By MELISSA MEEHAN
EMERALD teen Miani Rose has proven she’s a force to be reckoned with on the airwaves.
The 14-year-old already has a swag of awards under her belt, but has just received her fourth national finalist nomination for her work in radio.
The teen, who wants to study medicine, won her first award for radio at 10 years old and has gone from strength to strength ever since.
Now her new show Music Matters is up for Best New Music Program as one of the top five finalist in this category at the 2013 CBAA Awards – the winner will be announced next month.
“I’ve been doing radio for seven years,” Miani said.
“I got involved in a youth show and then we realised that ‘youth’ was so broad – it means anyone from 10 to 19 and there is so many differences in their taste in music,” she said.
“So in 2010, we started evolving and targeting audiences from the 18-19-year-old group.”
Miani is joined by a team of 33 other young people who work on a number of different shows at 3WBC 94.1FM based out of the Box Hill Town Hall Hub.
“It’s just so great to be nominated,” she said.
“We’re able to get our voices heard, we can talk about things that matter to us and the music that we want to hear.”
But it’s not just about issues – Miani’s show also gives young bands an opportunity to get their music airtime.
“There are so many amazing, talented people out there and we think it’s important to give them a shot,” she said.
“We have soloists and bands come in and play live.
“And then we have bigger stars like contestants on Xfactor and The Voice,
“The biggest star I have interviewed was Gotye.”
Meeting Miani, it’s no surprise she’s done so well in the community radio industry – she’s polite, funny and intelligent but also brings warmth to the room – she speaks with confidence well beyond her 14 years.
Miani attends the Emerald SEALS and last term was awarded the Principals Award for academic excellence and last week was awarded a distinction in the UNSW International Competitions and Assessment for Schools in Mathematics.
