(SMC Live - St Mary's College)
Arch D is Catholic Education SA’s educational podcasting & radio program, currently working with 31 Catholic schools across the state with over 1,000 students, both primary and secondary.
OUR HISTORY
(Photo from Podcasting Leaders Day)
Arch D Radio began in 2011 as a twice-weekly youth & student radio show on 1079 Life. 12 years later, Arch D is the most listened Catholic Youth radio show in the world, hosts 5 podcast channels, and runs the annual red-carpet “Arch D Awards” for students, and the Podcasting Leaders Day, which has featured special guests such as Ira Glass, Jodie Oddy & Ali Clarke.
COYYA
Arch D is a proud project of the Catholic Office for Youth and Young Adults (COYYA) within participating Catholic schools and CESA projects. You can find out all about COYYA's many other projects on their website.
Meet the Team
An old scholar of Sacred Heart College, Michaela started with Arch D as a student through school, featuring on podcasts and radio shows in 2018 and 2019. She officially started as a co-announcer at the beginning of 2021 and as an instructor in participating Catholic schools in 2022.
Michaela Howard-Jones
James has been with Arch D since its conception in 2011 and has seen it grow from a 1-hour radio show twice a week into an award-winning organisation with 5 podcast channels featuring thousands of voices.