Committed to encouraging high school students to be radio announcers, the Swara Dian Bureau at . Universitas Dian Nuswantoro (Udinus) hosted a national radio announcement competition named Attention. The event was participated by dozens of students from Central Java and Yogyakarta.
As a whole, Attention was participated by 25 teams, with two members each. However, only fifteen teams could advance to the final stage and showcase their announcing talents before the judges. Each team was given five minutes to act as a radio announcement. In addition to high school students, several college students participated in Attention.
Azzula Cerlliana Zahro, the head of the committee, stated that Attention aimed to provide a platform for students to convey their interests in radio announcing.
“We want them to further hone their talents. As far as we can tell, they have been well-prepared for this very moment,” she explained.
Azzula revealed that there were several aspects judged, including vocal and improvisation. In addition to those two aspects, the content aspect was also assessed as participants were obliged to announce content concerning the theme of this event.
“Participants must focus on the theme. If the said participant were to be out of topics, it would directly affect their points,” Azzula explained.
The 2024 Attention was themed ‘Show Your Creativity With Your Voice.’ This event was a part of the 2024 Dinusfest, with the auditorium on the seventh floor of the H building being the venue of the 2024 Attention.
The 2024 Dinusfest itself is a series of competitions hosted by Universitas Dian Nuswantoro (Udinus). As a whole, there were 73 kinds of competitions featured this year. Those 73 competitions primarily consisted of sports, art, and scientific paper competitions. In total, there are 6.129 high school students participating in the 2024 Dinusfest, with several of them coming from Manado, Denpasar, Kendari, Pontianak, Riau, Wamena, Aceh, and various regions in Central Java. (Humas Udinus/Haris. Foto: Humas Udinus)
