Once on the radio, always on the radio - for Angelika Schneider, there is nothing better than sitting at the microphone. She has been actively involved in creating radio programmes for forty years. She started out at Krankenhausfunk Bielefeld. The station no longer exists - but Antenne Bethel, the only inclusive hospital radio station in Germany, does.
The 60-year-old familiarised herself with radio work slowly and somewhat uncertainly at first. Today, Angelika Schneider confidently goes to appointments with the recording equipment and conducts the interviews alone. Her voice can be heard regularly on Antenne Bethel. But she still has a bit of stage fright during live broadcasts, admits the radio veteran.
Antenne Bethel has been broadcasting from the studio in Bielefeld since November 2000. Anyone and everyone can take part - whether young or old, disabled or able-bodied, student or professional. Everyone has equal rights and makes radio together in their free time. This includes moderation and editing as well as technology. Two Betheljahr participants support the team of around 30 people in creating the programme.
