Bulletin de liaison et d'information - Institut kurde de Paris

REVUE DE PRESSE-PRESS REVlEW-BERHEVOKA ÇAPÊ-RzVISTA STAMPA-DENTRO DE lA PRENSA-BASlN ÖZET;
The Head of ses Radio, Mr Tuong Quang Luu and the ses Radio 2EA Station
Manager, Ma Sawsan Madina, announced today the appointment of the new
Broadcaster/Journalist for the Kurdish language program on 2EA.
Mr Chahln BAKER was appointed Head of Group (Broadcaster/Journatist Level
Two). Chahin was born in Syria. He studied for three years in Austria and
Germany before arriving in Australia in 1968. He holds a B.A. and a Dip. Ed.
from Maoquarie University. Chahin Is employed by the NSW Department of
School Education as a Consultant For Languages and Multiculturallssues and
a Teacher of Arabic and German. He also speaks Turkish
Chahln Is a well known Kurdish writer/joumallst. In addition to five books
published abroad many of his short stories, poems and articles have been
published in Kurdish literary magazines and newspapers throughout the world.
He has also written many short stories, poems and articles in English, Arabic
and German. He is the author of th~.artJcle on the Kurds In The Australian
People, An Encyclopedio of ttJe Nation: Its People and Their Origins (1988). He
has translated a number of stories from English and German Into Kurdish,
Including Heinrich 'ersil's novel. The LOst Honour of Katharina Blum,
by Henry Lawson.
and a story
Chahln has worked extensively with the Kurdish community in Australia and has
participated in many conferences on Middle Eastern and Kurdish issues. He
acted as an Interpreter for two international conferences (Paris. 1989 and
Stockholm, 1991). He presented a bilingual program, Kurdlsh/Engllsh, on 2SER
FM in 1982183 and joined sas Radio in 1985 as the Co-ordinator/Broadcaster
of the Kurdish Language Program.
In congratulating Mr Baker on his appointment, Mr Luu highlighted the
contribution that he would make in providing the Kurdish speaking community
with the professional radio service they deserve.
The appointment follows an open process of recruitment on merit. The positions
were extensively advertised In both the print media and on SBS Radio. Those
applicants short-listed were subsequenUy interviewed by an Independent
selection committee consisting of the Station Manager at ses Radio 2EA. a
professional journalist who is a member of (AJA) MEAA and a Commonwealth
Government Consultant.
From 10 February 1992, as a result of the refonn of airtime allocations of ses
Radio, the Kurdish Language program can be heard on Sundays at 11.30am.
Usteners can tune in on 1386 KHz in Sydney and 1584 KHz tn Newcastle and
1485 KHz ln Wollongong.
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