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Gippsland's own Christian Community Radio Station
PO Box 1378, Sale Vic 3853 ~ 204 Raymond St, Sale
Ph: 03 5143 0355    Fax: 03 5143 0388

a better life for Gippsland

Life FM's Sleepless In The Studio Photo Gallery

Friday March 5th: 

 

 

9am - The Life FM team start the day

9am - Deb, Sarah and Randell warm up in the studio

10am - Sarah is still bubbly

 

 

 

 

10am - Randell keeps rolling

 

11am - Sarah speaks

11am - Randell thrilled to be 2 hours in

 

 

 

 

 

12noon - Peter from the Sale Lions Club starts selling sausages to help Life FM

12noon - Randell partakes of the produce

12noon - Mel from station sponsor Christian Bookworld in Traralgon lends a helping hand

 

1pm - A sample of the delicious lunch available downstairs thanks to the Lions

3pm - A little behind with the photos, Sarah and

Randell contemplate the coming hours...

 

3pm - Randell strikes a pose...

3pm - ...as does Sarah

5pm - Richard and Cathlyn from Casual Backflip make an apperance

5pm - Members of Traralgon-based band Casual Backflip perform in the studio

 

5pm - Cathlyn, Randell, and Richard are all smiles after the interview

6pm - Sarah takes the reins for a while to give Randell a break

 

7pm - Then she takes a break herself!  Not sleeping - just reading

7pm - Randell's son Luke, and his friend Cameron, join us to lend a hand

8pm - Steve Camp and Steve Messer from Steve Messer's Strange Country come to the studio

 

8pm - Steve, Deb and Steve before the boys get cracking with their performance

8pm - Steve Messer's very impressive collection of harmonicas

 

8pm - The boys all hard at work in the studio
9pm - Sarah working just as hard behind the scenes

10pm - Sarah manages to keep the energy levels up after 11 hours on air

11pm - Luke and Cameron prepare for a big night

 

Saturday March 6th:

 

12midnight - The whole team gathers in the studio to welcome Saturday

12midnight - Cameron, Deb, Luke and Sarah wrapped up in the night's entertainment - a board game

 

1am - Randell and Sarah keeping up with their hourly updates and cheery smiles

3am - THE HALFWAY MARK!  18 hours down, 18 hours to go!

4am - Randell keeps the doctor - and the sleepiness - away with an apple

 

4am - Sarah hits the wall and starts to struggle.  No more smiles for a while

5am - Randell, Luke and Cameron are fired up in the studio...

5am - ...while Sarah patiently waits for the bakery to open

 

6am - Things start to get a little crazy for Randell

6am - Sarah's eyes may be red, but they're still

open!

9am - Two hours fly past and suddenly we're at the 24 HOUR MARK!  That's one day down, half to go!

 

9am - As a special listener request, Sarah and Randell pull out a few dance moves to wake up

9am - And the dancing proves to be such fun, they can't stop!

10am - Luke and Cameron hard at work on the phone lines in the Life FM office

 

11am - Randell in for the long slog doing TRAA 10-12

11am - Melissa and Matt from Traralgon pop in to lend a hand

12noon - Randell busy preparing for his interview with Lee Silvester from Violent Truth

 

12noon - And Sarah finally gives Randell a rest by jumping back behind the mic!

1-2pm - Randell chats with Lee Silvester

from Violent Truth

1-2pm Lee Silvester from Violent Truth plays

a few pieces for Randell

4pm - Yvonne and Deb hard at work banking the donations!

 

5pm - Randell with Claire, Julian and Patrick from the Sale City Church
5pm - Deb and Randell chat to the crew from Sale City Church...

5pm - ...while Luke, Yvonne and Sarah stay awake with a jigsaw puzzle.  Sarah's mother, Anne, is project supervisor

 

 

9pm - Official photographer Yvonne eagerly awaits the turn over to 9pm

9pm - The Life FM team - Deb, Yvonne, Randell and Sarah - gathers together for one final pose to mark the end of the 36 hours...

 

9pm - ...before promptly falling asleep. 

A job well done by all.

An empty studio - ready for whatever comes next!