AU & NZ

triple j Assistant Music Director Gemma Pike, is leaving the ABC after 10 years to pursue other opportunities.Before joining the ABC she worked at Nova 93.7 and RTR FM Perth. In 2011 she joined the ABC as a music programmer. During her time with triple j she presented the weekend lunch show, the Big Day Out… Read More
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Tyrone Pynor has been named as presenter of a new show on triple j called soul ctrl.The new specialist show is a weekly dose of neo-soul, RNB and smooth jams every Monday night from 9pm.Tyrone hails from the Sydney western suburb Mount Druitt and currently hosts triple j Weekend Lunch. With his roots in PNG and the Torres Strait, he is a… Read More
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Music Directors accepted the fact some time ago that music streaming services have carved out a significant segment of the new music discovery market in younger audiences.But what is surprising in the latest music consumption data from US music research company MRC Data is that young audiences are discovering old music too. But, of course,… Read More
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A research note from wealth management firm Morgan Stanley compares American radio listening with music streaming service consumption.The research shows that 36% of Americans listen to AM/FM broadcast radio, followed by 11% who listen to satellite radio company SiriusXM. iHeartRadio recorded only fractional listening of about 2% in the Morgan Stanley research.The come music streaming… Read More
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Sitting alongside its suite of podcasts and live radio, the ABC Listen app has added a collection of Australian audiobooks.ABC listen’s collection of audiobooks continues to grow as more and more Australians embrace the convenience of audiobooks. The current catalogue features entertaining, educational and modern classics. All Australian, and all free on the Listen app.It… Read More
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Well-known Perth journalist Tom Baddeley has been named as ABC Radio Perth’s new Breakfast presenter, replacing Russell Woolf, who died suddenly last year.Baddeley has most recently been working in public relations, after previously working at the ABC and in print journalism.He begins his new role on Monday 7 February 2022.Baddeley says it is a privilege… Read More
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