t’s been a year since Radio New Zealand suddenly stopped singing the praises for its proposed new youth music multi-media brand/platform. But uncertainty and disquiet, heightened by the broadcaster’s duplicity and secrecy in developing and announcing its proposal, continues to unsettle both Concert FM’s staff and audience. Attempts by RNZ’s chief executive, Paul Thompson, to allay their concerns about the station’s future only confirm that their doubts and fears are valid. “The future of RNZ Concert is assured.” In fact, he is not in a position to give that assurance. The future of Concert FM is not within the control of its management and board. Their extraordinary presumption that it is led to their ill-conceived move on Concert FM.
