Alex Cullen departs Christian O’Connell show after less than a year

1 June 2026 Alex Cullen has announced his departure from the GOLD Network Christian O'Connell breakfast show to focus on family. He was employed to replace Jack Post who...

Could Kyle be rejoining KIIS?

12 May 2026 There is a saying, the squeaky wheel gets the oil. It is positive in the sense that it takes someone standing up on an...

GOLD 101.7 gives Sydney its golden years

29 April 2026 Each morning on GOLD 101.7 from 9-10am, the station will feature a Golden Year. The Golden Hour will spotlight a different year...

A dream come true: Josh Butler goes from reception to part of The Christian O’Connell Show

27 November 2025 Already a beloved member of the team, and well known to listeners, Josh Butler, ARN Melbourne’s beloved receptionist was given the surprise of his life...

Sport, talk and a tale of two Nova cities – GfK Radio 360 Survey 6 cumes

14 October 2025 All up this is a survey that NOVA and Nine Entertainment would be very happy about, but both with a flip side of the coin....

Hello from nowhere

12 August 2025 Content by Anthony Dockrill Podcasting has been a tremendous boon for the audio industry, it has set people free to pursue ideas outside of what...

‘We’re going national’ – The Christian O’Connell Show to broadcast to Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide

4 August 2025 The Christian O’Connell Show will launch nationally on the GOLD Network from 2026 broadcasting across Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide, as well as regional Australia...

Jonesy and Amanda announce their move to Drive

1 August 2025 Gold 101.7's Jonesy and Amanda have announced that rumours of a move to Drive are true. They told listeners this morning: "We could have stayed...

Alex Cullen debuts on Gold104.3

21 July 2025 Alex Cullen officially joined Melbourne’s GOLD104.3 and The Christian O’Connell Show this morning, sporting a black eye and after a hellish move from Sydney for...

The Christian O’Connell Breakfast show team reflect on the departure of Jack Post

20 May 2025 Part of what Christian O’Connell and his Gold 104.3 team like to do is show you what goes on behind the scenes as well as...

What can radio learn from the election?

6 May 2025 I read with some surprise Samantha Maiden's news.com.au article yesterday that former Liberal National Opposition leader Peter Dutton's North Brisbane seat of Dickson was not...

You’ve got to be (double) yolking!

9 April 2025 The odds were egg-stremely small. On GOLD104.3's The Christian O’Connell Show this morning producer Rio brought in a carton of regular eggs.

World Radio Day 2024: Looking forward, looking back and unwrapping presents

12 February 2024 The themes of 2024’s World Radio Day on February 13, is shining a broad floodlight on Radio’s remarkable past, relevant present and promise of a...

Survey 7 cumes: KIIS on top in Sydney and moving up in Melbourne

16 November 2023 KIIS1065 is once again the most listened to station in the country and Kyle and Jackie O the most listened to show with KIIS Melbourne's...

The Christian O’Connell Show turns five

7 June 2023 Five years ago, Christian O’Connell left the UK and his role on Absolute Radio and joined Melbourne’s Gold 104.3 as breakfast host, kicking things off...

Jack Post had good and bad news this morning on Gold 104.3

21 September 2021 This morning on Gold 104.3’s The Christian O’Connell Show, Jack Post shared the news that he and his wife Bianca are expecting their first child in March...

Jack’s back for four more years

2 August 2021 ARN has extended Jack Post’s contract for a further four years, a move that acknowledges his popularity with listeners of GOLD104.3’s The Christian O’Connell Show. In 2018 Jack set himself...

500 for Christian O’Connell

12 November 2020 The Christian O’Connell breakfast show reached its 500th episode milestone today on Gold 104.3. To mark how far, or not, Christian has come in radio he...

Jack Post’s interview nightmare

19 August 2020 It’s every interviewer’s nightmare, getting the exclusive interview, spending 45 minutes with the talent only to discover you forgot to press ‘Record’. On Friday during GOLD...

Heroes Gold sells out in 3 days

5 February 2020 Listeners to The Christian O’Connell Breakfast Show on Gold104.3 have rallied to buy out 650 cases of Heroes Gold beer to raise funds for the...

Shane Crawford gets a surprise birthday greeting from Gold 104.3

9 September 2019 Shane Crawford got a surprise early morning greeting from Gold 104.3's Christian O’Connell this morning to celebrate his birthday. Crawford, who is a regular guest...

Christian O’Connell looks back on 12 months at GOLD 104.3

6 June 2019 This week marks one year of GOLD 104.3’s The Christian O’Connell Breakfast show and it has had some extraordinary, funny, tear-jerking and unexpected moments that...

New campaigns for Christian O’Connell & 97.3

17 March 2019 ARN has launched new TVCs for GOLD 104.3’s The Christian O’Connell Breakfast Show in Melbourne and 97.3FM’s Bianca, Mike & Bob in Brisbane, as part...

Christian O’Connell’s listeners raise $33,000 for 2 children

15 March 2019 The Christian O’Connell Breakfast Show listeners on GOLD 104.3 opened their hearts and showed their generosity as they raised more than $33,000 in just a...

‘I’m still listening’: Christian O’Connell’s UK fanbase tuning in

7 June 2018 With four days of Melbourne breakfast radio under his belt, Gold 104.3's much-hyped addition to the station - Christian O'Connell - has so far been the subject...