Year: 2024

Applications are now open for the Brian White Scholarship, giving students or recent graduates the opportunity to help kickstart a career in radio news with the support of Commercial Radio & Audio (CRA).The annual scholarship is named after radio legend, Brian White – the first Australian commercial radio cadet journalist who went on to become… Read More
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When Tony Martin got married, it was a quickie wedding. He didn’t have much choice, really.Such were the demands of the radio juggernaut that was Martin Molloy, Martin and his wife ended up tying the knot at a drive-thru chapel in Las Vegas. “It was just a four-year frenzy that left little time for anything… Read More
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Blues Radio – the unapologetically biased commentary for Carlton fans – returns to SEN this week for Friday night’s AFL blockbuster between Carlton and Collingwood.The Navy Blue faithful are in for a treat as two Carlton legends Anthony Koutoufides and Ang Christou join SEN’s resident Carlton tragic Andy Maher for the one-eyed call that captured… Read More
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The Media Entertainment & Arts Alliance has announced the finalists for the 2024 Tasmanian Media Awards.In selecting their 34 category finalists, the judges commented on the exceptional quality of the entries, and what a difficult job they faced. The ABC is heavily featured, with Lucille Cutting, Clancy Balen and former Radio Today reporter Kim Napier… Read More
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After more than a decade of living in Melbourne, Byron Cooke is immersing himself in his new life abroad, as Saudi Arabia’s MBC LOUD FM launches its new season of Weekday ProgrammingCooke is hosting the new The Byron Cooke Show with Sana K breakfast show at the English speaking commercial radio station, the headquarters of… Read More
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Star 101.9 Mackay’s ‘Ring Ring Ka-ching’ promotion has had an unexpected twist.The station is hiding a burner phone in Mackay and the Whitsundays. Listeners are given clues as to the phone’s location and if they find it before it rings out, they win a cash prize. But on day two of the promotion, Star announcer… Read More
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