Board

Dr. Christian Jungwirth
Chair
cj@okto.tv

Dr. Christian Jungwirth is one of Austria’s leading community media managers and media activists. He launched his career in the mid-nineties by founding several Community Radio stations in various provinces and cities in Austria. Following a Mag. rer. nat. degree in biochemistry, he completed his PhD (Dr.phil.) in media sociology, both from the University of Vienna, and a master of business administration in media management (MBA) from the University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten. He has been involved in numerous media projects worldwide, with a focus on south-eastern Europe (particularly the Danube region) and Asia. In 2005 he founded the Okto Community TV station in Vienna, where he is still the managing director. He is currently focussed on developing strategies for the digitisation of broadcast media. He also teaches at various universities including the University of Vienna, Belgrade and Sarajevo.

Mike Schedlberger
Kassier
mike@radiob138.at

Mike Schedlberger ist seit 2012 Geschäftsführer von Radio B138, an dessen Gründung im Jahr 2007 er maßgeblich beteiligt war. Mit seinem professionellen Hintergrund als Hochfrequenztechniker und Industriekletterer trug er wesentlich zum erfolgreichen Aufbau des Senders bei. Darüber hinaus engagiert sich Mike Schedlberger seit der Gründung von Commit in dessen Vorstand. Vor seiner Tätigkeit als Geschäftsführer von Radio B138 war er 10 Jahre als Altholzhändler in ganz Ost- und Zentraleuropa unterwegs. Diese Erfahrung hat seine Verhandlungsfähigkeiten geschärft und ihm wertvolle Einblicke in internationale Geschäftsbeziehungen verschafft.
Ein besonderes Anliegen sind ihm die UN-Nachhaltigkeitsziele. Für diese SDGs und IDGs ist er als Botschafter aktiv. Diese Ziele finden auch große Beachtung bei Radio B138. Das SDG-Motto „Don’t leave anybody behind“ wird insbesondere im Haus 16A, das er gemeinsam mit seiner Frau Tanja Landerl aufgebaut hat, gelebt. Das Medien- und Integrationshaus 16A steht für Inklusion und soziale Integration. Mike Schedlberger legt großen Wert auf internationale Vernetzung, was sich unter anderem in seinem Engagement bei Zongwe FM in Sambia zeigt. Neben seiner Tätigkeit als Medienaktivist ist er auch Regionalentwickler, Community Manager und leidenschaftlicher Outdoor-Mensch.

Mag.a Carmen Herrmann
Schriftführerin
carmen@freirad.at

Alf Altendorf
Treasurer
alf.altendorf@radiofabrik.at

Alf has worked for Radiofabrik since 2008. In his position - shared with Eva Schmidhuber since 2018 - he is responsible for general management, ultimate editorial decisions and external representation on behalf of the board. Besides finances, his main focus is on public relations, ongoing internal project management of technology and online services, project management of EU projects and vocational training. He has also been managing the Salzburg Community TV channel “FS1” for Radiofabrik since 2012 - in which Radiofabrik holds a 24% stake - which he launched and pushed through. Alf is one of the pioneers of the Austrian community media scene with over 25 years of active engagement and a multitude of start-ups and collaborative projects behind him. He studied business administration at the Vienna University of Economics and Business and teacher training for art education at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, and was a radio producer / co-organizer at Vienna Pirate Radio in the early 1990s. He has worked as a freelance media artist, project manager, writer and cultural journalist, designer, co-founder / shareholder and managing director at T.I.V. (now gotv) and played a leading role in the development and political implementation of the Vienna Community TV station Okto.tv. Alf is on the board of the Association of Austrian Community Broadcasters and the Salzburg Confederation for Cultural Heritage. He was a member of the Media Advisory Board of the Salzburg Provincial Government (2013 - 2017) and on the board of IG Kultur Österreich (2014 - 2015).

Dipl.-Ing.in Kathrina Becker
Stellvertretende Kassierin
kathrina.becker@dorftv.at

Mag.a Michaela Kramesch
Secretary
gf@fro.at 

Michaela Kramesch is a culture and media sociologist. When she commenced her studies at Johannes Kepler University (JKU), she had already completed an office administrator apprenticeship. She had her first active encounter with radio through volunteer work at the students’ union (Culture Department, first-semester tutor) at the University of Linz. Michaela Kramesch produced her first broadcasts at the JKU Campus radio station. After her studies she managed two youth centres at JCUV, before taking over the management of the Upper Austrian Youth Trade Union (ÖGJ). She began to miss radio broadcasting, so she started “Die Austronautinnen” (The Astronauts) with a student friend - after successfully completing a basic workshop and editing course. In late 2018, Michaela Kramesch became the manager of Radio FRO. The basic idea of a free and independent medium that is accessible to all people in society is equally as important to her as the diversity of languages and people who are represented in Community Radio.