Eddie Hribar starts today as MIX 106.5’s new Assistant Program Director.

Hribar takes on the key roles of implementing programming policy and day to running of Mix. This includes control of staff and scheduling the daily music logs, with the aim of building first class music sweeps for every hour.

He replaces John Vertigan, who’s returned home to Victoria as Program Director and breakfast announcer at the Ace Network’s Coast FM Warrnambool.

Hribar is Australian born, starting his career in 1981 at 2Day FM in Sydney but, since 1998, he’s been PD of ZM in Wellington, New Zealand. Before that, he was PD of Max TV in Auckland.

Mix Group Program Director, Sam Zniber, says: “I’m very excited to have Eddie in my team to continue to build on the success of MIX 106.5.

“Dave Wright remains Programming Assistant and will focus more on the on air side, like outside broadcasts, on the street for the Sammy and Jason breakfast team, interviews, script writing and, of course, his drive show.”