PR v radio news: When push comes to shove

19 January 2024 By Scott Mayman:It appears some PR communications divisions and media departments have embarked on a war with news outlets.At issue: A push to get ads in a news story. I’ve noticed it’s only getting worse.It’s not uncommon for a media release to include the cost of a product. That’s fair game.The journalist who crafts the… Read More

Vale Stuart Layt

23 August 2023 Brisbane journalist and reporter Stuart Layt has lost his battle with bowel cancer, aged just 40. Newsreader and journalist Scott Mayman provided Radioinfo with these...

Scott Mayman will head a new online news project for regional Australia

24 July 2020 Award winning broadcaster and journalist Scott Mayman has been appointed News Editor of a new, grassroots, online newspaper, My News Feed. The online news publication...

Radio bids goodbye to paper colleagues

21 June 2020 Comment from Scott Mayman I usually spend an hour or so on a Sunday afternoon preparing for my regular Monday morning breakfast shift on...

Where’s media management’s Duty of Care?

14 June 2020 Comment from Scott Mayman At the time of writing this, there were 170 documented examples of police turning on the media stemming from the protest...

Inexperience in the newsroom leads to aborted trials

30 June 2019 Opinion from Scott Mayman I got angry this week because of what I'm witnessing. I'm seeing mistakes that shouldn't be happening. Mistakes that could be...

Opposing broadcasters unite to say goodbye to a friend

5 February 2019 Broadcaster Darren Madigan was just 49 when he died last year, 12 years after receiving a heart and lung transplant. He' was dubbed "The walking encyclopedia...

Will PR replace Advertising?

13 May 2018 Opinion from Scott Mayman It's great to have the freedom of your own private business, to spend time researching something that you would think other media...

U.S. network could pick up Aussie radio show

26 November 2017 It’s not unheard of for radio journalists to become program hosts. Award winning news presenter, Scott Mayman has made that transition.

Blankety Blanks revived on Radio 97

2 June 2017 The Tweed's Radio 97 will launch its own version of the popular Blankety Blanks Australian quiz show this month. Breakfast presenter Scott Mayman has adapted...

Engmerican spoken here

28 August 2016 Last month Peter Saxon's article Should radio news be read in English? sparked considerable discussion. It seems many in the industry are uncomfortable with the Americanisation of...

Call for Murwillumbah to host state of origin game

29 July 2016 Following confirmation one of the 2019 Origin games will be played in Perth, Anthony Laffranchi has used his Radio 97 morning show segment to call...

New addition to Radio 97 / FM104.1 Gold Coast

13 July 2016 Former NRL player (now Titans Footy manager) Anthony Laffranchi is making a return to radio, joining Scott Mayman for Breakfast on Radio 97 / FM104.1...

Who killed local radio?

10 July 2016 Opinion from Scott Mayman We've already witnessed fewer local shifts at local radio stations, thanks to networking by the big radio operators who say...

Rod Tiley – the passing of a radio legend

5 July 2016 A tribite by Scott Mayman No doubt, I'm just one of many who is mourning the loss of such a great guy, not just professionally but...

Radio needs to get back to the basics

27 June 2016 Award winning Australian radio presenter Scott Mayman says radio needs to get back to the basics. It was just over a week ago now 200 loyal...

Radio Newsrooms – what happened to mentoring?

14 June 2016 Award-winning radio news presenter, Scott Mayman, says the industry could lift its game. It seems we hear more about downsizing, shut-downs - or how a senior...

Celebrating 30 years of broadcasting

7 September 2015 Queenslander Scott Mayman just enjoyed "30 Years of Broadcasting" taking-in work in Australia and in the United States in both news and on-air presenting. "From News...

Fine-Tuning the News: Scott Mayman

29 July 2015 After recently returning from America, Scott Mayman shares his experiences and newfound knowledge from his trip with radioinfo. During my June trip to America...

Scott Mayman enjoying the sunshine

16 July 2015 The former 4BC News Director is back in the country. Scott Mayman left Fairfax Media at the end of last year and after arriving back...

Scott Mayman wins a surprise Media Award

13 January 2015 Former 4BC News Director, Scott Mayman may have departed the station last November but he’s still picking up awards. In fact, at the recent Gold...