This photo appeared in the Bulletin, November 4, 1991. The text was:

"2NUR-FM Wins Two National Awards

The Hunter Region's only community-based radio station, 2NUR-FM, has just won two national awards at the conference of the Public Broadcasting Association of Australia (PBAA).

One of the awards has gone to station's manager Gleeson, who won the 1991 Qantas Award for Excellence in Public Broadcasting. The award will enable Brett to undertake to evaluate volunteer management techniques used be USA community radio stations.

The second award was in the programming section were 2NUR, located in Mathematics Building, won the 'BASF Award for Best Station Promotion'.

The awards were presented at the 19 Annual Conference of the PBAA which was held in Albury. More than 230 delegates representing public and community radio stations from throughout Australia attended the conference and award presentation.

The President of the World Association of Broadcasters (AMARC), Mr Michel de Lorme, of Quebec, presented Brett with his 1991 Qantas Award.

In accepting the award, Brett said that volunteer were the most important resource of any community radio station.

"Our volunteers give so much and all managers need to ensure that they are looked after in the best possible way," said Brett. "This project will allow me and the public broadcasting sector to lean from the American's 70 years experience in managing volunteer workers in their stations."

This is the second time that Brett has won the Qantas Award for Excellence, the previous occasion being 1988 when he travelled to America to study fundraising techniques for public radio. Brett's report on the study tour was published by the PBAA and is used extensively by the 109 public radio stations in Australia.

2NUR has now won the Qantas Award in three of the five years it has been presented. The station's programs manager, Stave Ford, won the award last year and travelled to Canada for a study tour. The 1989 winner, broadcast technician, Chris Burnat, has since joined 2NUR staff.

Steve Ford accepted the BASF Award in Albury and acknowledged the talent and skills of 2NUR breakfast presenter, Graham Wilson and volunteer, Merilyn Hey, who jointly produced the promotion entitled 'Jeeves and my lady'.

If you want catch the promotion, which comprises 17 exciting sagas, tune to 103.7 on the FM Band to pick up 2NUR."

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