AU & NZ

Father’s Day special: The advice my dad gave me about working in radio

With Father’s Day coming up on Sunday, Radio Today is paying tribute to all the dads and their kids who’ve forged a path in broadcasting by celebrating some amazing families. Happy Father’s Day to you all. John Vertigan, his son Jon and Jon’s son Ben In the Australian radio industry, the Vertigans are not only… Read More
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UK

Malissa Whitehouse wins ISSA award for outstanding radio broadcasting

British broadcaster Malissa Whitehouse has won the 2025 International Singer-Songwriters Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in Radio Broadcasting.

Her weekly programme Just a London Girl is syndicated across more than 40 stations and an estimated 250,000 listeners in the US, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
The “London Girl Celebrity Sofa” segment of the show has included guests such as Go West’s Peter Cox, John Oates, Howard Jones, actor Tomi May and 90s singer Rozalla.
Alongside her radio work, Whitehouse is also a writer, producer and singer-songwriter. She has recently released a single, Over a Lifetime.
Speaking after the win, Whitehouse said: “Just a London Girl has always been about honest conversations and connecting with people. Winning this award means so much — but I believe the best is still ahead.”

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US

First Listen: 89x vs. Alt 98.7 (Sort Of)

The most effective counterprogramming of CIMX (89X) Windsor’s return to Alternative wasn’t from either of Detroit’s existing rock outlets, Alternative WDZH (Alt 98.7) or Active Rock WRIF. It was longtime Alternative outlet WLUM (FM102.1) Milwaukee. Shortly after 89X began teasing an August 28 announcement, the sale of WLUM and sister AC WLDB (B93) to KLOVE was announced, interrupting whatever feelgood radio people might have been experiencing about the return of a heritage Alternative outlet. […]