“The friendships I have made with other volunteers have been a highlight of working with 1RPH.”

Rob Rawson volunteers regularly at our Canberra station, 1RPH. He shares his Radio Reading journey.

“After a career in the private and public sectors dealing with mineral and forestry resources, I had experience in public speaking but none in radio production.

I was encouraged by a friend
to audition at 1RPH as it was thought that I had a good voice for radio.

For more than 10 years I have been a morning newspaper reader on a weekly basis and continue to enjoy those early morning starts even on a Canberra winter morning.

The key skills from my
perspective are timing, pronunciation and the ability to work in a small
team. 

Last year I also did a book reading “The Railway Man” which was distributed to the wider RPH community. I hope to do more book readings in the future. I continue to be motivated when I hear the extent to which 1RPH extends into the broader community and impacts positively on lives. Apart from my radio commitments, I am president of my local bowling club, volunteer at the National Arboretum in Canberra monitoring the growth of the forests and seek to improve my French language skills. “