This morning, November 14 at 9:30am, GfK Radio 360 Survey 7 will be released.UPDATE: Results now available here.
Rather than trying to anticipate what to expect Radioinfo thought we might revisit all the metro movements in the mere six weeks since GfK Survey 6 to see what seats still need to be filled, lineups locked in and who are receiving their final survey results in your capital city.
Let’s start in Melbourne after the unexpected new this morning that Sammy J will leave ABC Melbourne Breakfast after five years in the role.
Melbourne:
ABC Radio Melbourne:
Out: Sammy J on Breakfast, last day Friday December 13. In: Channel 7 journalist Sharnelle Vella and former Western Bulldogs’ captain Bob Murphy with the new duo announced on the same day.
Read more at: https://radioinfo.com.au/news/sammy-js-replacements-revealed
Triple M Melbourne:
Out: Triple M Breakfast with Rosie, Wil and Daisy, last day Friday December 13. They were an interim team after the Marty Sheargold left in July). In: Mick in the Morning, with Roo, Titus and Rosie, that is Mick Molloy, Nick ‘Roo’ Riewoldt, Titus O’Reily and Rosie Walton starting Monday January 20
Sydney:
2GB:
Out: Ray Hadley and The Ray Hadley Morning Show, top of the ratings for 160 surveys, last day Friday December 13. In: Unknown
ABC Radio Sydney:
Out: Richard Glover on Drive, last day Friday November 29. In: Unknown.
104.9 Triple M Sydney:
Out: Mick and MG for Breakfast. The Mick part, Mick Molloy is heading back to Melbourne, see above. In: Unknown yet. I have an inkling that a comedian is joining Mark Geyer (the MG part).
Out: Drive show The Rush Hour with Gus & Jude. In: Marty Sheargold from 4-6pm, plus an extra networked hour from 3-4pm starting January 2025.
2Day FM:
Out: Hughesy, Ed and Erin on breakfast on August 7. Jimmy and Nath moved from Nights to fill the role for the rest of the year, presumably December 13. Mike E and Emma shifted to Nights, Lucy and Nikki have picked up additional networked hours to lessen the workload on all mentioned and late, late night show The Pulse’s Seany B has lost his co-host to Adelaide (see more below). In: There is nothing official from SCA yet, but it’s starting to feel like what is currently in place will remain so in 2025.
2SM:
I have to mention 2SM, even thought they don’t currently feature in the ratings and I’m hoping a new year might see a new lineup and appearances.
Out: John Laws on Mornings. His last day was December 8 after 71 years in radio. Richard King on Breakfast is broadcast from Newcastle. In: With rumours of visitors to new owners George Caralis and Despina Priala including Erin Molan, Melissa Doyle and Jason Morrison there could well be new and local morning and breakfast show on 2SM next year.
Brisbane:
Nova 106.9:
Out: Susie O’Neill from the breakfast show with Ash Bradnam and David ‘Luttsy’ Lutteral after a decade. Her last day is November 28. In: Breakfast lineup for 2025 as yet unknown.
SENQ 693:
Out: Breakfast co-host Pat Welsh, retiring after 50 years in the industry. In: Already a regular contributor, Corey Parker will join Ian Healy starting January 2025. Best part of the story is that his wife Margaux is part of the rival Triple M Brisbane breakfast team of Marto, Margaux and Dan.
4BC:
Out: Laurel, Gary and Mark on Breakfast. Their final day was Friday September 27. In: Unknown. Peter Fegan is looking after the show until Friday December 13.
Out: Peter Gleeson on Drive. In: Unknown. Gary Hardgrave is caretaking the role also until Friday December 13.
104.5 Triple M:
Out: The Drive Rush Hour show with Liam Flanagan, Leisel Jones and Ben “Dobbo” Dobbin, leaving just 2 live and local drive shows for Brisbane. In: Marty Sheargold. As per Sydney above.
Adelaide:
SA FM:
Out: Bec and Soda on Breakfast. That happened very suddenly late October. In: Bernie & Emma G, Bernie Vince and Emma ‘Emma G’ Georgiadis. Bernie comes from Triple M‘s dumped local Rush Hour show (see below). Emma G from co-hosting The Pulse with Seany B (see 2Day FM Sydney above). The duo commenced on air together on Monday November 11.
Triple M Adelaide 104.7:
Out: What has been Adelaide’s top rating Rush Hour drive show, hosted by Andrew Jarman, Bernie Vince and Greg Blewett. Bernie Vince has already joined SCA stablemate SA FM as above. In: Triple M’s Rush Hour with JB & Billy, networked from Melbourne from January 2025.
Perth:
6PR:
Out: Where do I start? In October afternoons presenter Julie-anne Sprague and night host Tod Johnston were made redundant then morning host Gary Adshead was announced to be leaving for a role at the ABC. Everyone remaining is doing additional hours including breakfast duo Millsy & Karl (Steve Mills and Karl Langdon) currently doing 5am to 10am weekdays and Tony McManus in Melbourne on 3AW taking over 6PR nights from 9pm. In: The only clear announcement around the future on air line up of 6PR was John Burgess taking on Sunday afternoons!
92.9 Triple M Perth:
Out: Xav and Michelle on Breakfast. Michelle Anderson has left the station, her last day was October 18. In: Xavier Ellis is now joined by Katie Lamb. They commenced on air together the next Monday October 21 after her Rush Hour show with the station was axed, which brings me to:
Out: The drive time Rush Hour with Embers & Katie. That show was made redundant alongside Adelaide’s (see above) and later Brisbane’s (ditto). Katie has moved to breakfast. In: Like Adelaide, Triple M’s Rush Hour with JB & Billy, will be networked from Melbourne from January 2025.
National:
ABC Radio National:
Out: Patricia Karvelas on Breakfast. In: Sally Sara as host with political correspondent Melissa Clarke, business correspondent Peter Ryan and news presenter Luke Siddham Dundon. Ally will present Summer Breakfast from 16 December to 3 January. The complete line-up commences on January 20, with a new starting time of 5.30am AEDT.
I think that covers it but know there’s lots more that we don’t know that we don’t know yet. I need a rest after the above. Radioinfo will all be back on deck though this morning, at 9:30am, with all the Survey 7 results.
Jen Seyderhelm is a writer, editor and podcaster for Radioinfo.
Radio is just doing what TV has been doing for a long time. Networking! This only happens because of the concentration of media owners in a small number of companies.
Local content in TV and now radio consists of news and advertising and nothing else. Commercial radio only does breakfast shows because of the local politicians want to get airtime in their electorates, so they made minimum local radio production compulsory part of their licence.
It isn't just the commercials ABC 'local' radio has a breakfast show, the morning show split between statewide and an hour of local production, followed by a national program pre-record of 'Conversations'. 30 min national current affairs. A statewide afternoon program, which then splits into a capital city/regional program. The evening and right on through the night is a live nationally networked program. On Saturday local breakfast, followed by sport for the rest of daylight. In WA the 3 hour time difference in summer means the cricket is not finished prior to the 7:00 pm news. Sunday all networked. The ABC tried to network TV news on Sundays, which the audience rejected because of this.
In states outside of ACT, NSW, Vic, Tas, extensive use of time zone delays are used. The only real exception is live national talkback at night. This then requires replacement programs in the early hours of the morning when the Eastern states go to breakfast.
The ABC claims to be the 'Emergency Broadcaster'. It should be remembered that most Emergencies cause the internet both NBN and mobile to fail when the inevitable blackouts occur. Since WA is a couple of thousand km tall, you get emergency details in Newses in bulletins every 30 minutes interspersed with Emergency Warnings offset by 15 minutes. Some of these emergencies are thousand's of km away particularly at weekends. This makes it impossible to listen to the network programs because the original program is deleted during the warnings. If the audience listen on phones and smart speakers they will fail during emergencies, leaving car radios provided the audience can find the stations amongst all the streaming.