Community station, 107.3 Life FM on the Gold Coast welcomes back Michael Cummins as a weekend announcer.
Radio Moves
2GB's breakfast news editor Anthony Clarke will join the Sydney DMG team at the end of the month as an on-the-road reporter for both Nova and Vega.
Katrina Blowers is finishing up at Nova 969 tomorrow and will be taking a holiday in Europe with her husband. When she returns, Blowers will again be looking for a newsroom and a station to call home.
Christy Kilo has left ARN's creative department in Melbourne to take up the position of Creative Strategist at Austereo.
Over at 3WM Mixx FM in Horsham, Therese the Traffic and Office Manager, is on Maternity leave having had a baby boy, Wil, on 27th June - he's not destined for mid-dawn radio shiifts as he's already sleeping 9 hours straight every night.
DMG Radio has announced the appointment of Cameron Milnes to the position of General Manager at Star 104.5 in Gosford. He was most recently Direct Sales Manager at Nova 100 and Vega 91.5.
The Gold Coast’s Sea and Gold FM will say goodbye to News Director Tony Bartlett this week after 15 years. He will be replaced by C91.3’s Greg Henricks.
Patrick Joyce has been appointed General Manager Operations of Austereo. Helen Davies will fill Joyce’s current role as Sydney General Manager, while Lisa Davison will replace her as National Promotions Director.
Benjamin Shuhyta is Macquarie Regional RadioWorks' new newsreader, taking over at the Wagga/Young desk from Sandra Firth, who retired last month. Benjamin comes to Wagga from Bourke, where he worked for 2CUZ and 2WEB. He says the first difference he noticed was the movie theatre.
Bob Cook returns to Tasmanian radio to host breakfast on Magic 107.3 Hobart. He replaces 'BJ' who's moved to 96FM Perth and her partner Trent Swindells who moves into drive on Magic.
Andy Grace is now doing shifts at Triple M - all over the place.
Kelly Wintle has been appointed as Sales Manager for C91.3FM, after a short stint in the Promotions Department, with the recent departure of Stephen Baragry - Stephen is leaving to join Mix FM - and Alan Carrington from the sales team is also off to WSFM; (another successful career development by C91.3FM!)
Returning from a short absence is Alison 'Greedy' Brewster to take over from Alan; and Ashley Hughes is joining the sales team as
well - moving up from Eagle FM. Lyndal Rogers has taken over the role of Promotions Manager.
John Piva will finish up as breakfast announcer at StarFm Port Macquarie on Friday 26th August and is heading back home to the Sunshine Coast with his family.
Former Star FM Port Macquarie breakfast host, John Bain has joined the MAX FM crew in Taree and will host the 10am - 2pm shift. John was more recently with SEN Melbourne and replaces Chris Broad who went to MIX FM in Darwin.
Journalist/newsreader Tamra Mercieca is leaving Fox FM newsroom on the 19th of August and will commence work in the SBS radio newsroom on 22nd of August.
Sandy McCutcheon will present Life Matters temporarily, beginning next Monday, following the departure of Julie McCrossin to ABC702. Paul Barclay will host Australia Talks Back in McCutcheon's absence.
Virginia Trioli will finish on ABC774 Melbourne tomorrow and will take some time off before beginning in the morning slot at ABC702 Sydney. Trioli's shift is being filled by Tracey Curro temporarily, while the station seeks a permanent replacement.
Brisbane Lions' centre-half forward, Jonathan Brown, has joined Nova 1069's breakfast team.
Ross Turner has left the Sea FM Rockhampton's Program Director position, to take the same post at Sea FM Sunshine Coast.
Ray Hadley and Phillip Clark producer Naomi Shivaraman has left 2GB to take up the role of Breakfast Producer with Angela Catterns at Vega 953.