End of an era in Cairns as Macca presents his last show on 4CA

30 May 2025 There were tears, smiles and tributes today, as John ‘Macca’ MacKenzie wrapped up his final show on ARN’s 846 4CA in Cairns.Macca’s quick wit is certainly going to missed by his 4CA colleagues, who all dressed up in collared shirts and ties to pay tribute to this local legend of the airwaves.Today’s final show was… Read More

Dave Box appointed SCA Brisbane Head of Agency & Digital Sales

30 May 2025 Dave Box has been appointed Head of Agency and Digital Sales for the SCA Brisbane market. Dave will drive the strategic direction and execution of...

How Radio Got Owned – Part 2

30 May 2025 Content by Anthony Dockrill Last week I wrote about how copyright was used to strangle the radio industry as podcasting and streaming took hold. This...

Growth in revenue and momentum for MediaWorks

30 May 2025 MediaWorks has reported positive growth and revenue in their full-year results for the year ending December 31, 2024 (FY24) despite challenging market conditions. Revenue was...

AFTRS presents its 2025 Digital Futures Summit

30 May 2025 With disruption and change as constant forces transforming the creative industries, the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) has announced its fifth Digital Futures Summit – a free, interactive online event focused on the theme of Anticipation: Imagining the Screen and Audio Industry in 2030.Featuring five consecutive sessions on Thursday 26 June 2025, the summit is an… Read More

Special tribute for a passionate community radio advocate

30 May 2025 Jane Brownrigg was a dedicated community radio volunteer and passionate advocate for the sector.Jane sadly passed away last year, but the impact she had Melbourne stations and communities continues to inspire and her legacy lives on, with the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA) announcing an award named in her honour.From now on, the Outstanding… Read More

Lisa and Josh get hitched in Mix 94.5’s most outrageous wedding

29 May 2025 What wedding is complete without a skydiving bride, the groom dressed as the devil, a bouquet of broccoli, the celebrant decked out in balloons, a...

Let your creative people do the best work of their lives: Oatly’s John Schoolcraft

29 May 2025 Quick Links: Oatly Presentation The Fame Game Revolutionising Content Creation Influencer Strategies John Schoolcraft, the former Chief Creative Officer of Oatly thinks Marketing Departments get in the way...

Cale Porter joins Adelaide’s Nova 919 weekends

29 May 2025 Cale Porter has departed his drive show on Adelaide's Fresh 92.7 and has headed back to Nova 919 where he will host a Saturday show...

Marc Fennell featuring at ABU Con-Fest in July

30 May 2025 Award winning journalist and podcaster Marc Fennell will tell the story of his successful podcast Stuff the British Stole at the Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union's...

Hot Tomato top, gains for the ABC – GfK Survey 1 Gold Coast

29 May 2025 Hot Tomato is No 1 on the Gold Coast in GfK Survey 1 2025 but after obliterating the field last year the station has seen...

For Nova 100’s Jase Hawkins, knife reform is personal

29 May 2025 After a spate of machete attacks in Melbourne, and now a Victoria wide machete ban, this morning on Nova 100’s Jase & Lauren, Jase...

Ravyn Lenae’s ‘Love Me Not’ is a definite yes for radio – RCS Media Monitors

29 May 2025 By Peter Tuskan of RCS Media Monitors Chart Highlights –– 29 May 2025 📢 Debut Alert: Ravyn Lenae's 'Love Me Not' blooms at #27 ✅ Back In Play:...

Rage Against the Menopause back for season two

29 May 2025 Rage Against the Menopause is back with Season Two, delving deeper into a health issue that impacts more than a billion women globally. Hosted by...

Coast’s Feel Good 500 returns

29 May 2025 Coast FM is bringing back one of New Zealand's favourite radio traditions, the Feel Good 500, a listener-voted countdown of the top 500 feel-good songs...

Shayne Currie launches Media Insider podcast

29 May 2025 NZME's Editor-at-Large Shayne Currie has launched a new weekly podcast called Media Insider featuring interviews, analysis and insights into New Zealand's media and entertainment industries. The...

Star 106.3’s Kaley Baker meets Todd Woodbridge and sets up her own Tipping Point

29 May 2025 Kaley-Jade Baker who hosts Star FM Afternoons across Mackay, the Whitsundays and Townsville caught up with Todd Woodbridge ahead of a special episode of Tipping...

More ARN departures: The Zach & Dom show wraps up on KIIS

28 May 2025 Zach & Dom are the latest ARN casualties, with their night-time show on the KIIS Network finishing up.Confirming the news on social media, Zach & Dom said “Due to changes the network has made, the Zach & Dom show has sadly wrapped up on KIIS.”“We’re very grateful for all the support of our show over… Read More

The glasses category is boring, so we just tried to have a sense of humour: Mumbrella360

28 May 2025 Specsavers’ Marketing Director Shaun Briggs told the story of the company’s UK founders from 1984. The husband and wife team of optometrists started the company...

Philip Noyce appointed head of ABC Classic and ABC Jazz

28 May 2025 The ABC have appointed Philip Noyce as the new Head of ABC Classic and ABC Jazz. Philip joins the ABC from the UK and Classic...

50 years of reflecting a diverse Australia: Happy Birthday SBS

28 May 2025 Today, it’s a multi-platform, award-winning media powerhouse but half a century ago, the Special Broadcasting Service – better known as SBS – began its life as two small, multilingual radio stations.2EA in Sydney and 3EA in Melbourne were initially set up to inform people from non-English speaking backgrounds about changes to Australia’s health system.Now, the… Read More

Podcasts haven’t been ruined by brands yet: Mumbrella360

28 May 2025 ...but they will soon will be! At Mumbrella360 this morning, "adland's favorite social media truth-teller," Rob Mayhew opened the conference with his traditonal "takedown of...

Tasmanian town renamed Fanning Dempsey National Park with some help from Triple M’s Kaz & Tubes

28 May 2025 A year ago two of our rockstar front men of the 1990s, Bernard Fanning (of Powderfinger) and Paul Dempsey (from Something for Kate) came together...

Not one but three game calls live from SEN for State of Origin Game 1

28 May 2025 Sports Entertainment Network (SEN) is going all-in for the 2025 State of Origin series with three live calls of Game 1 catered for every fan,...

Spend a whole day with the Hit Network’s Nic Kelly

28 May 2025 Nic Kelly took anyone who was interested (and some who weren't, including work colleagues) behind the scenes for a day in his radio life presenting...

Smart devices drive changes in UK radio listening habits: Infinite Dial UK

28 May 2025 The latest Infinite Dial UK study offers insights into content and technology consumption trends, highlighting the growing influence of smart devices and the surging popularity...

Poorly Drawn Pets – Clairsy and Lisa use their art ‘skills’ for a good cause

28 May 2025 96FM's Clairsy & Lisa wanted to help raise much needed donations for Cat Haven, WA's largest shelter for homeless, lost and abused cats. They decided...

Triple M ready for State of Origin

28 May 2025 Triple M has its lineup ready for the 2025 State of Origin series, looking after fans from both sides of the border as the NSW...

The wedding, community and sense of self that Kymba Cahill built

27 May 2025 “You don’t know what you’ll do in those situations” On an October weekend last year Mix 94.5 breakfast host Kymba Cahill was driving home to...

4BC listeners Coyne the G.O.A.T State of Origin try

27 May 2025 NRL State of Origin 2025 kicks off tomorrow night in Brisbane and 4BC have been running a poll to vote for the Maroons' greatest ever...

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