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Jason Upton Touring Australia

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Jason Upton is a singer/songwriter. His songs and messages reflect a life fully lived in relationship with God, family and friends.

Jason lives in Wisconsin with his wife Rachel and their four children but he’s currently on the road visiting a number of communities around New Zealand, Australia and in coming days the UK. I recently spoke to Jason in an interview for 98five Sonshine FM.

Jason has an amazing story of meeting his biological mother around the age of thirty. It’s a remarkable and heart warming tale that’s well worth hearing. You can hear listen to the story and the rest of my interview with Jason by clicking the play button on the audio player at the bottom of this post.

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Radiothon 2011 Day One

Nov 14th, 2011

by Rodney Olsen.

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Here’s a few photos from day one of Radiothon 2011 at 98.5 Sonshine FM. Click on the photos for a closer look.

Matt Tinney from Nine News and WIN News.

Chatting with Paul Morrison.

Paul Morrison and me smiling for the camera.

Paul played a couple of songs live on radio.

Newly elected Mayor of the City of South Perth, Sue Doherty.

Miss Maud Swedish Restaurant’s Executive Chef, Kim van Keule, joined me on the program today.

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Radiothon 2011

Nov 14th, 2011

by Rodney Olsen.

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I’m not sure how much posting I’ll be doing over the next week as I’ll be pretty busy with this year’s 98.5 Sonshine FM Radiothon.

Radiothon will be 5 days focussed on providing the funds needed to secure the financial future of 98.5 Sonshine FM.

As well as our ongoing support we rely on funds raised mostly from two major events each year, our June Appeal, and Radiothon. Our supporters really blew us away with the response to the June Appeal this year but now we need to secure our financial future with Radiothon 2011.

We’ve set our target for this year at $215 000. We’re excited about what surprises this year’s Radiothon will bring.

Visit the Sonshine FM website for more details.

Radiothon started at 7:00 a.m. today and will conclude at 6:00 p.m. this Friday.

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Free Morning Tea

Nov 9th, 2011

by Rodney Olsen.

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They say there’s no such thing as a free lunch but there is a free morning tea.

My apologies to those who don’t live close enough to Perth to take advantage of this but my Morning Café radio program on 98.5 Sonshine FM will be even tastier during our annual Radiothon next week.

I’m inviting a group of people each day to join me and my morning programme guests for morning tea from Monday the 14th to Friday the 18th of November.

The morning teas will run from 10:00 a.m. to around 11:30 a.m. and should be a lot of fun. It’d be great to catch up and it’s a wonderful opportunity for me to show off my workplace in Como.

We’ve done a similar thing over the last couple of years and had such a wonderful time. The food from Miss Maud is always outstanding and the coffee is spectacular. On top of that it’s a lot of fun meeting a variety of listeners and letting people see how radio works.

If you’d like to be part of the fun simply click here to email me at my work email address and tell me which day you can join me. If you’re one of the first 20 replies for each day you’ll enjoy a delicious, free morning tea at the Como studios of 98.5 Sonshine FM.

Why not get a group together and email me the details. I’d love to say hello.

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An Inspirational Woman

Nov 2nd, 2011

by Rodney Olsen.

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Denise is an inspiration. She’s in her seventies but you’d never guess it.

Denise volunteers for a number of organisations including Cancer Council WA. She helps with afternoon teas for cancer patients every Wednesday afternoon. She downplays her role but what she does goes way beyond serving a cuppa and a biscuit. You can hear her story by clicking the play button on the audio player at the bottom of this post. The interview was just one of the chats I had during my radio program this morning.

Today was the third day of riding for the Morning Cafe Cancer Ride. We have a team of thirteen cyclists riding from Albany to Perth to raise funds for Cancer Council WA and to tell stories like Denise’s.

The last couple of days have been very warm but the team has worked well. The country hospitality has been incredible and tonight in Wagin I had the biggest steak I’ve ever eaten. A very worthy reward for a warm afternoon on the bike.

Our fund raising tally continues to rise and you can contribute by clicking the link in my sidebar. Please consider honoring someone you know who has faced cancer by making a donation.

We’re looking forward to making it home on Saturday but there’s a lot of work to be done between now and then. The weather over the next we days is likely to be less than helpful. There are storms forecast so we’re likely to have a couple of wet days in the saddle.

With a big day to come I think I should get some sleep now.

Oh …. by the way. The team has suffered three flat tyres so far. One on my front wheel and two on my back wheel. I’m hoping that I’ve had my share of punctures and that my tyres will remain inflated for the rest of the journey.

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