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July Radio
News
 Paul Thompson, founder of
DMG Radio Australia which owns the
Nova and Vega stations, has
today announced he will resign his executive role 12 years
after starting the business. More
details.
Dean
Bainbridge, Austereo
Adelaide Creative Writer for 11 years, has joined the
creative team at Five
AA. He's the new co-director with Rob Hart.
Mike Carlton's
2UE sidekick, Sandy
Aloisi was forced to intervene mid-rant, with an
unprecedented verbal crash tackle. Full story.
Ray
Kington has been appointed drive announcer at FM 103.2
Sydney.
 2GB breakfast host Alan
Jones has announced at a press conference that he has
prostate cancer. More details.
MIX 106.3 Canberra breakfast presenter
Mark Parton has
resigned. More details.
At Nova 100 in
Melbourne Jody McLeod moves from
from nights to afternoons. She replaces Hayley Pearson who moves to nights and
will be joined by former drive anchor Jarrod Walsh. In other news, Johnny Katz is moving on and will
devote more time to his stand up comedy career.
Christian radio
station Sydney’s 103.2 raised
$562,285 during their June Appeal, a record result in the
station’s 29 year history. More
details. In Melbourne, Light FM
raised $415,485 in their end of financial year appeal. Also
the Vision Radio Network raised $385, 096 during June for
their 'For Such A Time Is This'
appeal.
Andrew G, host of the radio show Take 40 has married Israeli actress
Noa Tishby. More details.
 Longtime Magic 1278 Melbourne
breakfast announcer Andrew McLaren
resigned on June 30. Station PD Gary Hoffman confirmed that McLaren in
2007 had been considering retirement but talks were put on
hold until the time of his contract renewal. Mclaren
made the decision to resign on Monday (June 30) despite the
offer from Magic to stay on till the end of the week as he
preferred to finish up without any 'fuss or fanfare'.
Hoffman also said that his partner Ann
Gilding had agreed to the terms of her new contract and
would continue on breakfast and in the short term Kevin John would be the fill-in
breakfast co-host. More details.
The directors of Pacific Star Network Limited (“Pacific
Star”) have announced the appointment of Gary Pert as a director effective 1
July. Pert’s appointment will fill the vacancy created
upon the retirement of George
Buschman as a director effective 30 June 2008. More
details.
Following an eleven month investigation by
the nations broadcast regulator, the Australian Media and Communications
Authority, Albany radio station Fly
FM is to stay on air with it’s top 50 music format. Full story.
 Gold Coast station
Jazz Radio 94.1 FM have signed up
Rob McCasker, former breakfast host with Hot Tomato, and Tony Murphy ex-4BC. Rob will return to breakfast
radio on the Gold Coast on Jazz Radio 94.1 FM commencing
Tuesday July 1 while Tony will begin doing weekday drive from
Monday June 30. Station Manager Jeffrey
Milne believes that 94.1 FM will receive a significant
boost with these two appointments and set a clear new
direction for the station with a jazz music
format.
June Radio
News
Chris Bowen (aka 'The Bowen'), studio producer for
the Ray Hadley Morning show on 2GB
has taken over from Trevor Long
(now with SBS) as the Continuous
Call Team Network Producer. Chris will continue his role on
the morning show as well.
Staci Gordon, former Assistant Music Director of Vega and
Triple M is now Manager of Music Programming at VH1 in New York
City.
 ABC NewsRadio has welcomed
Jennifer Byrne to their on air team each weekday from
4-7pm from 30 June. ABC NewsRadio Manager, Helen Thomas, is delighted with the
new addition to the network’s line-up. “Byrne’s career spans
multiple media platforms including: Melbourne's The Age, the
Bulletin magazine, London's Fleet Street Sunday Times; The
7.30 Report; Foreign Correspondent; Lateline; 60 Minutes; 702
ABC Sydney and ABC Radio National.
Jamie McDonald, ARN breakfast producer in Brisbane, has
resigned his position to except the role of "Talking back the night" host for the
Macquarie Sourthern Cross Network.
Jamie is returning to the show as the full time host after
covering over Christmas and new year. The show based on the
Gold Coast is syndicated to 46 stations across the country.
Jamie takes over from current host Nerissa Pace who is Moving to a
Breakfast position within the Macquarie
network.
Graham Tienan, ex 4AM/4MB/4LM
& 4TO is now doing Friday arvo drive (4 to 6pm) &
mid dawn Thurday morning with 101FM
Logan.
4AM has increased local programming with the
introduction of a new local afternoon show from 1 to 5pm
weekdays. One time 4AM breakfast announcer
Matt Bridson is
hosting the show. He first started at the station in
1980.
Sam Zilko, COAST FM
Mandurah drive announcer has left. (If you think
you're the one to take his spot - see 'Radio
Jobs'.)
Matt Hale (ex 96fm
brekky geezer; Comedy ACRA winner
2007, 2004) reports that he is almost halfway into his
ridiculous year round-the-world trip in a $30 Elvis suit (see
www.crapelvis.com), and attending
another big event where he will again be available for phone
crosses back to Australia. Having made it through South
America and the States, he will set off for the legendary
Glastonbury Festival in the UK with his tent and
innappropriate clothing this Thursday 26 June until Monday 30
June. More
details.
Australian Idol co-host, Andrew
G, who also hosts the weekly radio countdown, “Take 40 Australia”, will MC this
year’s Australian Commercial Radio
Awards (ACRAs), which will be held at Conrad Jupiters on
the Gold Coast on October 11. More
details.
After a three-week fill-in stint at Hot Tomato, Bianca Dye is leaving the Gold Coast
and returning to Sydney. Full story.
Underworld figure Mick Gatto has taken aim at 3AW
Melbourne announcer Derryn Hinch,
telling the controversial radio host he hopes he dies soon. Full story with audio. (Editor's note:
How sad that the real life characters
featured in the 'Underbelly story are now being treated by
some in the media as 'celebrities'.)
The funeral of former B105 announcer Michael Jordan was held on Monday June
23. Many of his Austereo
friends and colleagues including Richard Barker, Rex Morris, Mickey Maher,
Ian Skippen, 'Whippy', 'Becko', Renae King, and 'Labrat' gathered for the funeral held
at the Darra Mosque. Later on a 'wake' was held at the Greek
Club at West End.
 Ron Wilson is joining 2GB
Sydney and will replace Rowan
Barker in the newsroom.
Steven Brook is no longer working for Radio Hunter Valley NSW. He told JJ
that he enjoyed his time as imaging producer and Power FM announcer and met some great
people. Steve is now looking forward to new challenges in his
career and is happy to be moving on.
George Buschman has resigned from the Pacific Star Network
board - owners of Melbourne stations
SEN 1116 and 3MP. Former Austereo Melbourne General Manager Gary Pert will take his place on the
board.
Former Adelaide radio announcer Jeremy Cordeaux has told a court that
a woman's complaints about sexual harassment were "dismissed"
by managers. Full story.
Irish singer Brian
McFadden who has been filling in on breakfast says radio
is not for him. Full story.
Michael Jordan, former B105 Brisbane announcer and entrepreneur,
was tragically killed on Sunday afternoon (June 22). The crash
occurred just after midday when Michael's motorcycle collided
with a car on Mt Glorious Road, just past the Mt Glorious
township at the entrance to Maiala picnic area. Michael was
killed instantly. The occupants of the car were
uninjured. Officers from the Forensic Crash Unit are
investigating. "Jordo" began his Austereo career in
Brisbane at 4MMM as a Black Thunder
driver. He also had a stint at FOX
FM. Funeral details: Monday 23 June, 3pm Darra
Mosque, 219 Douglas St Oxley.
Keith Ashton, Australian radio broadcaster who was
described as "the man who invented narrowcast radio" died on
Friday June 23 aged 63. He worked at numerous stations in
Australia and was approached by John
Brennan and was hired as the last "Good Guy" for 2SM Sydney. Tribute.
Peter Caddey has been appointed General Manager of 2NZ/GEM-FM Inverell effective from
July 7. He replaces Greg Kachel who
will leave on the 4th of July. Caddey was born and educated in
Inverell and started with 2NZ as a trainee announcer in 1994.
He is currently the Programme Director and GEM-FM Breakfast
Host.
2GOFM have rated No 1 in the latest Central
Coast survey(20%). They were followed by SEA FM (14.5%) and then STAR FM (12.0 up 1.3 %). (More details
in new JJ published Friday).
Big Brother’s Dixie has joined Hype Fm, Dixie will be the breakfast
show host, starting Monday 23rd June, with Dixie’s Big Breakfast. More details.
Ben Shields reports that Wagga will soon have a new
radio station. "HIT Country 88"
will start broadcasting on LPON license FM88.0 in the city
soon. Shields, who is the General Manager, expects to launch
the station in the coming months.
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 The famous Blue
Hills radio series theme music,
Billy Thorpe's hit 'Most People I Know Think That I'm
Crazy', and the Aeroplane Jelly
jingle are among the new entries in the National Registry
of Recorded Sound. More details and
audio.
Talk radio dominated in Sydney, Melbourne and
Adelaide and music was most popular in Brisbane and Perth,
radio ratings reveal. Full story.
Greg Petersen has taken on the brekky shift on 2MO Gunnedah. This is his first shot
at commercial radio on air after prviously being a sales rep
in Bundaberg for Sea
FM.
Global youth radio show The Reality Zone™ recently celebrated
seven years on air. The one hour weekly radio show that is
produced in Melbourne attracts more than five million
listeners a week and airs on more than 100 radio stations
including major cities across Australia, New Zealand, USA,
Canada, Europe and the UK. Presenters Don Reddin and Moondog from Life FM Adelaide say
the program aims to reach today’s global youth culture through
radio by creating real and relevant programming based on real
need not perceived need. More
details.
Nielsen Media Research metro survey results are out today (Jun
17). Click on links for details. Sydney. Melbourne. Brisbane. Adelaide. Perth All the top rating
stations remained at No 1.
 ARN traffic reporter Vic Lorusso proposed to his
girlfriend Katie Bright on the Gold
Coast last night. Vic is the traffic reporter for Mix 106.5 and Ten News (NSW). Katie is a model and
marketing executive.
2UE Sydney has agreed to apologise for
vilifying homosexuals during an on-air conversation between
high profile presenters John Laws
and Steve Price. Full story.
The search for new and emerging Australian music talent by the radio
industry is on again with entries now open for the New Artist
to Radio (NA2R) event, to be held at the Gold Coast on October
10. More
details.
Missing out on the
Wallabies job has not deterred 2GB
personality Alan Jones from
launching a coaching comeback.Full story.
Trevor Scott is the new PD at Power FM/ 5MU, Murray Bridge. He's
also the presnter of the Power breakfast show and is heard on
afternoons at 5MU.
The State of Origin antics continued in
the Top End when Darwin's Hot 100
randomly called a listing for "Civoniceva ", and were
pleasantly surprised to speak with Petero's "old man". He was
happy to join in on the fun and chatted to us about his son's
then upcoming game for the QLD team and his awesome seats! Jess from the Blair, Jess and The Woolf breakfast
show told JJ that they tried to contact the Blues at their
hotel, but we were shamelessly rejected!
Wagga Wagga’s 2AAAFM has achieved the almost
impossible by being one of only a handful of community radio
stations in Australia to increase its listening audience in a
strongly competitive radio market. Full
details.
Jake George who recently completed the radio course at
Melbourne Radio School is the new
co host on breakfast at HILL FM
Broken Hill.
He replaces Matt Davies who recently left the
breakfast show to return to Adelaide. Jake joins Jules Bailey on breakfast beginning on
June 16. In other station news, Damien Fisher and his wife welcomed
their first baby into the world on Thursday 5th June. Lilly Fisher was born at Broken Hill
Hospital at 11pm. Damien reports that both Mum and Bub are
doing exceptionally well.
 4BC Brisbane announcer John Miller is stepping down from his
role as host of the weekday drive program. John has been
involved in a number of on air roles during his almost
15 years continuous service with 4BC. He'll be replaced on
drive by Michael P Smith. However
John will still have other involvements with the station
including presenting summer weekend afternoons. More
details.
Brisbane's NOVA
wsn't the only station to have some fun for the 2nd State
of Origin. Hot Tomato Gold Coast
brekky producer Jason McLean
told JJ: "Yesterday morning at about
5.30am (morning of the game) - our brekky hosts Luke Bradnam and Bianca Dye called the Brisbane hotel
where the NSW state of origin team were staying. They managed
to get put through to Greg Bird's room and when he answered
(very sleepily)......they yelled "Queenslander!!!" and he then
promptly hung up. They rang back today (after their
loss).....and got a very hungover Greg Bird and Peter Wallace
informing them they were the one's who woke them up the day
before. The players suggested maybe that's why they lost the
game. They were good sports and this time stayed on the phone
a few minutes for a chat."
Former ABC
radio/TV presenter, Graeme
Story, died last month (May 16) aged 71. A former ABC
Adelaide State Manager and radio school teacher, he spent his
retirement years living at Empire Bay in
NSW.
Phil O'Neil is 'phil-ling' in at Triple M on drive.
The Daily Telegraph reports that O'Neil is widely regarded as
a likely replacement for the warring crew of Fifi Box, Paul Murray and Marty Sheargold. Full story.
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