25/07/04 - Bruce and Phil from  3AW nightline recently launched their own web site and the following is something you won't see or hear on it. Toby of Newport rang the program recently in the guise of telling the boys a joke. Toby armed with about as much tact as teenage boys possess let fly with this little ditty.   Listen  

24/07/04 - 5KA Constant Music is back online at www.australiaonlineradio.com The service
is currently running a test broadcast with music from the 50s and  60s. 5KA Constant Music is  a voluntary, and non-profit organization radio service, where you can listening to  50`s 60`s  70s, Rock, Country & Western, Jazz, Classical music,  World News,  online  at 5KA Constant Music.

22/07/04 - Interesting happenings  in Adelaide with ARN's Steve Rowe and DMG's Paul Thompson  holding court on different floors at a business lunch. With the two set to go head to head soon with the launch of Nova we can't help but wonder who will throw the first bait out? MORE

22/07/04 - 3BA turmoil looks set to continue and we will endeavor to bring you more a.s.a.p . The latest development, Reg Mowat the ex 3BA Breakfast announcer was fined $10,000 today ...court case against the company and David Hoey goes to court on the 11th of August.

22/07/04 - Further to the recent rumours surrounding 2SM.  Bill Caralis  is said to be building a new complex for his Newcastle radio stations   2HD/ NEWFM, and  on top of this he is now managing them . What will happen to 2SM which  was a hub  but now takes programming  itself  from Newcastle, Tweed Coast,  Tamworth. 

19/07/04 - Further strong rumours that 2SM is on the market and at the time of going to press this could neither be confirmed or denied.

19/07/04 - Could the  joint owners of 6IX be set to sell the station to DMG?

15/07/04 - 2CH breakfast presenter John Burgess has  departed the station effective yesterday. The former game show host nicknamed 'babyface' but now known simply as  Burgo has been replaced by 2CH regular John Poole. Burgo is one of the former 3AK Good Guys.

14/07/04 - Rumours flying thick and fast surrounding the future of Stan Zemanek in 2005. Inside an hour on Monday evening Stan came  out and said 'radio writers make up a lot of these stories'(?) meaning there was nothing in the latest round of rumours suggesting Stan had said nights are out in 2005  yet when interviewing Don Lane and Brian Doyle later inside that hour he 'claimed he had no idea what he was doing next year'

14/07/04 -  SEN 1116's breakfast host Gary Lyon has denied rumours he will coach AFL team Richmond in 2005.

10/07/04 - 2GB's Ray Hadley will celebrate 21 years in radio this coming week.

10/07/04 - In Victoria  Southern Cross News director Rob Curtain was heard reading the news in place of Tony Tardio yesterday afternoon. Rob very rarely gets behind the mic these days. Tony will be back on deck on Monday we hear.

09/07/04 - Mark Trevorrow  is back for his latest TV venture, The Way We Were. Mark Trevorrow and his ego Bob Downe have hinted that they would like to do radio sometime in the future, suggesting they are waiting for the phone calls to role in!

09/07/04 - The internet has help put a missing link in a family tree together. Recently we were contacted seeking details on how to contact Ward Everaardt? Quickly pointing the person to Magic 693 explaining that is where you will find Ward (10am - 3pm). End result family tree nearing completion.

09/07/04 - Popping up all over the place with ATN is former Brisbane 96.5 Manager Dennis Lee. He is currently heard on 3MP Melbourne and Mix Sydney.

08/07/04 - 2DAY FM can't quite decide what name to call their breakfast program going from 2DAY FM Morning Crew to 2DAY FM Breakfast Show and now The Judith Lucy Show.

08/07/04 - Former Austereo regular Hayden Else has joined Nova 919 Adelaide. Hayden who hails from Taree is the first announcer to join the new team. Expect more announcements soon.

 07/07/04 - Certainly one of the more colourful ABC managing directors we have had  David Hill has been appointed as the executive director of a new community television station in Sydney. Television Sydney, a consortium of universities and youth groups, is due to start broadcasting next year on UHF Channel 31. The former ABC radio and television boss says creating a television from scratch will be an exciting challenge.

07/07/04 - Ali Carle has her work cut out.Besides rising with the birds as a member of MIX 102.3's brekkie team, she has started a couple of days a week sports reporting for Channel 9 - where fellow morning host Kym Dillon presents the sport. All it will take now is Chris Dzelde to get on board and they could host their show from Nine every morning - well, it is only over the road from their radio studio. source Adelaide Advertiser
05/07/04 - Dean Pickering could soon be taking you home - in the back of a divy van! The former Mix 101.1 PD has decided to join the police force. Dean will more than likely be in uniform by the end of the year. In the interim he is keen to offer his services for any fill in casual announcing or behind the scenes work. Contact him or call 0438 703700

deanpickering@ozemail.com.au

04/07/04 - Seems 2UE's John Laws mid year break has rekindled a little of the fire in his belly. According to one source Laws is determined to regain the ground lost to 2GB's Ray Hadley. With the proposed Laws advertising campaign it will be interesting to see any growth in survey 5 and beyond.

04/07/04 - Audio of a different kind is also required, to help 3NE celebrate its 50 years on air? Do you have any audio from 1954? It may be a grab of The Queens Royal visit or of Footscray's grand final victory? Do you know of any in existence? The year is 1954 we are after, can you help?

04/07/04 - Earlier this year we mentioned a new audio archive site called Frankster's Audio Archives. The site has loads of 2UW classic audio and is well worth a listen. The site is also after any old audio you may have that is in need of preservation. If you can help contact Frank.  soundz30@optusnet.com.au

04/07/04 - Tim Stackpool, Australian newsman reporting the Peter Falconio murder case for radio stations in the UK, and former weekend 2GB news guy, will beseen on-stage as Master of Ceremonies for the 6 days of the Sydney Boat Show at the end of July. Tim is also appearing on Foxtel's TVSN as a consumer electronics specialist on Friday's during July.
 

03/07/04 -  Vaughan Jones is currently covering breakfast with Vic Plume, Vaughan and Vic for breakfast at K Rock Geelong after Pat Panetta's recent departure.  The K Rock  website notes that a new breakfast program is on the way.

03/07/04 - Great to see Tony McManus now entrenched as 6PR's drive host this year after 4 years of weekend breakfast/ Buy swap and sell and fill in host. Veteran  announcer Harvey Deegan  now covers weekend breakfast/ Buy swap and sell.

02/07/04 - Anyone noticed Brisbane's B105 now running promo's and sweeps stating
"never more than a few ads in a row" and "in 30 seconds from
now".......in anticipation Nova kicking off?
 

01/07/04 - Australia’s new voice-over portal, Ausvoice.com has been selected to provide the female half of the new image of Ann Arbor’s 107.1 FM. The Clear Channel station’s PD Rob Walker contacted Ausvoice.com and selected a short list, eventually deciding Krista Brindal of The River FM, Ipswich was the right sound. The imaging copy was emailed and the audio turned around in less than 24 hours to the delight of the American broadcaster.info@ausvoice.com http://ausvoice.com

01/07/04 - A US satellite radio company is to create a special channel that will broadcast Elvis Presley's music 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The commercial-free Elvis Radio will debut on July 2 with a live broadcast from Memphis, Tennessee  FULL STORY

30/06/04 -  4BH/4BC News Director Scott McKinlay retired last week after nearly 45 years in broadcasting. His career saw him presenting News for ABC-TV in Brisbane and radio news in Germany, Hong Kong and Australia. Scott presented his first 4BH News bulletin "somewhere back in the mid-60's". He also had a stint as a 'jock' in the days when 4BH was called The Top Dog Station.
 

30/06/04 - MMM Brisbane are on the hunt for a new breaky buddy for hosts Fatcat and Marto. Over the next few weeks a number of people will be joining them on-air.This week it's Sarah Robinson - who's normally part of B105's Hot Tin Roof late Tuesday night and Saturday mornings. While on MMM they're still taking calls from listeners asking "how the station can be different" from anything else on Brisbane radio. A number of callers have been asking for more classic rock.

28/06/04 - Long-time ABC broadcaster Allan Rawson died this morning. He was 55.Allan Rawson was the ABC's NSW North Coast news editor since 1992.He died in Lismore base hospital from complications linked to a long-running illness. Well known for his sense of humour Allan depicted a level of expertise in his chosen profession. Allan will always be remembered for his coverage of the Granville train disaster along with stints at 2UE, 2GB, 4BH to name a few.

28/06/04 - Well he took his time in getting there but Jason Staveley has touched down at Nova 919's Adelaide. First mentioned here some months ago Jason had been in the UK  at Vibe 101. The former Austereo lad is the PD at the latest Nova which currently is still in test mode.

27/06/04 - We were recently contacted about 'Easy Listening 1467 Mildura and its signal booming into Melbourne's North and Western suburbs. Upon checking out the former 3MA signal could be heard clear as a bell in the Suburbs some 450  KM's plus away.

27/06/04 - 6PR's Graham 'Smokey' Dawson is very upset by comments made by ABC Coodabeen Champions along with football callers Drew Morphett and Dan Lonergan. It relates to some light hearted comments in typical Coodabeen fashion made in reference to Dawson. Lawyers have been brought in and we could see a hefty cash settlement of up to $50,000.

26/06/04 - We have archived Feb 2004 right through until the end of May. The items can be easily accessed from the Archives button on the side of this page or via the link at the bottom of this page.

25/06/04 - MMM Brisbane must be getting ready to re-launch ahead of NOVA106.9 entering the market.They're running a promo featuring the station's PD. He says "MMM doesn't want to be like B105, 973FM or 4KQ" and invites listeners to tell him what they want from the radio station. It's expected they'll re-launch with a similar format to MMM Adelaide.NOVA 106.9 is tipped to be on-air in December.

25/06/04 - K Rock 95.5 breakfast is yet again looking for a new voice. This week has seen anchor Pat Panetta move to mornings, although he has reportedly resigned, whilst Daryl Reader has stepped into breakfast with the recently joined comedian Vic Plume, who had been co-hosting with Pat. Vic Plume had only recently replaced Peta Leslie. This follows a genuine handful of presenters including Ronnie Stanton who have all been part of the stations breakfast over the last 12 months.

24/06/04 - 6PR can't afford to fall any further in its all important breakfast and morning slots. The gap between 6IX and 6PR has now narrowed from  2.5 points to 0.5. 6PR rated 6.8 this survey.

24/06/04 - Some months ago we mentioned DCL was looking at changing their name. Well that has moved a step closer now with a proposal to call the company Pacific Star Network now being put forward. For more on the changes More here .

22/06/04 - A week is a longtime in radio so can you imagine what 48 years equates towards? For one legend it is long enough. That legend being Jim McLeod OAM ABC Classic FM jazz guru  who will switch off the microphone for the last time on Sunday June 27 after 48 years with the ABC. Jim has presented Jazztrack since 1976 and hands over to Mal Stanley from the following week.

22/06/04 -Ratings are in across the nation, check out how your station performed Melbourne Sydney Adelaide Brisbane  Perth For further news on the ratings check out our FULL WRAP HERE

20/06/04 -What a delight to listen to RPH 1179 Melbourne on Sunday afternoon. Listeners were treated to a great afternoon of radio with Gary Mac, Artie Stevens along with John Blackman and Jane Holmes hosting the RPH Appeal. The friendly banter brought more than a smile to the dial.  The target for the RPH Appeal is $80,000 and all donations over $2 are tax deductible. Donations are still being accepted on the following number 1800 060 992. 

20/06/04 - A certain tracky dack wearing radio person is very interested in the price Mac Bank has paid for RG, could he be looking to sell if the DMG deal falls over?

20/06/04 - Now with a different Macquarie, Macquarie Bank who recently puchased. RG Capital are widely tipped to snap up DMG's regional network. Some are saying expect an announcement with in the next two weeks whilst others say the deal will come under close scrutiny and will be a little bit more difficult than the RG deal.

20/06/04 - Rumour has it that John Singleton's Macquarie is watching the performance of SEN1116 very closely. Although this was often mentioned when the station was broadcasting as 3AK we are told SINGO  may just sink a dollar or two into the station.

18/06/04 - Former CityFM, KIXFM and HITZ FM night time radio jock Glenn Hampson has returned to the airwaves on Melbourne community radio station 3RPP
FM. The www.3rpp.asn.au says: "Midnight to 4:00 am  - Overnight - Glenn Hampson" Where have the other announcers gone from these former stations ?
Glenn Hampson has demonstrated quality broadcast skills and strong attention to detail - so he's worth a listen !  3RPP is heard on 98.7 FM.

18/06/04 - Further to our item on Adelaide's Fresh FM we hear there is a new programming group in place. Listen out for big changes in the coming weeks. We have been told to expect a 'fresher' sound for the Rhythm of Adelaide's Youth.

17/06/04 - The RPH Print Radio Appeal is in full swing in Melbourne this week, culminating this Sunday with a program at 2:30pm featuring the legendary voice of Radio, former 3AK “Good Guy” Gary Mac. Gary, along with RPH “Musicworld” host Artie Stevens will have several high profile guests on board in what is likely to be a lively, fun program. Guests mooted for the show include the Host of Coxy’s Big Break Geoff Cox, Network Ten News Anchor Mal Walden, 3MP’s Jane Holmes, John “Blackers” Blackman, Singer Samantha Sang (Emotion) and more. The target for the RPH Appeal is $80,000 and all donations over $2 are tax deductible. Donations to 1800 060 992

16/06/04 - What's going on at youth/dance station Fresh FM in Adelaide?  It seems many people have not been happy with the 'new direction' of the station in recent times resulting in the manager resigning this week...with
perhaps others to follow.  With the revamped Triple M already on air and Nova coming on line soon they need to get themselves in order or risk becoming a station everyone under 30 no longer listens to.
 

16/06/04 - Across the nation announcers and presenters are taking a mid year break in many varying markets. We hear 2UE fielded many a caller earlier this week wanting to know if Mike Williams had replaced Stan! (PERIOD)

12/06/04 - Word is that SEN 1116 Melbourne are looking to setup repeaters across the state of Victoria on local mono FM transmitters.

12/06/04 - Although he is being feed across most states strong rumour  is that Mick Malloy's MMM deal might not be re-inked when it expires at year end.

08/06/04 - Veteran Victorian radio announcer Barry Goodear sadly has  passed away. Barry Goodear aged 80 passed away suddenly last Sunday.

08/06/04 - Sport 927's John Vertigan, currently on long service leave from the station, was reported to have celebrated his 49th anniversary in the radio industry in the company of an un-named lady friend on a romantic cruise around New York Harbour aboard the yacht, World Princess. John has been based in Chicago for the past three weeks and has been taking in the sights of Manhattan, Pheonix and rural midwest locations such as
Evansville, Louisville (home of the Kentucky Derby) and Lexington, Kentucky. It's reported that he had a reasonable winning day at Arlington Park races, Chicago last week. John returns to the Sport 927 racing desk on
Wednesday June 23.

08/06/04 - Interesting to hear Rob Hicks on 3MP promoting an upcoming 3MP sponsored food and wine show. Rob was last heard on 3AW doing an advertorial version of his long running Grape Expectations program.

07/06/04 - Food for thought? Could Singo launch Virgin radio on Foxtel and Austar?  With Sam Chisholm in charge of Foxtel one would have to ask if this option has been considered?

07/06/04 - Edge FM Wangaratta announcer Matt Hobbs is opting out of radio for a career in Real Estate.

07/06/04 - Word reaches us that 3AW news reader Sarah Pennycuik is returning to a position in Regional radio possibly Horsham based.

06/06/04 - Former Melbourne based (Mix101.1) Steve Speziale has joined 4BC as
News Director.

05/06/04 - Lee Sims is now doing 4BC weekend mid-dawns in place of the 2UE fed George Gibson.

05/06/04 - In Melbourne another radio station is broadcasting Saturday and Sunday AFL Football. The SEN folk could not get the AFL for the season - but
it appears that RADIO 2 with its SYDNEY football coverage of SWANS matches is beaming this coverage into Melbourne, even when Melbourne teams feature. RADIO 2 has the rights in SYDNEY not in Melbourne and It could be seen to unfair that SEN can't have the AFL when RADIO 2 can broadcast their Sydney coverage into Melbourne. Maybe SEN (and others party to AFL coverage) may get a little cheesed off !
 

03/06/04 - Daniel Smith from Hot FM Rockhampton's 'Smithy and Joh' brekky show has
been starring in a local television commercial in Rockhampton (airing on all three stations) promoting this year's Rocky Show.

03/06/04- Macquarie Bank's grab for RG Capital has prompted speculation they will also chase  DMG Regional Radio as its next big media asset. The outcome to something like this is scary yet a real possibility.

03/06/04 - John Vertigan celebrated 49 years in  radio  on the 30TH of May. John is the voice of Sport927 and is well respected by all in the industry.   We say well done JV as you enter your 50th year of broadcasting.

02/06/05 - Changes at Triple M Adelaide with Sam Mac moving to afternoons and Higgo taking on evenings. Triple M are also presenting a packaged Tough Love between noon and 1pm.

01/06/04 - Before the end of the financial year (June 30) expect more ownership
changes - this time on the Gold and Sunshine Coast - a cosy deal to
ensure national ad revenue for one and to stay within the law for another.
Already there has been board changes at one of parties to the deal.

01/06/04- After a week of OB's along the  Victorian coastline (from the 'wish I had not said that file') comes this quote from 3AW's Ernie Sigley ' Next week I will be broadcasting live from the toilet' . Ernie  is this in reference to what you speak?