7 January 2005 Australian radio and tv pioneer, Dolly Dyer has died after a stroke in a Queensland nursing home. She was the sidekick to husband, Bob...
6 January 2005 What does the GR in 4GR Toowoomba stand for? Or how about the DB in 3DB (now Mix) in Melbourne? Which station in Newcastle was...
6 January 2005 During 2004 the Christian Radio sector in Australia recorded a year of significant growth, with the acquisition of more narrowcast and community licences and...
6 January 2005 This article by David Rogerson has been part of a world wide response from radio people to the Tsunami disaster. It first appeared on...
6 January 2005 ABC Radio has made a significant statement about regionalism in its latest changes at Classic FM Breakfast. New presenter Paul Bevan will stay in...
5 January 2005 Macquarie Regional Radioworks is producing and presenting a special network program on the Tsunami disaster across the “Localworks” stations this Friday from 4pm-7pm Qld Time....
5 January 2005 A Tasmanian man has lodged a complaint with the state's Anti-Discrimination Commission over comments by John Laws and controversial tv identity, Sam Newman. Michael...
5 January 2005 Sacked 5DN presenter, Jeff Sunderland, has been hired by FIVEaa to co-host 'Michael Keelan’s Weekend' on FIVEaa this week. Regular co-host, journalist Matthew Pantelis,...
5 January 2005 Casey Kasem has signed a new long-term contract with his current syndicator, Premiere Radio Networks in the USA. Each weekend, Kasem hosts American Top...
5 January 2005 In the USA, Clear Channel has come under fire from women's health advocates over a Christmas contest which offered breast enlargement surgeries to women in four cities....
5 January 2005 Satellite radio broadcasting grew by huge leaps in America during 2004. The two satellite radio companies, Sirius and XM both announced subscriber milestones as 2004...
5 January 2005 A new web site (www.radioheritage.net) has been launched to celebrate the story of radio broadcasting in the Pacific region, and to provide a home for...
4 January 2005 You can help raise much needed funds by broadcasting this CSA for the Red Cross Tsunami Appeal. It was written and produced by Mark Knudsen...
4 January 2005 Former ABA chief, David Flint, has bought into the media ownership laws debate, arguing not only should there be reform, but there should be no...
4 January 2005 The BBC has reportedly given staff instructions on how to walk through a door! The Sun reports that workers in Birmingham have been issued...
3 January 2005 Commercial radio and the ABC are facing major changes in 2005. Putting relaxed ownership laws aside, at least 15 capital city stations across the country...
3 January 2005 John Brennan, Program Director of top rating 2GB, has hit back at criticism of the so called 'B' team or 'second 11' being on deck...
2 January 2005 Australian batsman, Damien Martyn, has won the McGilvray Medal for 2005, in honour of Alan McGilvray - the distinctive voice of cricket on ABC Radio...
31 December 2004 In Chile, a man has won a car in a Santiago radio station competition after kissing it for 54 hours. The 22 year old...
30 December 2004 The Australian radio industry has had another big year. So have we.
30 December 2004 A Peruvian radio journalist - seized by a mob of armed villagers in a remote Andean jungle - has been released, four days after being...
29 December 2004 Nova 969 night pair, Lizzy Lovette and David Campbell, will host a Castles in the Sand competition on Saturday 15 January at Sydney's Palm Beach....
29 December 2004 The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has urged the Howard Government to scrap its mogul friendly media regime and use new technology to deliver...
29 December 2004 2UE morning presenter, John Laws, has topped the pack in the annual 'Sydney Confidential' Order of Mentions list. Coming from relative obscurity, Laws has...
28 December 2004 Triple M has begun its Essential Countdown of the 2005 best songs 'ever written and recorded since the beginning of time'. In what is...
28 December 2004 APN News & Media - Australasia's largest broadcaster - says relaxed ownership laws would pave the way for a much more vibrant media market in...
27 December 2004 The Community Broadcasting Association of Australia says holidays are “a great time to get back in touch with your local community via community radio stations”....
23 December 2004 The Australian Radio Network is saving most of its new programming announcements for early in the new year, but Paul Holmes let one of the...
22 December 2004 5DN morning presenter, Ray Fewings, has resigned in the wake of ARN’s decision to lease the licence of Adelaide’s oldest commercial radio station to Sports...
22 December 2004 With the new year fast approaching, 2005 looks certain to be a dramatic time for commercial radio and the media landscape in general. With...
