Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 25 minutes ago

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This is a recording of a panel discussion held at the Eureka Centre on Tuesday 23 November 2023, to mark the 100th anniversary of the first radio broadcast in Australia. Radio has a track record of reinventing itself, but in the face of decreasing listener numbers and growing online competition, what might its future sound like?

Chair:
Jonathan Green, ABC presenter and writer

Panel:
Pilar Aguilera, Chairperson, 3CR Community Radio
Prue Bentley, Editor, ABC Ballarat and Southwest Victoria
Professor Jock Given, Department of Media and Communication, Swinburne University of Technology

An ABC Friends Victoria event presented in collaboration with the Eureka Centre Ballarat.