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==Talk of the Island through the years== | ==Talk of the Island through the years== | ||
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At the beginning, Talk of the Island was funded only by [[HasNa Inc.]], a Washington, D.C. based nonprofit organization. Subsequently, its fathers secured funding from the [[United States Institute of Peace]]. Talk of the Island was regularly transmitted live in Cyprus between 10.00 -11.45 hours every Saturday and was repeated the same evening at 19.15 hours in the years 2005-2008. The broadcasting covered Nicosia, Kyrenia and Morphou, Famagusta and Larnaca. The program could be heard from both from the Turkish and the Greek sides. | At the beginning, Talk of the Island was funded only by [[HasNa Inc.]], a Washington, D.C. based nonprofit organization. Subsequently, its fathers secured funding from the [[United States Institute of Peace]]. Talk of the Island was regularly transmitted live in Cyprus between 10.00 -11.45 hours every Saturday and was repeated the same evening at 19.15 hours in the years 2005-2008. The broadcasting covered Nicosia, Kyrenia and Morphou, Famagusta and Larnaca. The program could be heard from both from the Turkish and the Greek sides. | ||
Two program presenters [[Kyriakos Pierides]] and [[Hasan Kahvecioglu]], together with the interpreter [[Yucel Koseoglu]], designed the program to display balanced news reporting by informing all island communities about local issues and events that are not typically covered by the current media. The program promoted a culture of peace and mutual understanding. Talk of the Island aspired to be instrumental in providing a vehicle for all Cypriots who share a vision for the future. | |||
==Promoting Talk of the Island, island-wide== | |||
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The coordinators signed agreement with [[Andreas Karos]] of [[Radio Pyrgos]] and [[Hasan Kahvecioglu]] of [[Radio Mayis]] to broadcast the program island-wide. In the agreements, the parties have agreed to "collaborate to promote peace and reconciliation in Cyprus through continuing the development of the first radio program that is broadcast on both sides of the island in both languages, with aims to reach the entire Cypriot community. The content and goals of the program are even more significant, with aspirations of building cross-cultural trust and understanding through open dialogue." Following the first grant by [[HasNa Inc.]] the [[“Talk of the Island” radio program (support)|second phase of the support program]], extended the broadcasting between May 15, 2007 and December 31, 2007. | |||
==General Objectives== | ==General Objectives== | ||
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* [[Reinhard Eckert]] | * [[Reinhard Eckert]] | ||
* [[Jenine Alexander]] | * [[Jenine Alexander]] | ||