We will be celebrating the contribution of Chinese Australians to the AFL when we host West Coast at the SCG in Round 15 on Saturday, June 24.
As part of this celebration and recognition, commentators Barney Yu Xia and Agnes Lu from NEMBC Chinese (Mandarin) will provide unique commentary in Mandarin, live from the ground via radio broadcast. You can tune in by going to the match centre via the Sydney Swans App and selecting "listen live" then choose NEMBC.
The commentary will also be captured and snippets shared after the game.
Ya Xia came to Australia from China in 2012 and has broadcasting 3ZZZ’s Mandarin program for four years. A big sports fan, he developed his love for Australian Rules football once arriving to Australia, as he worked hard to become a camera operator for live footy games in the EDFL and the Reclink Community Cup. Once exposed to the AFL, his interest intensified for the sport and would oven join his friends on the footy field. Barney is set to spread his passion and spirit for the game through his broadcasts by inviting more Mandarin speakers to enjoy the game as much as he does.
Lu migrated to Australia from China in 2009 and only recently began her participation in radio production by making a number of announcements and commercials both in Cantonese and Mandarin for a number of radio stations and agencies around Australia. Lu is a keen follower of arts and music, and while not a huge sports fan, has had one eye on Australian Rules Football ever since she encountered it for the first time in Australia.
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About National Ethnic and Multicultural Broadcasters’ Council (NEMBC) Media
NEMBC is the national peak body that advocates for multiculturalism, diversity, inclusion and supports multilingual community broadcasting around Australia. The NEMBC contributes to media diversity in Australia by maintaining and connecting people to their language, culture and identity.
The NEMBC has been doing this for forty years and recently has consolidated its media productions and distribution with the National Multicultural News Service and the Multicultural AFL/AFLW Footy TV/Radio programs, podcasts and live match day diversity language broadcasts.
The NEMBC is a membership-based organisation with 600 radio program members in Australia, in which the NEMBC provides this dynamic sector to develop multilingual community broadcasting and runs projects focusing on diversity, inclusion, women and youth, as well as new and emerging communities.
The Organisation thoroughly services the needs of hundreds of thousands of Australians of all ages in urban and regional areas right across the country, by harnessing the skills, expertise and time of more than 4000 volunteers from 125 distinct cultural groups who create over 2,000 hours of content every week in over 110 languages which are broadcast via 90 community radio stations.
