AU & NZ

Josh Arthur: Why it’s important for radio to invest in future talent

Some mornings, Josh Arthur will stop and ask himself “Do I really get to do this for a living?”As Josh can certainly attest, when you work in radio, there’s no such thing as a typical day. Case in point: Josh and his 95.3 Triple M Breakfast co-host Nick Feain recently found themselves trying to sink… Read More
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AU & NZ

Hit 96.5 dominates Geraldton Xtra Insights Survey 1

It’s been a dominant showing for Hit 96.5 in Xtra Insights Survey 1 for Geraldton, moving up 5.3 to 32.9 overall as the station listened to most and coming in ahead of Triple M (up 0.5 to 26.5).ABC Mid West and Wheatbelt was third overall, down 0.6 to 19.9. In Breakfast, Hit went up a… Read More
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AU & NZ

New podcast examines why inequality is rising in Australia

Guardian Australia has launched a special five-part podcast series called Who Screwed Millennials?, with episodes now running in the Full Story podcast feed.Australian millennials are the first generation to be worse off than their parents – and things are only heading in the same direction for Gen Z. In this series, Full Story co-host Jane… Read More
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iHeart’s Stephanie Coombes finishes up with ARN: “I’ve loved every second”

After three years as iHeart’s Podcast Content Director, Stephanie Coombes has left ARN.In a LinkedIn post, Coombes says “I finished up with the company last week (which is a nicely opaque way to say I accepted a redundancy).” The final email Coombes sent to her colleagues was, as she describes it “a love letter to… Read More
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Easter Bunny pays a visit to hospital kids with the 92.9fm Street Team

The 92.9fm Street Team has accompanied the Easter Bunny on a special visit to the Children’s Ward at Tamworth Base Hospital.The Easter Bunny contacted the station last week whilst paying a sneaky visit to Tamworth, and asked team members if they could help with the transport and delivery of some Easter eggs to the kids… Read More
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ACMA lays out draft plan for future of Australian airwaves

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has today laid out its draft plan for the management of Australia’s spectrum – the wireless communications frequencies that carry mobile data, satellite transmissions and broadcast signals.The draft five-year spectrum outlook 2024–29 (FYSO) canvasses a range of potential use cases, including increasing the spectrum available for 5G wireless… Read More
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