AARON

Aaron is 26 and lives in Whakatane, Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand.

He is an avid supporter of New Zealand Music and a new ambition of his is to have a radio station with studios based in New Zealand, which would broadcast its 100% New Zealand music format programme with New Zealand news and information direct into North America to promote New Zealand music to the US and to keep Kiwis who are in the US, either visiting or living there, up to speed with what's happening back home in New Zealand.

His favourite kiwi bands are the classic NZ bands from the late 70's & 80's like Dragon. Out of those a few of his favourite Kiwi Artists are Dave Dobbyn (Th' Dudes/DD Smash and solo), Neil & Tim Finn (Split Enz/Crowded House and solo).

Aaron works during some of the week at the local hospital in Whakatane in the Sterile Services Department. He also works part time (mostly weekends) for the local radio company Radio Bay Of Plenty Limited, which owns and operates 2 local radio stations for the Bay Of Plenty. The stations are 1XX (One Double X) (90.5FM, 93.0FM, 1242AM) - an adult contemporary music station with news, and information for the local communities in the Bay Of Plenty. 1XX will celebrate its 30TH birthday on June 30TH, 2001. The other station, which Aaron is sometimes involved with, is Radio Bay Of Plenty Limited's album rock station - Bayrock 97-7FM & 99-3FM, which has been rockin' the Bay Of Plenty since July 8TH 1994.

Aaron has been involved with DUUO for a few years now filing in reports from NEW ZEALAND DIRECT sometimes live to air via phone.

Logging Legend

by Sally Lacious

It is a darkened bar in Downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba (Canada) where this reporter first meets the legendary Quebec lumberjack Jacques De Salaberry Beauharnois de Crembrule of the Temiscimingue logging Region.  Jacques was casually dressed in his best plaid logging shirt and wearing a festive toque.  The reporter was able to ask Jacques these questions. 

Logging Monthly: 
Nice to meet you finally Jacques... This is a real thrill
to meet a legend like you!!
Jacques from Temiscimingue: 
Mais Oui! I am sure that c'est un thrill fer you ma chere! I tink maybe you and me, we should do dis interview in ma room, n'est ce pas?
LM:
Uhhh....  ummmm..... I understand you have left the logging industry lately.  Can you tell us why?
JfT:
Well, de moose, dey were starting to look attractiv to me...  I was forget how beautiful de women are since I was too much in the bush.  So, I loaded de truck full of ma Quebec beer favourite, Maudite, and I frappe
la rue to find des noveau adventures with novelles womens.  But ma chere, let us talk about you...  do you tink I am sexy?
LM:
Uhhh....  ummmm..... I understand all did not go well with your trip...
JfT: 
Oui, my truck, she broked down near Winnipeg.  Some gars named Jean Senior gave me a tow into Winnipeg.  My truck, she need $2000 repairs to
be on de road encore!  But ma chere, tell me...  you and me and a botille de champange and de stars...  Come to me ma chere!
LM: 
Uhhh....  ummmm..... So why are you still in Winnipeg...
JfT: 
Jean, he offere me a job as producer of his radio show.  I thawt he was .... how you say???  Fou???  ahh yes... crazy.  Why would Jacques De Salaberry Beauharnois de Crembrule be a lowly radio producer... But den,
when I visit de studio, I notice all dese hot jeune filles dat past de studio go.  It is the night for de residence at de campus bar!  So I sit and watch dese babes as I money for de repairs de truck gets.  C'est beau!
But ma chere... I tink your pants would on my floor look great!
LM: 
Uhhh....  ummmm..... Maybe you could tell me about your logging exploits...

(end of exerpt - see the rest in Logging Monthly magazine)

CHRIS

Chris is the epitome of "the host with the most."
One time the king of manic wit when DUUO was broadcast on CHRY 105.5 in Toronto. A PhD candidate in Physics at York University.
 Chris Stewart is tall, trendy, with a good strong head of teeth, but otherwise, no, not really. Here is a self portrait.

Chris is a grad student in Physics at York, despite many warnings. He grew up in Sunny Queensland, Australia, and if poked in the ribs will tell long and boring stories that begin with 'Back home in Toowoomba...' His adorable accent, somewhere between pure strine and mongrel POM, has landed him in the lap of a local Chilean Bombshell to whom he is now betrothed. 
On the D.U.U.O. show, Chris added a little colour, a little schrewd commentary, and a lack of knowledge about the Australian music scene in general. He used to have the odd rant, and can go a bit lewd, a bit blue, a bit dancing-nudie-style-around-the-studio-to-old-AC/DC-tunes at times. 
He would like to see more Sherbert and Little River Band played on commercial radio. He thinks North York is the cultural hub of the country.

"The most valuable contributions this show has made to the world of community radio would have to be the first promotion in North York of a band called My Friend The Chocolate Cake, and the furtherment of the prodigious talent of one Wesley Willis," Chris was heard to say recently.

If you would like to contact Chris, for advice, encouragement or just plain abuse, put fingertip to keyboard to send a steaming, sweaty document through the email provider of your choice, out across the aether using that magic carpet that is the internet, to:   Chris

MELISSA

Melissa bears a striking resemblance to the television heroine Xena.
While Melissa has retired from active duty with DUUO, she continues to pursue a teaching career in Ontario.

Melissa Cowen began her career in radio at CHSR in Fredericton, New Brunswick. At CHSR she was the researcher and writer for a radio music magazine known as the DownUnder Music Review (DUMR). She also produced the Friday evening program with the help of announcer Gene Senior.

The half hour DUMR program featured new music and interviews from antipodean bands interested in the North American market. It was paired with a syndicated radio program from Australia called the Big Back Yard.
When the DUMR program headed to Toronto (and changed names to DUUO), Melissa brought along her writing skills and continued to contribute to the program. At the same time, she also took a job as an elementary school teacher.

Since DUUO moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba Melissa has occasionally contributed to the program as a downunder music reporter.