US

Jill Nelson Returns To 99X As Evening Host

Cumulus Media Classic Alternative “99X” 100.5 WNNX College Park/Atlanta has announced the return of ‘Jill Nelson’ Melancon to the station’s lineup as evening host. Melancon spent sixteen years at the original 99X for its entire run from 1992 to 2008. She has also held part-time roles on-air and as a traffic reporter at AAA “92.9 […] […]

UK

All the winners from the Student Radio Awards 2023

Leeds Student Radio took home the title of Best Student Radio Station at the Student Radio Awards 2023. Industry folk, judges and students gathered at indigo at The O2 in London on Tuesday to see the awards announced in a ceremony hosted by Aimee Vivian from Capital and Dean McCullough from BBC Radio 1. Honorary […] […]

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AU & NZ

Play and Pay Fair: Australian music vs radio

You want the local shop to keep the percentage of bananas they are required to sell but pay more directly back to you. The local shop is not happy with this, and counteroffers that perhaps they’ll petition to get rid of the quota and buy your bananas less often or import them cheaper instead. Or sell only three fruits from now on, and no bananas. Or get rid of fruit from the supermarket altogether. This analogy is what is happening at present between the Australian music and radio industries.
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AU & NZ

PJ Harding back on radio on The Hits Drive show

New Zealand Media and Entertainment (NZME) will pair former KIIS 101.1 radio presenter Polly ‘PJ’ Harding and Kiwi television personality Matty McLean for a new Drive show on The Hits in 2024.Harding hosted ZM’s drive show with Jason Hawkins, before both moving to Melbourne to cohost the KIIS’s breakfast show until June 2021. McLean is… Read More
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More change at FIVEaa with Jon Blake’s departure

Jon Blake has departed FIVEaa with his details being removed from the Nova station’s website. Blake hosted The Jon Blake Show between 7pm to 8pm weeknights and had also done a daily segment called Behind Closed Doors for the past seven years which would feature satirical impersonations of FIVEaa presenters. FIVEaa breakfast presenters David Penberthy… Read More
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UK

More lifestyle radio photos made available for media outlets by Radiocentre

A new set of images have been created and released by Radiocentre for radio stations and radio news outlets to use free of charge. Radiocentre made the radio lifestyle photographs to encourage a more realistic representation of modern listening. The new images portray a diverse range of people including those with disabilities, listening to radio […] […]