Tracee Hutchison, the award-winning broadcaster, journalist, filmmaker and author, is Byron Bay’s new BayFM 99.9 station manager. She is the second in that role after Philip Shine resigned for health reasons last year.

Hutchison has spent more than three decades in Australian and international radio and television, including triple j, ABC TV’s 7.30 Report, ABC NewsRadio, Radio Australia, ABC Lismore and Melbourne community radio station, 3RRR, on air and as Program Manager and Board Director.

She said,

“I first tuned in to BayFM in 1992, when I was hosting the morning show at ABC Lismore, and I moonlighted a few times with friends who had shows at the time. It’s been a quiet dream ever since to one day find my way back to the station. I feel like I’ve been gifted a beautiful opportunity to be part of this much-loved, award-winning community radio station, at a time when independent and free-spirited media has never been more important. When I listen to BayFM I hear the incredible passion, connection and commitment of broadcasters and a station that is absolutely at the epicentre of its community. It’s my kind of station, it sounds like home.”

Hutchison begins on Monday 5th June 2023.