Radio Jobs

Dan Taylor, former Hit100.9 breakfast host, has joined ABC Northern Tasmania. This appointment is less than two months after SCA axed the Dan & Christie breakfast show.

HOT Tomato was once again the top rating station with a share of 19.5% (-2.2) in the latest GfK Radio 360: Gold Coast/Tweed Survey. Next came 92.5 Triple M Gold with 15.6% (+1.7) then 90.9 SEA FM with 9.9% (1.0). They were followed by ABC Gold Coast with 7.1% (+2.6).

Commercial Radio & Audio (CRA) has welcomed today’s announcement by the Minister for Communications, The Hon Anika Wells MP, of the Albanese Government’s intention to table legislation supporting the sustainability of commercial, community and national broadcasting. The proposed reforms include a prominence framework to ensure Australian radio services remain easy to find on smart speakers and will reduce the regulatory burden for regional and remote commercial broadcasters to drive investment into the sector.

For the last two years Kieron Atkinson has been the “go-to fill-in guy” for Triple M Brisbane 104.5. He announced on Facebook – “Now I get to represent this juggernaut of Brisbane radio every day. I’ve just been appointed on-air afternoons 12-2pm and various behind the scenes operations stuff full-time.”

After 36 years on radio in Perth, more than three decades of them with GOLD96FM, Mark ‘Smiley’ Pascoe has been made redundant. At his 30th radio anniversary he said: “From the age of 12 I only had one dream, to be a Radio Announcer on 96FM and every morning at 9 o’clock I get to live out that dream! I truly am the luckiest guy in the world.”

Brian Lehman, a well known radio announcer, died aged 82 in Perth on July 20. His children Lisa, Marion and James shared on Facebook; “It is with a heavy heart that we let you know of the passing of our beautiful Dad, Brian Lehman. Brian slipped away peacefully in the early hours of Monday morning. We will deeply miss his gentle presence in our lives, and the lessons and love that he showed us.” 

The Australian Podcast Ranker for June has been released by Commercial Radio and Audio (CRA) and Triton Digital. The No 1 podcast again this survey is Mamamia Out Loud (Mamamia) with 816,913 monthly listeners.  Hamish & Andy (LiSTNR – SCA)  are in second place with 801,382 monthly listeners. In third place is Sky News Australia (News Corp/Nova Entertainment) with 488,101 monthly listeners.  In fourth place ABC News Top Stories (ABC) with 428, 964 monthly listeners. Conversations (ABC) is still in 5th spot with 392,561 monthly listeners.

Graeme Gilbert, who hosted a late-night talkback show on the 2SM Super Radio Network, has died aged 76 after a an ongoing battle with acute leukaemia.

4BC has axed breakfast hosts Sofie Formica and Dean Miller after just six months on air, They rated only 3.2% in the latest GfK survey making 4BC the eighth rating station in the breakfast ratings.

Triple M Fraser Coast 103.5 was the most listened to station in Maryborough Queensland in the latest Xtra Insights Survey (#1/2026) with 27.5% (+5.7). They were followed by Hit 101.9 Fraser Coast with 26.6% (-2.8). Next came ABC Wide Bay with 13.0% (+0.8).