AU & NZ

The end of an era is fast approaching at Ballarat’s 103.1 Power FM, as a station favourite prepares to say goodbye.After 13 years and seven co-hosts, popular breakfast presenter Julia Zass is hanging up the headphones.Julia – a Melbourne girl and self-confessed gym junkie who decided to settle in the local area with her husband… Read More
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More than half a century after he first began working there, Peter Hale has returned to Perth station 6IX.Peter’s radio journey began when he left school, joining 6IX as a trainee announcer and production assistant.Now – 53 years later – he’s back at 6IX, hosting Jukebox Saturday Night.“I think radio is in my DNA. I… Read More
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Footy finals fever is in the air, and Sports Entertainment Network (SEN) is gearing up for unprecedented coverage’Every minute of the 2022 Toyota AFL Finals Series can be heard via the AFL Nation broadcast. This includes broadcast syndication across over 200 stations throughout Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern… Read More
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Brendan Fevola from the Fifi, Fev & Nick brekky show on Melbourne’s Fox FM is back at his former AFL home, in a bid to take the ultimate mark.He’s at Carlton’s Princes Park today, attempting to catch an American football dropped from a helicopter hovering at a height of 190 metres.After narrowly missing the crown… Read More
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2022 Australian Podcast Of The Year – Come Out Wherever You Are with Sean Szeps – returns for a new season of its LiSTNR podcast series, now publishing twice weekly and with a new episode format.The podcast is hosted by Sean Szeps, gay father and proud member of the LGBTQIA+ community, who is seeking to… Read More
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Radio is often referred to as theatre of the mind. But the Covid pandemic took that to a whole new level, especially where sports broadcasting was concerned.Travel bans and Covid restrictions left commentators around the world ‘calling off the monitor.’ Media organisations went to extraordinary logistical lengths to provide listeners and viewers with the same… Read More
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