Radio & Podcast Conferences, Awards and Events: World calendar for 2025

17 January 2025 As you begin planning your year for 2025, our calendar can help you. Included are our Advertising Feature topics for the year, World Radio and...

Clinton Maynard to host 2GB Drive

17 January 2025 Award-winning talk radio journalist and broadcaster Clinton Maynard has been announced as the new host of the 2GB Drive program in 2025.Sydney Now with Clinton Maynard will launch on Monday 27 January 2025, airing from 3.00-6.00pm.Having covered some of the biggest stories of recent years, Maynard has won four ACRAs, including the Brian White Award… Read More

DJ Triple XL and Zach & Dom added to KIIS Network evenings

17 January 2025 The KIIS Network appear to have locked in their lineup for 2025 with some familiar voices taking over evenings. From Monday January 20, DJ Triple...

CONFIRMED: Jimmy, Nath and Emma Chow for 2DayFM Breakfast

17 January 2025 Jimmy Smith and Nathan Roye have been confirmed as 2DayFM’s Breakfast hosts and will be joined by Emma Chow, starting Monday, 20 January.After a five-month stint filling in on 2DayFM Breakfast in late 2024, SCA says Jimmy & Nath have earned themselves a permanent breakfast spot in 2025.Best mates on and off the mic, Jimmy… Read More

Emma Duxbury replaces Ron Wilson on Smooth 95.3

17 January 2025 Emma Duxbury will replace Ron Wilson as newsreader and part of Sydney's smooth 95.3 breakfast team on the More Music Breakfast Show with Bogart Torelli commencing...

Happy Birthday Margaux Parker! Love Corey and SENQ

17 January 2025 There, I fixed things for you Corey Parker. The Sports Entertainment Network Breakfast show with Corey & Ian Healy debuts next Monday January 20 at 6am on...

Geraint Davies the new CEO of the Community Media Training Organisation

16 January 2025 The Community Media Training Organisation (CMTO) has appointed of Geraint Davies as its new Chief Executive Officer. Davies' previous roles include Chief Operating Officer at...

The radio talent not returning on Monday January 20

16 January 2025 Monday January 20, 2025 is the first day of the GfK Radio 360 Survey 1 radio ratings period. That is usually when all the capital...

Who’s in for 2Day FM breakfast for 2025?

16 January 2025 Two months ago, in the season of shifting seats, I went around the metro markets to see what was outstanding for 2025. With the announcement...

New leadership for GSL Media with Carla Vella appointed Managing Director

16 January 2025 GSL Media has appointed Carla Vella to the role of Managing Director.Vella has an extensive media background, having held senior leadership roles with SCA Media and, more recently, Cartology.She is also a Sunshine Coast local and will hit the ground running when she commences her new role with the group this Monday, January 20.GSL Chair… Read More

Post Malone’s ‘What Don’t Belong To Me’ is in a league of its own – National Radio Airplay Chart

16 January 2025 By Peter Tuskan of RCS Media Monitors Chart Highlights –– 16 January 2024 • Heating Up: Post Malone advances to #36 with ‘What Don’t...

4 new programs for ABC Classic

16 January 2025 ABC Classic will introduce four new programs in 2025 with Martin Buzzacott (pictured) also returning to the station after a six month adventuring break to...

Nine Restructure: Amanda Laing the new Managing Director of Nine Streaming & Broadcast

15 January 2025 Nine Entertainment has had an operating model reset with a new Executive Team. The business will be streamlined into three division, Streaming and Broadcast, Publishing...

NIne Restructure: Peter Tonagh joins board

15 January 2025 Former ABC Board member Peter Tonagh, who resigned from the ABC board just before Christmas will become a Director of the Nine Entertainment board, as...

ABC tops the Australian Podcast Ranker for the first time, surge in true crime listening

15 January 2025 It probably won't surprise you that true crime podcast listening increases over the festive holiday period as people have time and travel to deep dive...

WSFM explains Gold101.7 name change to listeners

15 January 2025 ARN is going into the 2025 survey year on the front foot, attempting to explain to listeners the name change of it's Sydney station from...

Songs of 75: The Newcastle Song / Bob Hudson plus Double Jay turns 50

15 January 2025 There are a few significant radio milestones on the way in January 2025, with 2JJ celebrating fifty years since Holger Brockmann first turned on the...

Adelaide’s Mix102.3 appoints Isabella Neale as its new Senior Producer.

15 January 2025 Isabella Neale has begun a new role as Senior Producer and Guest Booker for Hayley & Max In The Morning at Adelaide’s Mix 102.3.With a background in producing and journalism, Isabella brings experience from interstate radio stations, namely across Triple M and the Hit Networks.Most recently, Isabella worked as a producer for Triple M Sydney’s… Read More

Remembering a wonderful world: Vale Simon Townsend

15 January 2025 Simon Townsend is being fondly remembered by TV and radio colleagues following news of his death. For Gen X kids, Simon Townsend’s Wonder World! was...

PAM2-12G audio monitor is now shipping

15 January 2025 For broadcasters searching for a reliable, versatile audio monitor for UHD, live sports, and 12G-SDI workflows, the award-winning PAM2-12G is now shipping. PAM2-12G provides high-quality…

2025 – Radio’s Reset Year

15 January 2025 By David Rogerson As the calendar flips over into 2025, and the first radio surveys of the year are set to begin, it’s hard to...

Big shoes to fill: Sarah Macdonald’s ABC Radio Sydney replacement revealed

14 January 2025 Hamish Macdonald will replace Sarah Macdonald on 702 ABC Radio Sydney mornings from next week. Hamish Macdonald has now been confirmed as the Mornings program...

2TM back to broadcast the 53rd annual Tamworth Country Music Festival

14 January 2025 2TM began The Tamworth Country Music Festival in 1973 and are back again for its 53rd edition starting January 17 for the event celebrating local...

2RRR continue building community radio bridges

14 January 2025 Community radio station 2RRR based in Sydney's Ryde district is continuing to build networks with other Sydney community stations inviting 2NBC from Kogarah to its...

Nell Greenwood reappointed Director of the AFTRS Council

14 January 2025 Dr Nell Greenwood (main picture) has been reappointed by the The Albanese Government as the Australian Film, and Television School (AFTRS) director until March 2030....

Vale Arnold Frolows

13 January 2025 It is poignant that in the lead up to a celebration this weekend to mark fifty years of Double J that Arnold Frolows, so important to...

The Hot Hits with Nic & Loren the first new SCA radio show launch for 2025

13 January 2025 SCA has announced the first of their permanent line up changes for 2DAY FM, and their national Hit Network, with Nic Kelly and Loren Barry...

Ron Wilson brings local radio back to 2SM, Cathy Jubb replaces Trevor Sinclair on Classic Hits 2UE

13 January 2025 In the lead up to 2UE's 100th birthday a little later this month, the ACE Radio Network replacing Trevor Sinclair with Cathy Jubb (main picture)...

A happy anniversary to Grant Broadcasters’ head of tech John Sandles

13 January 2025 Everyone in radio knows the value of a great tech, and Grant Broadcasters' Head of Technology John Sandles is exactly that, celebrating an audio-versary today,...

One week left to vote for triple j’s Hottest 100

13 January 2025 There is just one week left to vote for triple j’s Hottest 100 of 2024 with a very close race currently among the top seven....

Monique Dews returns to full time radio with new role at 4BC

13 January 2025 Monique Dews is returning to full time radio this year as Drive newsreader on Brisbane’s 4BC, recently announcing the news on LinkedIn:“As a lifelong advocate of local storytelling, I am so looking forward to digging into the narratives shaping our city as part of the incredible nine.com.au family.”Previously, Monique spent 11 years at ARN, running… Read More

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