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Nine’s radio stations will support local communities

21 April 2022 Nine’s radio stations have launched a community support programs in each market to help vital local and charitable organisations drive...

Eye of the Tiger: Nine’s exclusive Masters coverage

6 April 2022 Tiger Woods will contest the world’s most prestigious golf tournament, The Masters, with all the action live and exclusive across Nine’s suite of talk...

Change to 3AW footy coverage ‘shocks’ AFL

2 April 2022 3AW did not broadcast Thursday night’s Bulldogs vs Sydney AFL game in a departure from its normal practice during AFL...

This week 3AW celebrates 90 years broadcasting to Melbourne

21 February 2022 Melbourne institution 3AW turns 90 years young this week and is offering a trip through the decades on its website.The...

Nine has launched a Radio Internship program

31 January 2022 Nine is on the hunt for the next generation of radio professionals who will have the opportunity to guide the...

Vale Dean Banks

18 November 2021 Former 3AW presenter, Dean Banks, passed away last night after a long battle with cancer.Dean was co-host of the Breakfast...

Nine Radio ramps up traffic reports from November

26 October 2021 2GB, 3AW, 4BC and 6PR will ramp up local content with new traffic reports every 10 minutes in the key Breakfast and Drive shifts.The...

Nine’s digital radio being heard loud and clear

22 October 2021 The digital strength of Nine Radio’s talk stations reached new heights in September, achieving more than 11 million stream starts...

Kyle & Jackie O lose their crown to Ross & Russel: Cumes Survey 6

7 October 2021 A number of big changes in the Cumes for Survey 6 with Ross & Russel (3AW) now with the biggest...

The finalists for the ACRA’s are here

6 October 2021 The finalists in the 32nd Australian Commercial Radio Awards (ACRAs) have been announced with Australia’s top radio presenters competing for...

Doug Aiton reflects on interviewing Dame Joan Sutherland

27 September 2021 Continuing his series of columns, Melbourne radio legend Doug Aiton recalls his interview with Dame Joan SutherlandMy interview with Joan...

Nine Radio adds a total audio offering with single sign on

15 September 2021 Nine Radio has unveiled the next stage of its digital transformation, highlighting the importance of first-party data as it accelerates...

2GB, 3AW, 4BC, 6PR live streams hit 11.77 million in August

8 September 2021 Live streaming data for Nine Radio’s talk stations show the network achieved nearly 12 million streams in August.According to the...

Two newsrooms unite to launch 9News Lunch Podcast

8 September 2021 Two of Australia’s most experienced and technologically advanced newsrooms have collaborated to make national news bulletins even more accessible, with...

Vale Ernie Sigley

15 August 2021 Former 3AW and 3LO presenter Ernie Sigley has died from complications related to Alzheimers.He was 82 years old and was diagnosed with the disease in 2016.Sigley retired from...

Dee Dee’s brush with COVID prompts plea to listeners to get vaccinated

4 August 2021 3AW afternoons presenter Dee Dee Dunleavy won’t be on-air this afternoon due to family reasons.Her 25-year-old nephew died suddenly in South Australia...

Rex’s Rant unbecoming a professional broadcaster

8 July 2021 Comment from Peter Saxon.It was 1972, on the third night of my first job in radio at 2XL, Cooma that...

Rex Hunt unleashes on a 3AW executive during his last program

8 July 2021 The reason for Rex Hunt’s departure from 3AW may well lie in the result of an onair rant delivered in...

I’ve never known anyone more competitive than Ben Fordham: Greg Byrnes on Survey 3

1 June 2021 2GB is still number one in Sydney overall, number one in breakfast and mornings. But for how long? Peter Saxon...

Survey 2 is out in the morning, so will Ben still be king

13 April 2021 Survey 2 results available here.For Survey 1 the network results were mainly a tale of two cities, Melbourne which was...

Neil Mitchell says he may only have a couple of years left onair

1 April 2021 3AW’s Neil Mitchell has revealed he believes he only has “one or two years” left in him behind the microphone....

Burns says he didn’t want to leave 3AW, but was pushed out the door

21 March 2021 John Burns has told the Australian he was pushed out of the top rating breakfast program on 3AW, and was...

Neil Mitchell addresses ‘fake news’ in radio rating reporting

15 March 2021 3AW’s Neil Mitchell has addressed what he has referred to as “fake news” after the Age inadvertently published last year’s...

2GB and 3AW’s secret to success: Number 1 Bookends

15 March 2021 Comment From Peter Saxon.In the 43 years I’ve been interpreting radio surveys, I’ve never known a station to lose 3.3...

Radio stations blocked from Facebook

17 February 2021 Facebook has carried out its threat to remove news posts from its platform in response to the Australian Government’s mandatory...

Ross and Russel are still at the top: Cumes Survey 8

7 December 2020 Ross and Russel still command the biggest numbers in breakfast for a single market despite a drop of 73,000 listeners...

Ross and Russel reign supreme: Cumes Survey 7

4 November 2020 3AW’s Ross & Russel consolidated their position at the top of the national breakfast shows with an increase of 79,000...

Matt James has been appointed Managing Director of Nine Melbourne

3 November 2020 Senior global media agency executive Matt James is returning to Nine as Managing Director – Nine Melbourne. James has...

‘Do you all think we’re stupid?’: Ross defends the Melbourne Cup

2 November 2020 3AW’s Ross and Russell have sprung to the defence of The Melbourne Cup after the event had come under criticism...

Tim Gilbert returns to radio Friday nights

22 October 2020 Tim Gilbert is returning to radio to host a new Friday night program on Nine Radio’s 2GB, 3AW and 4BC....