AU & NZ

ATN appoints Nine’s Heidi Sayers as NSW Sales Director

The Australian Traffic Network (ATN) has appointed former Nine Group Business Director Heidi Sayers as its NSW Sales Director – a newly created role under National Sales Director Karen Holmes.Sayers will drive agency and direct sales in the key Sydney market ahead of ATN’s major relaunch later this month.She joins from Nine where, for more… Read More
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AU & NZ

Mick Fanning opens up about near death encounter on Darling, Shine! podcast

Surfing great Mick Fanning talks about life, loss and his own near-death encounter on the latest ep of LiSTNR‘s Darling, Shine! podcast.One of five children, three of Mick’s siblings have passed away. He shares with hosts Chloe and Ellidy how he dealt simultaneously with grief and the joy of the safe arrival of his own… Read More
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AU & NZ

Raygun opens up about life after the Olympics with Jimmy & Nath

This week, Australia’s breakout Olympian Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn joined Jimmy & Nath for Breakfast for a raw and revealing interview on Sydney’s 2DayFM.Raygun talked about the incredible backlash she faced after her breaking routine at the Paris Games went viral, confirming she’ll never compete at the Olympics again.“It’s been really upsetting. I just didn’t have… Read More
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US

BFoA Launches Annual Year-End Giving Campaign

The Broadcasters Foundation of America has launched its annual Year-End Giving Campaign, which seeks to raise donations from tax-deductible personal contributions to the Guardian Fund and corporate contributions to the Angel Initiative. The Broadcasters Foundation, a 501c3 charity, is the only charity devoted exclusively to helping colleagues who are in dire need of monthly or emergency financial assistance due to life-altering illness or a disaster. […]

US

Ten Great Listens in Ten Days

I’ve stepped up my radio listening in the last week or two. On Monday, I had a list of 50 stations I’d been meaning to get through. By Wednesday, I’d been through about a third of it. Sometimes hearing a lot of generic radio slows my roll, so it says something about this week that I was energized by what I was hearing — even if the most prominent listen was prompted by one of last week’s biggest bummers. Here are 10 great listens in a row. […]