Jordan: Young Jordanians learn art of radio broadcasting

MENAFN 31/03/2010

(MENAFN - Jordan Times) Ten young Jordanians have honed their broadcasting skills 

in a series of radio broadcasting workshops organised by the US Middle East Partnership 

Initiative (MEPI) Alumni Network. 

They produced their own demo tapes and worked individually with radio broadcasting

 professionals in the course of the three-month "Radio Star Search" project, according to 

a US embassy statement released on Tuesday.

At a graduation ceremony on Monday attended by the US Embassy's Deputy Chief of Mission 

Lawrence Mandel, trainer Zafer Younis from PlayFM announced the winning demo tape and 

handed out certificates to the 10 participants, aged 18 to 24, along with Alumni Network 

Coordinator  Lina Arafat, the statement said. 

Mandel congratulated the group and encouraged their continued activism and outreach using

their newly acquired radio broadcasting skills. 

Deema Hamdan, one of the participants, described the training as a "fantastic experience, 

especially on production day." 

"I wish  more participants could have the same chance I had. It was a very interesting and 

unique training which gave me deep insight into the radio station life in detail, and how

to utilise such opportunities in making our words heard," the statement quoted her as saying.

MEPI sponsors regular exchange programmes for youth and young professionals in Jordan and 

across the region, and awards small grants to local organisations in the region to advance 

democratic reform, according to the US embassy  statement. 

Through the MEPI Alumni Network in Jordan, former exchange participants and grant recipients 

remain active in community service projects, training, and civic activism.

Source: MENAFN.com

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