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Radio listeners are notorious for not liking change to their regular programming. Chris Bath is usually one of them. So it is with some trepidation the television newsreader is preparing to take over from Richard Glover as the host of ABC Radio Sydney’s Drive program. “Whenever Richard’s not there, I’ll turn the radio on and […]
Fran Kelly will return to daily broadcasting with a new program called The Radio National Hour, while Linton Besser will take up the mantle as Media Watch host as part of an ABC staff shake-up in 2025. Kelly will host a new program at 6pm every day on Radio National (RN) next year. The former […]
The ABC has announced a stronger focus on the arts in 2025, including broadcasting six prime-time arts series, as well as live events such as Mardi Gras, Classic 100 Concert and New Year’s Eve celebrations. The ABC is proud to again be hosting some of the country’s biggest events, including the Sydney Gay and Lesbian […]
Sammy J has quizzed award-winning journalist Sharnelle Vella and the ex-AFL star Bob Murphy on their Melbourne credentials. The pair will be picking up the microphones on ABC Radio Melbourne’s Breakfast program in January after Sammy announced he was leaving the station. Vella and Murphy, the Western Bulldogs’ favourite son, promise to serve up a […]
Three radio titans have switched off the golden mic. What does this mean for the future of talkback?
John Laws, Richard Glover and now Ray Hadley; there’s no questioning a golden wall of Sydney radio talkback has fallen with all three resigning in recent weeks. Veteran broadcaster Laws, also known as the ‘golden tonsils’, hung up the headphones for the last time on Friday after 71 years on air, telling his 2SM listeners […]
ABC chair Kim Williams says investment is needed to fund the production of Australian stories, as he also calls for the ABC to be “aggressively, consciously ambitious” in its storytelling. In a wide-ranging conversation with Screen Producers Australia (SPA) CEO Matthew Deaner, which streamed on Facebook Live today, Williams said the formula for meeting Australia’s […]
Award-winning journalist and former ABC foreign correspondent Sally Sara will replace Patricia Karvelas as host of Radio National Breakfast in 2025. Announced on Radio National Breakfast on Friday morning, Sara will be joined each morning at the earlier time slot of 5:30am AEDT by political correspondent Melissa Clarke, business correspondent Peter Ryan and news presenter […]
tl;dr In the third quarter of 2024, IFF’s transparency vertical filed 227 RTI applications, 6 first appeals and 5 second appeals with various public authorities at the state and union levels to bring transparency and accountability into the functioning of a number of public authorities, and empower Indian citizens with information that affects their digital […]
The connection between a listener and their radio is unique, unmatched in mass media. A congregation of listeners amassed over 100 years of broadcasting shapes a community and unites people of different faith, class, generation, ethnicity, education and location. While never all agreeing with each other or on everything being said, a common bond is […]
The ABC has appointed experienced media executive and journalist Alan Sunderland to conduct an independent review into the ABC’s Line of Fire reports. The review will cover all aspects of the reports — broadcast on 7.30 in September 2022 and published online — including a story that featured an “editing error in the audio” of […]