Michael Mason

It isn’t business as usual on ABC Radio: Judith Whelan

21 August 2019 Judith Whelan has replaced Michael Mason as Director of ABC Regional & Local. In this role she runs most,...

Judith Whelan appointed ABC’s Director of Regional and Local

11 July 2019 Judith Whelan has been confirmed as Director of ABC Regional & Local, replacing Michael Mason.She has been acting in the role...

Resilience and adaptability never ceased to impress me: Michael Mason’s last day

12 December 2018 The ABC’s Director of Regional & Local, Michael Mason, farewells the corporation after 34 years. Today is his last day....

Michael Mason to leave the ABC

17 October 2018 ABC’s Director of Regional & Local, Michael Mason, has announced he will leave the national broadcaster at the end of the...

We are the go-to place for local content: Michael Mason

11 September 2018 The ABC’s Director Regional & Local says recent changes to metropolitan and regional radio stations have been part of a...

We still live in a great age for Radio… Digital era a chance to take greater risks: ABC’s Michael Mason

11 September 2018 In this exclusive article for radioinfo, Michael Mason, the Director of ABC Regional & Local, writes about the place of...

Rumours of station axing and mergers at ABC denied by management

24 June 2018 Senior executives at the ABC are rumoured to be in secret discussions to consider whether to merge some existing radio...

ABC Radio ‘extremely disappointed’ at cuts

10 May 2018 A staff email responds to the federal budget. A staff email from ABC Director Regional and Local Michael Mason has expressed disappointment at...

ABC restructures divisions around content not output

14 November 2017 As a result of new proposals outlined today by ABC Managing Director Michelle Guthrie, there will no longer be a...

ABC announces 19 live streaming regional stations

24 October 2017 The stations will be streamed live via mobile and online by March 2018.Through an additional $1 million investment in local...

ABC launches new ABC Listen audio app

12 September 2017 If you are a user of the ABC Radio app you would have noticed a pop up message earlier this...

ABC’s million dollar podcasting boost

8 September 2017 The money’s there to boost podcast production, aimed at supporting emerging community-based podcasters and extending the range and diversity of...

More Australians tuning into podcasts: report

7 September 2017 Podcasting is continuing to show strong growth in Australia according to the second annual Podcast Research Survey released by the...

Michael Mason: ‘We have to be even more gripping and compelling…’

1 September 2017 As radioinfo continues to digest Survey 5 2017, attention turns to ABC Radio. Add up all the gains and losses...

ABC news merger in the ACT ‘makes sense’

27 July 2017 The ABC is merging its news and radio divisions in the ACT. ABC News Boss Gaven Morris and Director of...

triple j, a radio station for all seasons

23 July 2017 Comment from Peter SaxonInarguably, the ABC is Australia’s strongest radio brand. It’s also the most polarising. Which is a big part...

Talk Radio: Still a Tale of Two Cities

3 July 2017 Comment from Peter Saxon “The differences between Sydney and Melbourne is one of the great fascinations of Australia,” says MacRadio COO,...

Nine ABC Radio managers gone

25 May 2017 New content positions created as Guthrie’s strategy implementedIt was in March the ABC announced a significant restructure, cutting up to 200 jobs to...

ABC Head of Radio adds his tribute to Mark Colvin

11 May 2017 ABC Head of Radio, Michael Mason sent this message to all staff Dear All, Many of you now will...

“Eight yearly radio ratings just can’t be the sole metric any more,” Michael Mason.

27 April 2017 At first glance, the results of Survey 2 looked like the aftermath of a natural disaster for the triple j...

ABC Radio middle management still in the dark about job cuts

21 March 2017 It’s been over two weeks since ABC Managing Director Michelle Guthrie publicly announced wide ranging staff cuts within the ranks...

Happy day for triple j and ABC Radio Perth

14 March 2017 Michael Mason tells what went right.It is rare for a change of talent in a major shift to have a...

Let’s hear it for the girls

17 February 2017 The ABC will recognise the achievements of women this International Women’s Day (IWD) Wednesday, March 8th, on all platforms. The theme for...

Who’s really in charge at Radio National?

18 December 2016 Comment from Peter SaxonJust over a week ago, Magic 1278 in Melbourne axed pretty much all its staff – for...

AFTRS and ABC Radio announce new annual scholarship

13 December 2016 The Australian Film Television and Radio School and ABC Radio have announced a new scholarship of $14,500 to be awarded each year...

Campaign launched to save Radio National music shows

8 December 2016 A website has been created in response to the ABC’s decision to cut music programming from Radio National. The...

ABC exits shortwave radio transmission

6 December 2016 The ABC will end its shortwave transmission service in the Northern Territory and to international audiences from 31 January 2017.The...

Radio launches streaming app with 250 commercial and non commercial stations

29 November 2016 Will you be swiping right of left on Alan Jones and Kyle Sandilands? The Australian radio industry has come...

Difficult news for some but much to be optimistic about: Michael Mason

16 November 2016 In a memo to staff announcing the 2017 network lineups, Director of ABC Radio Michael Mason acknowledged that some of...

ABC Radio lineup changes for 2017

16 November 2016 ABC Radio has announced key changes to its content and presenter lineup for 2017, which will strengthen its position at...