Below are many of the people that make up the AIR News team. Some are experienced journalists, others have a radio pedigree and yet others are developing their skills to make themselves available for the radio newsrooms of Australia, and the world.

At April 2013, 30 of our people have been snapped up by Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, the ABC and Print Media. So someone is doing something right.

If you are a person with an interest in radio news broadcasting, and you have completed or are in the process of completing a journalism course, or have been developing experience on air with Community radio stations with a leaning to News or Sport then perhaps we can help you on your way. For further details, click here

He's been a broadcaster in one form or another since 1969 after starting out as a weekly Soccer reporter on Shepparton's 3SR. In the 70's he worked in production in the television industry with the Seven and Nine Networks returning to Commercial radio in the 80's with Melbourne's 3KZ/KZFM/Gold 104, including a stint in the newsroom during the original Gulf War.

He's also produced and packaged the original highly successful Magic 693 Football programs with Ian Major/Alan Jeans, then Kevin Bartlett/Stephen Quartermain/Sam Kekovitch and spent a couple of years as a producer at Sport 927.

He ran the online newsroom for Informatel for 10 years, employing and training a number of well-known Australian news presenters over the time.

He's been heavily involved with Community radio for over 20 years, was the Program Manager at South Gippsland's 3MFM during 2006 and still assists them with automation & programming advice as well as hosting the Friday Night Funbag at 6pm. He also provided production support for Vision Australia Radio Melbourne and Regional Victoria from 1993-2010. Artie was very pleased to accept Trade Membership of the Southern Community Media Association in 2007 (www.scma.org.au)

Artie also handles the Melbourne bureau on behalf of Feature Story News delivering Australian and nearby Pacific stories to stations across Europe, Africa and the Americas.

You can catch Artie Weekdays 11-12 and on most State/Territory bulletins each morning.

Fiona studied at Perth’s Academy of Radio before taking her first broadcasting job with Radiowest/Hot FM in Kalgoorlie doing news, copywriting and announcing.

It was there that she really developed her passion for news and interviewed many politicians and prominent people including two interviews with then Prime Minister John Howard.

Fiona’s next move was to Bunbury to be breakfast co-host and news presenter for Hot FM’s WA network and producer of the AM network’s current affairs programme.

Fiona is on AIR News handling the National bulletins most afternoons.

Graham has been on-air since 2002 presenting the Saturday Evening programme on Vision Australia Radio in Melbourne before moving on to the Racing Show.

His interest in cricket started in the UK following the county cricket circuit. More recently he has combined this 40 year passion for sport, travel and broadcasting with the reporting of Test matches for the BBC World Service, Melbourne’s Radio Sport National, UK’s TalkSport and AIR Sports attending international matches in all 10 Test playing countries. He has provided Test reports direct from Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, the West Indies, Sri Lanka and Australia so far.

Graham also reports on A-league football matches and has provided updates for a number of Socceroos matches including a friendly in Ireland and the 2011 Asian Cup in Qatar.

Lesley Yeomans began her radio career in the 1980’s...moving to Hobart for her first radio job presenting the evening shift on 7HO. After a year, she moved back to Victoria to 3GL Geelong, where she worked in News and on-air, presenting shifts right across the day

Her first real “gig’ in a newsroom though was at 3XY in Melbourne where she got to work alongside some of the best journalists and broadcasters in the country.

Lesley has also worked in Sydney and Brisbane before heading back home to Melbourne where she took up positions at Triple M, 3AW and more recently Radio Sport National, where she stayed for almost 12 years producing and presenting the breakfast news bulletins

In the past few years, she’s worked for Fox News Radio in New York as their Australian correspondent, covering major stories like the Queensland floods and the Victorian bushfires

Prior to her radio career, Lesley worked as an actress and voice-over artist.

Lesley presents AIR News breakfast each weekday.

Michael has been with Air News for over 6 years now. He has completed a journalism degree at UWS in Sydney and has come a long way since joining the team with no prior on air experience.

Catch him on the Wednesday Afternoon and Friday Drive shifts, and now handling Saturday and Sunday afternoons.

Pamela began her radio experience with stints in university and community stations in Canberra while completing her politics and journalism degree. Seeking to build her radio skills, she then completed a Post Graduate certificate in Radio Broadcasting at AFTRS.

Since then she’s had experience as a producer and reporter for commercial and public radio stations across Sydney, Hobart and Canberra, as well as her local community station. She currently manages radio content projects for a national public broadcaster.

She’s enjoying gaining more experience as a reporter and learning from the AIR News team, and can be heard on Saturdayand Sunday morning from 7-10am.

Peter has been around radio since he was a 14 year old back in 1995! His first on air experience was reporting basketball scores for his local community radio station.

It's no surprise that Peter has found his way to AIR News and has been a casual member of the team since our inception.

Throughout that time Peter has also worked his way through commercial radio across the East Coast of Australia, doing everything from Breakfast Radio to the Graveyard shift!

Currently you'll hear Peter on various community radio stations as an Aussie Rules commentator and of course here on AIR News as an occasional News Reader and Sports Reporter.

Peter Jones has more than three decades of experience in news at city and country radio stations throughout Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia and Tasmania.

He's also travelled widely to all states and territories of Australia, as well as a dozen or so other countries.

This helps give him a broad understanding of Australian and overseas issues.

You can hear Peters' take on the News Monday and Tuesday afternoons 1pm-3pm Eastern

Samuel is a former journalism student who made his first forays into mainstream radio by filling in regularly at Deniliquin's 2QN. He's currently involved in the on-air presentation side of Prime TV Canberra.

Samuel has gone from strength to strength since he joined AIR News over 6 years ago. He's a good operator. Never lets the side down.

Thomas is a journalism, computer science, and education graduate who began his working life at a range of commercial radio stations around Australia.

Ending up in Canberra and seeking new challenges, he became a federal government employee and worked in IT and public affairs roles, but remained involved with media through freelance writing, voiceovers, and casual radio announcing.

Not long ago, he spent several years in the education sector, where he was a department head for journalism and public relations, and taught subjects including journalistic writing, radio journalism and audio production.

These days he’s back in federal government employment again, but keeps his educational and journalistic passions alive through part-time teaching and contributing to AIR News.

Thomas is a regular on Sunday mornings.