Peter Saxon Comment

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...

New Senator airs old grievance about the ABC

20 July 2014 Comment from Peter SaxonIs it just me? I always seem to have trouble accepting the impartiality of people who in one...

Radio people are never sacked they just pursue personal interests

8 October 2013 Opinion from Peter SaxonThese days it’s not all that often in radio (or most other businesses, for that matter) that...

Ordinary, Reasonable Listener Test is not reasonable: Opinion from Peter Saxon

17 June 2012 Don’t get me wrong, I think ACMA does a sterling job under the circumstances. Their reasoning is generally sound. But...