May 29,2007 Radio Veritas Asia honours listener-turned-volunteer http://www.theindiancatholic.com/newsread.asp?nid=7735 BANGKOK (UCAN) -- Nelly Nicholas, the recipient of an award from Radio Veritas Asia (RVA), is coaching her daughter to follow in her footsteps.
Nicholas, 35, was awarded a certificate and a free trip to the Philippines in recognition of 27 years as a listener to RVA's Myanmar language service and as a volunteer working to help other listeners. Her daughter, Gloria Diana, just two-and-a-half years old, is listed by the Asian bishops' shortwave radio station as the "youngest listener of the Myanmar Service." Nicholas received her award on May 25 at the RVA office in Quezon City, northeast of Manila, during a celebration of the Catholic Church's 44th World Communications Day. Because of her sacrifices and dedication to the Myanmar Service, Father Gabriel Htun Myint, former Myanmar Service coordinator, and Father Dominic Jo Du, present coordinator, paid for her air ticket to visit the Philippines. Father Htun Myint, speaking to UCA News in Bangkok, said he greatly appreciates Nicholas' "perseverance and attachment to RVA," a radio station "she loves, cherishes and is dedicated to." He said they had arranged for her to visit during May and June to see how the radio station works. According to the priest, Nicholas is helping make some programs alongside Marlar Thein Hto, one of the producers of the Myanmar Service, who herself celebrated 25 years of service in 2006. "Being a radio lover, Nelly finds no difficulty speaking on the programs," Father Htun Myint said. "She is a natural." Thein Hto said in an e-mail message: "I can't believe that once upon a time this little girl, who was my listener, is now sitting beside me recording some of my programs, such as Mail Box, Pen Pal, Health and Woman's Program." She told UCA News that Nicholas started listening to the Myanmar Service in Yangon archdiocese when she was only 8. Her parents, who are Telugu by birth, but residing in Myanmar, introduced her to Myanmar radio programs to help her with the language. The Telugu are largely based in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Thein Hto explained: "She not only listened to our programs, she also wrote letters to me and I was very happy and surprised to read letters from an 8-year-old girl. She was so attached to Myanmar Service programs that when she was a teenager, she volunteered to work in our Yangon office, where she has been in charge of listener relations." The producer said Nicholas sorts through letters and forwards useful articles for the service to use in programs. "She sacrifices her time and effort for us, so our listeners do not have to pay expensive postage fees in writing directly to Manila and we are able to receive more letters," Thein Hto added. Nicholas was a volunteer with the Myanmar Service for more than 10 years before she attended an RVA Radio Production Seminar in Yangon in 1995. Only in 1998 did she begin receiving a token 5,000 kyat per month, the producer said. Kyat trade at a street rate of about 1,000 to US$1. According to Thein Hto, Nicholas has planted the seed of the next generation of listeners by introducing her daughter to the Myanmar Service. RVA, run by the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences, celebrated its 38th anniversary in April. It broadcasts in 17 languages and reaches much of Asia including parts of Central and West Asia. Myanmar Service broadcasts are produced in four languages -- the national Myanmar language, Kachin, Kayin and Zomi-Chin, a tribal language spoken in China, India and Myanmar. http://zlgr.multiply.com (raidio monitoring site plus audio clips ) http://www.worldisround.com/articles/302315/ (Litohoro) 321199/Tinos http://www.flickr.com/photos/zachgr pictures upload . on my main : www.geocities.com/zliangas -tty-px.html : test of various TTY programs -ethics.htm : greek ethics , days and institutions -frape.htm: the greek way of cofee !!! Zacharias Liangas , Thessaloniki Greece greekdx @ otenet dot gr --- Pesawat penerima: ICOM R75 , Lowe HF150 , Degen 1102,1103,108, Tecsun PL200/550, Chibo c300/c979, Yupi 7000 Antenna: 16m hor, 2x16 m V invert, 1m australian loop ---[Start Commercial]--------------------- Preorder your WRTH 2007: http://www.hard-core-dx.com/redirect2.php?id=wrth2007 ---[End Commercial]----------------------- ________________________________________ Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ _______________________________________________ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/dsl.html
