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==An important contribution to peace== | ==An important contribution to peace== | ||
As [[Larry Fergeson]], one of the first coordinators of '''Talk Of the Island''' mentioned, the program was the first and is still to the present day the longest running bicommunal radio programme on the island of Cyprus.” Its success, originality and a need for a platform for “communication” were the key reasons for its continuous success. | As [[Larry Fergeson]], one of the first coordinators of '''Talk Of the Island''' mentioned, the program was the first and is still to the present day the longest running bicommunal radio programme on the island of Cyprus.” Its success, originality and a need for a platform for “communication” were the key reasons for its continuous success. | ||
== The visionaries behind the projct === | |||
A forward-thinking project is always grounded on the inpiration and commitment of some visionaries. In the case of the Talk of the Island project, [[Yiannis Laouris]] from [[Future Worlds Center]], and [[Hasan Kahvecioglu]] from [[Radio Mayis]] came up with the idea of breaking the Cyprus wall at least through radio waves. The response of the media was not positive, but in the end, one radio station, [[Radio Pyrgos]] in the south embraced the challenge. [[Yiannis Laouris]] and his team have soon put in place the technology to transfer the signals across the leve using internet and forward it to the radio station using telephone lines. The bicommunal radio became a reality! | |||
==Talk of the Island through the years== | ==Talk of the Island through the years== | ||