Board and Staff

99.7 Bridge FM

Staff

Station Manager – Ray Kerr: has enjoyed a love affair with radio broadcasting over many decades. Ray has managed many radio stations and brings his wealth of knowledge and experience to this important role. 

IT Manager – Shaun Carrett: As you could imagine there are many moving parts to the IT side of a radio station, and Shaun is in charge of overseeing what happens on a day to day basis.  Shaun has been around the station in various capacities for many years but provides vast experience in the technical areas which are especially required to keep us transmitting daily. Shaun has a strong technical team with radio broadcast and computer engineering knowledge that brings much needed support to the IT department.

Board

Our board is made up of volunteers who all contribute their time to help with the overall responsibility and governance of the station.  From talking to the CBAA or Office of Fair Trading, right through to working out how we can obtain grants from certain areas, the board acts in the best interest of the station and the members at all times.

Board members are elected for two-year terms, and we hold an election at every annual general meeting for either three or four of the positions.

  • President – Chris Blair: 
    My wife, Lizzie and I are locals living in Scarborough and I have recently retired. I have a career of over 40 years across a broad range of C-Suite and Senior Executive roles in corporate, not for profit and government entities including Insurance, Financial Services, Legal and Membership Services. My skills include managing people, process and importantly, results.
    I am a strategic thinker and planner, disciplined in preparation of strategic and business plans, budgeting and managing to achieve agreed results. I hold a master’s in business administration (with Distinction) and I was a Fellow of The Australian Institute of Management as well as holding other industry related qualifications. As President, my task is to harness and direct the talent of the Board, Announcers, Volunteers and other Stakeholders to move 997 Bridge FM to be the best Community Radio Station in Queensland, if not Australia.
  •  Vice President – Johnno Carey: 
  • Treasurer – Peter Schofield :
  • Public Relations Manager – Bernie Ring: Bernie has been with the station for 10 years as announcer, Bernie in the Pine. His primary focus is to advance the station by collaborating with local community groups, including schools and sporting clubs, and increasing outside broadcasts (OBs) to support these organizations and areas.
  • Secretary – Sue Gledhill: Sue has been in the role of secretary for the past few years. Sue’s background in leadership and management in the healthcare environment has equipped her well for the various skills required of the Secretary
  • Grants Co-Ordinator-Ron Hailes, assisted by Fran Cahill. One of the biggest responsibilities for the station is securing grants that will support the financial position of the organisation. Ron and Fran both have strong backgrounds in writing grant applications as well as extensive knowledge in the radio broadcast industry.