Year: 2024

ABC executive and renowned journalist Judith Whelan is today being remembered as a trailblazer for women in media following news of her death at the age of 62.Whelan passed away in hospital yesterday following several years of illness. Starting out as a cadet journalist at the Sydney Morning Herald, she rose through the ranks at… Read More
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ARN, in partnership with Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS), has announced Rachael Bourke as the recipient of the inaugural ARN Radio and Podcasting Scholarship.Rachael (pictured with ARN’s Chief Content Officer Duncan Campbell and Power100 GM Verena Louise) currently works as a casual panel operator in Townsville, and will pursue the Graduate Diploma in… Read More
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SCA has announced it won’t be pursuing a proposal to acquire some of Australian Community Media’s assets.The deal would have seen SCA take on a portfolio of ACM’s key print and digital news publications. SCA confirmed late last month that it would investigate the proposal, to determine if it aligned with its strategy and whether… Read More
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A long held dream has come true for Brad Wood, who’s just been announced as the new Afternoons Announcer and Operations Manager at Melbourne’s 101.9 The Fox, one of three new appointments at the station.For the past seven years, Wood has worked with the Hit Network’s B105 Brisbane as the Workday announcer, accomplishing several #1… Read More
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Visual content is king in today’s radio world. Now, success is achieved not just through what we hear, but what we see.Creating marketable digital content plays a pivotal role in the way stations promote themselves. And Australians do love their digital content, going by the latest data. Digital 2024: April Statshot reveals the latest social media… Read More
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