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From Uluru to Noosa, one million tune in to ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø

From left: Radio ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø broadcaster Michelle Smith with members of the band Blue King Brown (Australia), Natalie Pa'apa'a and Carlo Santone.
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Tuesday, 4 March 2008

will be on site at to provide unrivalled coverage of one of Australia's best-loved music festivals.

Thousands of people of all ages will make their annual pilgrimage to ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø's this weekend to bask in the sounds of the planet, featuring more than 400 artists from more than 20 countries.

- on Radio ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø 101.5fm - will be heard throughout the ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø metro area on Saturday March 8 from 5:30pm to 11:30pm. More than one million listeners around the country will also tune in, as the program is broadcast nationally, via two satellite networks (ComRadSat & the National Indigenous Radio Service).

"Womadelaide 2008 LIVE! delivers WOMAD's best to listeners around Australia, including some the country's most remote areas," says the Executive Producer of Womadelaide 2008 LIVE! and Station Manager, Deb Welch.

"This year is bigger than ever, with six hours non-stop live-to-air. We're also performances, interviews and pictures live from Botanic Park."

The production and presentation team, coordinated by Radio ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø, comprises talented broadcasters from stations around the country, including presenters Seth Jordan (from Sydney's ), Roger Holdsworth and Systa BB (both from Melbourne's ), Steve Hodder (, Alice Springs) and Radio ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø's Michelle Smith.

The team will bring listeners more than 30 diverse performances, and from a backstage tent they will bring artists' insight into the origins, traditions, and passion behind the music, before they take to the stage.

Go to for interviews and more.

Don't miss Womadelaide 2008 LIVE! - six hours of unrivalled coverage, Saturday, March 8, 5:30pm-11:30pm.

Radio ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø is the University of ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø's community radio station.

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