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GLOBAL
CHRISTIAN YOUTH RADIO PROGRAM CELEBRATES SEVENTH BIRTHDAY Global
youth radio show The Reality Zone™ recently celebrated seven
years on air, and there’s no sign of it stopping! The
one hour weekly radio show attracts more than five million listeners a
week and airs on more than 100 radio stations including major cities
across Australia, New Zealand, USA, Canada, Europe and the UK. Presenters
Don Reddin and Moondog from Life FM Adelaide say the program aims to reach
today’s global youth culture through radio by creating real and relevant
programming based on real need not perceived need. “The Reality Zone
is a place where listeners plug into presenters of their own age and
guests who are real with them,” Don says. “The premise for the show is that if one is
going to communicate with 16-25 year olds, you have to understand our
values and attitudes,” he says. “Today’s young person seeks to have strong
relational connections. We operate in community, usually three or four
close and trusted friends, where decisions are made together,” Moondog
says. “We are seeking more from life than prosperity. We
want meaning, trusted guidance and something we can hold on to. Rather
than legends and heroes with a status that we can’t attain, we are
looking for ordinary, real people who have integrity and are good role
models,” Don explains. “Put simply, we want reality, not hype - that’s The
Reality Zone in a nutshell,” adds Moondog. The program deals with issues that are relevant to
young listeners - things
like compassion for others, dealing
with tragedy, discernment
with dress and fashion, drug
abuse, getting
along with one’s family, the occult,
racism,
sex abuse,
and sexual
purity. Special
guests on The Reality Zone in the past few weeks have included Bono
(U2), Newsboys’ Peter Furler and Paul Colman, Switchfoot, Jars Of Clay,
Delirious?, as well as Reggie Dabbs, Jurgen Matthesius, Reinhard Bonnke, and Judah
Smith – people with whom young people identify. The
Reality Zone first went to air in May 2001. Businesses
and individuals wishing to support this ongoing worldwide ministry, can
contact Woodlands Media wes@woodlandsmedia.com
or phone For
further information, including photos contact: Wes
Jay, Woodlands Media 0418 299 152 |