NNC has established 35 Nutriskwela radio stations nationwide in partnership
with local government units and state colleges and universities.
At the closing, new members of the Community
Radio Council (CRC) were elected and a three-year plan was also formulated.