First Nations Media Australia is holding its national gathering of First Nations media organisations, CONVERGE Sydney on 21-23 November at TAFE NSW, Ultimo.

Podcasting is one of the fastest growing on-demand mediums in Australia. But can just anyone make a podcast?

How does the medium differ to radio? And what’s the secret to a successful pitch?

Simon Harrop and Matt Dickson led a series of engaging workshops as part of the Radio Alive conference, covering the fundamentals of client relations, sales and advertising.

Beginning the session on ‘The key to successful client meetings,’ Simon Harrop (Straight Ahead Sales) described the way the sales environment had shifted in recent years to favour buyers, rather than sellers.

At Friday's Radio Alive conference in Melbourne, CRA and GfK have announced a world-first super pilot that will begin in the first half of 2019.

“You don’t know what you’ve done… he’s going to die…”
 
Ash Bradnam talked about his podcast Addicted during a Radio Alive conference session about podcasting, playing some audio of his wife’s response to seeing him come out of a bottle shop.
 
The podcast is his story of alcohol addiction.
 
“I needed the time to tell my story. I’m an alcoholic, three years sober.
 

Kate Langbroek’s philosophy towards drivetime radio is simple: “If it’s fun to talk about, we’ll talk about it.”

Opening today’s Radio Alive conference, Joan Warner said radio “continues to be the most accessible audio medium.”
 
“Radio’s influence and reach is sometimes forgotten… the live and local nature of Australian radio enables connection in a way no other medium can.
 
“Radio has always been willing to embrace innovation… we must continue to be proactive and nimble.”
 

radioionfo is once again shouting drinks at the end of this year's CRA Conference in Melbourne next week.
 
Join us as we sponsor the function that finishes up Australian commercial radio's big day of networking and conferencing.

This year’s conference  includes sessions on the use of AI voice assistance, the latest in Automated Holdings as well as a look at Australian Music Quotas.