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LiSTNR Announces New Senior Executive Producer For Original Podcasts

SCA’S LiSTNR has announced the appointment of Nic McClure to the newly created role of Senior Executive Producer – LiSTNR Original Podcasts. In the role, McClure will develop and produce new original podcasts and oversee news-based podcasts such as Your Morning Agenda and The Briefing. In addition, she will play an important developmental role with onboarding new podcast producers and working with the current LiSTNR Original Podcast producer team.

McClure will report to Sam Cavanagh, LiSTNR’s Head of News and Entertainment Original Podcasts and Jennifer Goggin, LiSTNR’s Head of Specialty and Feature Podcasts.

McClure is an experienced, award-winning producer and industry specialist with a demonstrated history of working in the Australian radio industry. She began her radio career with SCA in 1996 and has since led number one rating shows and teams such as the Kyle and Jackie O Show, Kate, Tim and Marty, Merrick & Rosso and the Hot 30 Countdown with Ugly Phil.

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