Peter Saxon Comment

k.d. lang’s Constant Craving to do better

30 July 2017 It’s a well worn business truism: If you stand still you’re dead. Comment from Peter SaxonThat’s always been true for radio. Never more...

The listener is always write

23 July 2017 Every now and again we get a radio listener writes in to us at radioinfo, labouring under the misapprehension that...

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...

Pandora and the love of good coffee

16 July 2017 Comment from Peter SaxonLike many Australians, I love good coffee. So, in a very modest way I felt a bit proud...

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...

Kyle, you can’t make light of chest pains, mate. It’s too serious.

18 June 2017 Take it from me, I know what I’m talking aboutComment from Peter Saxon Last week, while broadcasting from a studio...

AFTRS collaborates on a new 3D recording technique for radio’s Earbud Generation

4 June 2017 Peter Saxon reviews binaural podcastA few days ago I was lucky enough to be invited to a private audience at...

Media heads to Canberra to drain the swamp of aggregators

30 May 2017 Comment from Peter Saxon.Today, Wednesday, is to be an “unprecedented” occasion. Never before have all the major operators of television, radio and...

Did the government gamble on media reform? You bet!

7 May 2017 Comment from Peter SaxonIt had been a long time coming. Then, finally on Saturday, Minister for Communications and the Arts,...

Young Murdochs bring Fox into the 21st Century

23 April 2017 Comment by Peter SaxonThe parting of Bill O’Reilly and FOX News is tantamount to 2GB giving Alan Jones the flick...

Radio Shock Jocks Repent

3 April 2017 Opinion from Peter Saxon Something weird is happening in America. Okay, that’s probably not news to anyone. Let me...

Why Pandora has been good for radio

28 March 2017 Comment from Peter SaxonI’ve long argued that streaming services like Pandora and Spotify would have little affect on radio audiences....

4 out of 5 jobs most likely to be lost to robots, are in radio

6 March 2017 Observation from Peter Saxon According to the latest research from Oxford University the global job market is about to be...

There are better ways to help problem gamblers than restricting radio ads

19 February 2017 Comment from Peter SaxonIt was 1972 at 2XL Cooma. My first job on-air. Much of the announcing roster’s time was...

Are the wheels falling off the shiny new digital ad toy?

7 February 2017 Comment from Peter SaxonWhen Mark Ritson, Adjunct Professor at Melbourne Business School, gave his stirring presentation at last year’s CRA...

triple j’s Hottest 100 caught up in politics

29 January 2017 Comment from Peter Saxon.When triple j first aired the Hottest 100 on Australia Day 1989 they could not have imagined...

Em and Harley – Have they got what it takes?

24 January 2017 Peter Saxon sticks his neck out with an opinionIn television, programming decisions are quick. If a TV show doesn’t rate...

SCA puts its best feet forward

22 January 2017 Comment from Peter SaxonWith almost as many breakfast shows as Australia has had Prime Ministers over the same period, SCA...

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...

The day the music almost died at the ACRAs

10 October 2016 Peter Saxon’s verdict on the big eventStranded at Melbourne airport on Sunday with what seemed to be half the radio...

ARN’s after party at the bottom of the ocean

9 October 2016 Comment from Peter SaxonIt wasn’t ARN’s night. Or SCA’s for that matter. Nova Entertainment sucked up most of the major...

2CH sale to be finalised Friday. Or else.

27 September 2016 Comment from Peter Saxon When asked if the ACMA imposed deadline of September 30 to dispose of 2CH would be...

Will lifestyle breathe new life into Radio 2UE?

18 September 2016 Comment from Peter SaxonIt warms my heart how people in radio and the media industry, in general, are happy to...

Ben Fordham talks sense on terror

31 July 2016 Comment from Peter Saxon“I think there’s a conversation to be had in media rooms and newsrooms right around Australia and...

Who’s the biggest loser in the radio music streaming decision?

24 July 2016 Comment from Peter SaxonThe long running dispute between the Phonographic Performance Company of Australia (PPCA) and Commercial Radio Australia has...

Should radio news be read in English?

17 July 2016 Opinion from Peter SaxonEvery now and again we receive a misdirected email of complaint from a radio listener, labouring under...

Do we live in interesting times or have the demigods of talk radio gone crazy?

9 May 2016 Comment from Peter Saxon – with apologies to the fortune cookie With an election looming, the most dangerous place to stand...

The only business “radio” streaming services have disrupted is record stores

17 April 2016 Opinion from Peter SaxonLast week, we posted an article by Australian expat and media researcher, John Patkin, now based in...

Real Radio – people gonna need it more than ever

10 January 2016 Comment from Peter Saxon “May you live in interesting times,” is often wrongly attributed to an ancient Chinese curse that...

How to be a Shock Jock – secret revealed!

13 September 2015 Opinion from Peter Saxon 😉Who wouldn’t want to be a Shock Jock?After all, that’s where the real fame and fortune...