Not only is Kevin Hillier looking for his recently stolen Twelfth Man gold album and 1977 King of Pop award, he is also looking for his next radio job.A house burglary saw Hillier’s gold album, presented for his contribution to the success of Billy Birmingham’s first 12th Man record and his King of Pop statue for Most Popular DJ Queensland, stolen.
Gavin Wood has shared on Facebook: “Very sad news, my friend and mentor, especially those wonderful years at 4BC, Ross (Rosco) Meldrum has left the studio. One of the best on and off the air. Condolences to Christine and all the family. R.I.P. Gentle Man.” Meldrum was 74. His son Jamie Meldrum died in 2020.
The top rating DAB+ stations in the GfK Radio 360 Survey 1 were: Kiss 90s (Sydney), Gold 80s (Melbourne), Smooth FM (Adelaide and Perth), and Nova 90s (Brisbane).
In the latest GfK Radio 360 Metro Radio Ratings for 2024 the top rating stations were: 2GB in Sydney with 11.9% (-0.8) and 3AW in Melbourne with 13.8% (-0.7). In Adelaide, Mix 102.3 was the top rating station with 14.3% (+1.0), in Brisbane it was B105 with 11.9% (-1.9) and in Perth – Mix 94.5 with 15.3% (-0.3). Click on images below to view full details.
Hamish & Andy is once again Australia’s favourite podcast with the pair reclaiming their spot as Australia’s top podcast, reaching almost 845,000 listeners in March, according to the Triton Australian Podcast Ranker. Castile True Crime is in second place followed by Mamamia Out Loud, then Shameless and in fifth place The Imperfects.
The CEO of industry body Commercial Radio & Audio (CRA), Ford Ennals, has announced his resignation effective today (April 15).
In the latest Port Macquarie Xtra Insights Survey the most listened to station was Triple M Mid North Coast with 28.7% (-3.1). Next came Hit 102 Mid North Coast with 22% (+0.5). The third most listened to station was triple j with 11.9% (-1.4).
In the latest Canberra GfK survey #1 the top rating station was once again MIX106.3 with a share of 20.2% (-1.4), followed by sister station Hit 104.7 with 15.9% (+0.4). ABC Canberra came third with 10.8% (-2.2). 2CA had a share of 5.1% (-1.8) with 2CC 4.7% (-0.2). ABC Canberra dropped 7.7 in mornings.
In the latest Mount Gambier Xtra Insights survey the most listened to stations were: SAFM Limestone Coast 96.1 with 31.7% (-7.3), followed by ABC South East SA with 20.6% (-1.2), then Triple M Limestone Coast with 18.6% (+9.3).
Ryan Khay has announced on social media: “I’ve been given a brilliant opportunity with ARN and i’ve transitioned my radio career and excited to announce that I’m the new Jnr Broadcast Technologist at 1029 Hot Tomato on the Gold Coast!”
The Ad Bargain, a consumer study of more than 2000 Americans aged 18+ by Sounds Profitable, have looked at on the effectiveness of ad spends…
Former KIIS 97.3 Brisbane Weekend Announcer/ 101.5FM Moreton Bay Drive Announcer Lee “Bevo” Bevington moves into television as a Broadcast Engineer at Nine Brisbane.
Brent James, 4BC Music Director and presenter, has been made redundant from 4BC Brisbane/Nine Radio.