25 April 2017 John Patkin looks at where we're at with rude words on the radio Fuck! The F-bomb is no stranger to radio but we tend to...
12 May 2016 The debate about the future of DAB+ continues. 2NUR Newcastle General Manager Wayne Stamm joins the debate. As the argument on how radio...
10 May 2016 Last month, we posted an article by Australian expat and media researcher, John Patkin, now based in Hong Kong, who argued that AM/FM and DAB+ would become obsolete...
17 April 2016 Opinion from Peter Saxon Last week, we posted an article by Australian expat and media researcher, John Patkin, now based in Hong Kong, who...
13 April 2016 ABC Director of Radio Michael Mason also feels strongly about an article by John Patkin, published on radioinfo earlier this week. Readers will recall that...
12 April 2016 John Patkin's article, "AM/FM/DAB+ are endangered radio species," posted Monday on radionfo has certainly stirred up some controversy. Like Patkin, many in the industry...
10 April 2016 You probably won't find a 3.5 mm audio socket in the next iPhone as Apple wants to slim down its revolutionary communicator. It's another nail...
20 March 2016 Remember the Canadian radio station with the QuickHitz format that halved the length of songs? It seemed a bit rude for radio edits to be...
5 July 2015 John Patkin has been staying in southern Israel and reflects on how the recent ISIL attacks in the Sinai sent him searching for instant news...
21 June 2015 A recent survey reported on radioinfo shows radio is the most engaging industry on Facebook. It’s an impressive bullet point for a PowerPoint presentation but...
14 June 2015 Comment from John Patkin I have never liked Jeremy Clarkson or Top Gear. As an Australian, I have been offended by the way the English...
11 January 2015 U.S. Admiral's book on Special Ops Warfare can easily be applied to radio writes John Patkin The end of the broadcast year of 2014...
1 December 2014 Corpus linguistics is a gift for commercial copywriters wanting to incorporate everyday language in advertising. By John Patkin How would you write a commercial targeting...
20 June 2014 The new daytime music format at Triple M Adelaide is reminiscent of the festival city’s bachelor and spinster ball culture of the mid 1980s, writes...
14 March 2014 Evenings with Peter Goers on ABC Local Radio in Adelaide has risen in the new GFK-administered ratings from 14.8 to 16.1. Commercial station 5AA, with...
15 January 2014 John Patkin reviews the new Mix 102.3 breakfast show. Since I am holidaying in Australia, I was in the right time zone to listen live to...
