Peter Gleeson, 4BC Brisbane drive presenter, has accepted a position as the CEO of the new Q Greyhound Complex.
Peter Gleeson departs 4BC for new role
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Australian Podcast Ranker – August
The Australian Podcast Ranker for August has been released by Commercial Radio and Audio (CRA) and Triton Digital. The No 1 Podcast is once again Hamish and Andy (LiSTNR) with 897,086 monthly listeners. In 2nd spot is ABC News Top Stories (ABC) with 717,549 listeners then Casefile True Crime (Audioboom) with 677,813 monthly listeners.
Steve Barker To Leave 4BC
Steve Barker, 4BC Brisbane newsreader, has resigned. His final day in the newsroom will be on Friday October 4.
Media Watch condemns Kyle and Jackie O’s on air urinating guessing game
ABC’s Media Watch program reports that KIIS FM’s Kyle and Jackie O has hit a new low by broadcasting a pi**ing competition on air and discussing group sex with listeners.
CRA awards 2024 Brian White Scholarship to Grace Barlow
Grace Barlow, a student at Perth’s University of Notre Dame Australia, has been named the 2024 Brian White Scholarship winner, Commercial Radio & Audio (CRA) has announced . This esteemed award grants Grace a unique opportunity to embark on a four-week paid placement, gaining invaluable experience across the newsrooms of ARN, SCA, NOVA Entertainment, and Nine Radio.
Former 4GG boss Barry Ferber dies aged 83
Barry Ferber, best known as a General Manager of Gold Coast station 4GG, has died aged 83 at his home in Las Vegas.
CBAA Awards Finalists
The Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA) is revealing its Awards finalists across five days this week with the winners announced at the end of the CBAA Conference on the Gold Coast, at a gala dinner to be held on Saturday October 19.
News Axings At NOVA Entertainment.
Three longtime radio newsreaders have been made redundant at Nova Entertainment. They were: Smooth FM Breakfast news presenter Nikole Gunn, ACRA multi award winning Smooth newsreader Steve Blanda and Nova Adelaide breakfast newsreader Abbey Smith.
Redundancies at SCA and NOVA
There have been more key losses this week within SCA and NOVA‘s programming, management, digital and on air teams. At Nova, Jamie Row has been made redundant. He had been doing a local morning show on Nova 100
Australia Listens Up as Podcast Audiences Reach New Peaks
Podcast popularity continues to climb, with average monthly listeners up almost 9% in the first half of 2024 compared to last year, as detailed in the first Australian Podcast Bi-Annual Report released today by Commercial Radio & Audio (CRA) and Triton Digital.
Former ABC announcer Jan Deane has died at the age of 70
A former ABC newsreader has been remembered as an ‘incredible journalist’ with a ‘strong voice for country communities’ after she died at the age of 70. Ms Deane was a regional radio host at 3SR before moving to work at Shepparton, Bendigo, Ballarat and Melbourne as an ABC newsreader and journalist.
GfK Radio 360 DAB+ Radio Ratings 5/2024
In the latest GfK Radio 360 Metro survey (#5/2024) the top rating DAB+ stations were: Adelaide and Perth – Smooth FM, Brisbane and Melbourne – Coles Radio, and in Sydney – CADA.
GfK Radio 360 Metro Radio Survey 5/2024
In the latest GfK Radio 360 Metro Radio Survey (5/2024) the top rating stations in Sydney and Melbourne were : 2GB with 13.3% (-0.7) and 3AW with 14.7% (+1.0). In Adelaide, 5MMM was the top rating station with 13.2% (-0.5) and in Brisbane it was B105 with 13.3% (-1.1). In Perth, Nova 93.7 was the No 1 station again this survey with 14.6% (-0.5).