Neil Mitchell considers part-time gig

With his contract about to expire, 3AW morning presenter Neil Mitchell is considering going part-time, according to a report in The Australian

When asked whether the switch to part-time was a possibility, Macquarie Media CEO Adam Lang told radioinfo: “I think that Neil answered that one himself. I agree!” and quoted this paragraph from the article.

“It doesn’t take long before Mitchell concedes the four-day week is fantasy. “That’s not possible and it wouldn’t happen anyway because it would get to my day off and there would be something big happening and I would be in. I very rarely get through a holiday without coming in. One time I came back because we changed prime ministers.”

 
Mitchell’s 3 1/2 hour shifts at the AM radio talkback institution kick off each weekday morning with a 4am alarm and 5am arrival at the studio, and he has claimed 175 career No 1s since he stated in mornings in the early 1990s.

Mitchell’s media career has encompassed print journalism as well as broadcasting, with 16 years at The Age as a columnist and news executive, and was appointed editor at The Herald. With its 14.8 share, 3AW wins every timeslot, and is the most listened to in Melbourne. 
 

 

 

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