Public memorial for James Valentine on Friday May 29

14 May 2026 A public memorial ABC presenter and musician James Valentine will be held on May 29 at Sydney Town Hall with registrations to attend to...

Vale James Valentine

23 April 2026 Former ABC 702 Sydney presenter James Valentine passed away last night, surrounded by his family. News of his death was announced on...

Radio, podcasters and writers unite for 2026 Sydney Writers Festival

14 March 2026 Radio broadcasters and podcasters will play an important part, as they usually do, in the 2026 Sydney Writers Festival. The program, launched this week, has...

ABC Radio Sydney’s Hamish Macdonald presents The Matter of Facts

25 February 2026 The Matter of Facts is a new three-part documentary series exploring the question of how do we function as a society if we can’t agree...

Positives for all networks as each city tells a different story – Gfk Survey 7 cumes

25 November 2025 Cumulative listening in GfK Survey 7 yielded positives (and negatives) for every radio network and surprising differences between states in similar shows at the same...

Boys keep swinging

25 November 2025 By Anthony Dockrill I was looking at the programming on a high-profile Sydney AM station this week when I was struck by how little the...

Thomas Oriti to replace Chris Bath on ABC Radio Sydney Drive in 2026

24 November 2025 Chris Bath has announced her departure from ABC Radio Sydney Drive this afternoon, sharing on air: “Timing in life is a funny thing, and I’ve...

News loop, audiobooks, new shows and celebrated milestones – ABC 2026 Showcase

20 November 2025 ABC Managing Director Hugh Marks at his National Press Club address yesterday was genuinely excited each time he mentioned today's Upfronts from the public broadcaster about their...

ABC Sydney Mornings five days a week with Hamish Macdonald

11 September 2025 GfK Radio 360 Survey 5 was a good one for most of the metro ABC stations. In Sydney, mornings was up 1.0 to a 5.6%...

A force for change – ABC Radio Sydney’s Craig Reucassel to deliver keynote address at the CBAA Conference

13 August 2025 18 years ago, satirical group The Chaser were part of a now legendary stunt at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders Summit in Sydney. The area was...

Vale David Dale

10 August 2025 David Dale died on August 6, aged 77. The Walkley Award winning journalist was a guest reviewer on 2BL while he also worked for the...

Nova 100 and Jase and Lauren most listened to station and show – GfK Radio 360 Survey 4 cumes

22 July 2025 Nova 100 and breakfast hosts Jase and Lauren are both the most listened to station and breakfast show in GfK Radio 360 Survey 4, 2025....

Cancer reoccurrence sees James Valentine take time off from ABC Radio Sydney

13 June 2025 James Valentine will take another break from his afternoon program on ABC Radio Sydney after a reoccurrence of his oesophageal cancer, this time in his...

CBAA Conference registrations now open

5 May 2025 Registrations are now open for the 2025 CBAA Conference in Hobart, Tasmania from 23–25 October. The event is the annual gathering for Australia’s community broadcasting sector...

Big wins for the Nova Network in audience growth – GfK Survey 2, 2025 cumes

1 May 2025 The growth in the listeners testing out the new breakfast shows for Triple M 104.9 in Sydney and Nova 106.9 in Brisbane should be pleasing...

Anzac Day broadcasting on the ABC

21 April 2025 The ABC will broadcast coverage of Anzac Day services, local marches, events and special programming happening across the nation on April 25. You can...

ABC Chief Content Officer Chris Oliver-Taylor departs

23 January 2025 ABC Chief Content Officer Chris Oliver-Taylor will depart the network at the end of February after two years in what was a newly created role...

Accepting apologies and moving on from mistakes in live radio and television

21 January 2025 One of the first rules I learned about live performances, be it on radio, television or theatre, was how important it was to put a...

Big shoes to fill: Sarah Macdonald’s ABC Radio Sydney replacement revealed

14 January 2025 Hamish Macdonald will replace Sarah Macdonald on 702 ABC Radio Sydney mornings from next week. Hamish Macdonald has now been confirmed as the Mornings program...

“We are not here to make up the numbers. We are here to make a difference” – Chris Smith launches a new era for 2SM

6 January 2025 Welcome back to Radioinfo for 2025. After a glorious day watching Australia regain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy from India at the SCG, and radio and podcasting’s...

I’ve really felt the love but I needed to find my strength: Sarah Macdonald signs off from 702 ABC Radio Sydney

13 December 2024 On her last official day of work, Sarah Macdonald joined Emma Crowe on ABC Radio Sydney's morning show to farewell her audience after her contract...

Nova stations 1,2 & 3, Nova 100’s Jase and Lauren the most listened to breakfast show – GfK Survey 8, 2024

12 December 2024 It has taken Nova 100 and their breakfast team of Jase and Lauren nine months to do what ARN and Kyle and Jackie O hoped to do,...

“Bewildered and concerned” ABC Radio Sydney staff seek meeting with Board

11 December 2024 Recent events at ABC Radio Sydney "have left staff bewildered and concerned" and feeling that their trust relationship with the audience "is being abused and...

Robbie Buck the next to depart ABC Radio Sydney

3 December 2024 Another long time ABC Radio talent is leaving with Robbie Buck announcing he won't return to ABC Radio Sydney next year. After presenting the...

Tears and hugs at Simon Marnie’s last show from Government House

2 December 2024 Hundreds of people gathered to farewell Simon Marnie on his last ABC Radio Sydney weekend show yesterday. It was an OB from Government House, coinciding...

Richard Glover’s last TGIF

29 November 2024 This afternoon marks the end of a 26 year on air career for ABC Radio Sydney drive presenter Richard Glover. Glover announced his retirement in...

Simon Marnie confirms departure from ABC Radio Sydney

28 November 2024 If you asked ABC Chair Kim Williams about the departure of Simon Marnie from ABC Radio Sydney Weekends he might reply as he did about...

“You’re a dope” – Why Sarah Macdonald’s sacking from ABC Radio Sydney Mornings is hitting so hard

26 November 2024 At the end of last week I was struggling to find positives in my beloved radio industry. Yes, tis the season for sacking and movements,...

A big day of ABC Radio movement

21 November 2024 The ABC has announced most of their shuffling of the decks for 2025 with some surprise departures, arrivals and a celebration of Conversations. As she...

Sarah Macdonald to depart ABC Radio Sydney with her contract not renewed

21 November 2024 I was in the car this morning and heard Sarah MacDonald make the surprise announcement that she won't be returning to her ABC Radio Sydney...