Month: June 2024

Friends and colleagues filled the studio to say goodbye yesterday, as Daryl Reader wrapped up his final on-air shift at Geelong’s bay 93.9.After 40 years in the industry, the popular weekday host announced just over a week ago that he’d be finishing up at the station at the end of this month.Of his last day… Read More
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Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) is joining RØDE as the official Prizing Partner for The Find and Tell podcast competition, a collaboration between ARN’s iHeart and the Indigenous Podcast Network BlakCast.Hosted by Jamila Rizvi, the series follows the journey to discover the most promising storytellers from diverse backgrounds.The new AFTRS partnership underscores the… Read More
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It’s the end of a radio era, with Paul Makin hosting his final on-air shift at Queensland community station 101.5 Douglas FM.The popular host of Makin in the Morning, Makin has been a well-known and reassuring voice in Port Douglas community since 2018, first with Fab FM and then as a dedicated volunteer with Douglas… Read More
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Rebecca Meston’s introduction to alternative music came via Helen Razer on triple j.It was the 1990s, Meston was a teenager listening to the radio … and she’d never heard a woman talk about music the way Razer did. Quite simply, it was mind blowing.Today, Meston is an accomplished writer and director, and Indie radio stations… Read More
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