AU & NZ

It’s the end of a radio era, with Paul Makin hosting his final on-air shift at Queensland community station 101.5 Douglas FM.The popular host of Makin in the Morning, Makin has been a well-known and reassuring voice in Port Douglas community since 2018, first with Fab FM and then as a dedicated volunteer with Douglas… Read More
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Rebecca Meston’s introduction to alternative music came via Helen Razer on triple j.It was the 1990s, Meston was a teenager listening to the radio … and she’d never heard a woman talk about music the way Razer did. Quite simply, it was mind blowing.Today, Meston is an accomplished writer and director, and Indie radio stations… Read More
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By Peter Tuskan of AirCheck Australia / RCS
Chart Highlights –– 27 June 2024
• Top Debut: Tones And I is back with ‘Dance With…
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Commercial Radio & Audio (CRA) have announced that Lizzie Young will be their new CEO. Young left her role as APAC CEO and global growth officer…
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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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