Radio Today July 19, 2012
The Top 27 Influential Women in Radio
Brad March is a former CEO of the Austereo Network.
Thanks to your comments and feedback, what started out as a Top 25 has now grown to a list of the Top 27 most powerful women in Australian radio today.
The list includes on-air talent, management, senior executives, directors and owners who influence the airwaves and the business of radio.
They contribute to contemporary culture and can influence society's views, standards and opinion. They are the women who help shape the fortunes of the Australian radio industry.
If you'd like to add any other names to the list or make a comment make sure you do below. We welcome your feedback.
Brad March
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Rachel Corbett
co host with Merrick Watts on Triple M's national 'Highway Patrol'
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26
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Sally Dobson
co owns regional radio group Resonate Broadcasting with SCA’s Guy Dobson and Rex Morris
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25
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Brigitte Duclos
co host of Gold FM’s breakfast show with Lehmo. Previously appeared on Triple M’s The Cage and Mix Melbourne Breakfast
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24
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Donna Puechmarin
Content Director SAFM and previously Executive Producer of B105’s Breakfast show
(this is the only photo we could find of Donna – her FB profile pic)
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23
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Anna Murdoch Mann (nee Torv)
Owner of Gold Coast radio station Hot Tomato since 2002
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22
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Linda Mottram
Presenter of ABC702 mornings and is one of the ABC's most respected journalists
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21
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Chrissie Swan
co host of new Mix Melbourne Breakfast show with Jane Hall. Previously was on Vega breakfast
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20
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Kate Langbroek
has co hosted Nova Melbourne Breakfast with Dave Hughes since the station was launched
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Jo Stanley
co hosts top rating Fox Breakfast show with Matt Tilley
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18
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Liz Adams
Owner of Adams Management overseeing the careers of talent such as Matt Tilley, James Brayshaw & Kate Langbroek
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17
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Fifi Box
currently co host of Today networks Drive show with Jules Lund
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16
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Irene Hulme
Content Director Nova Adelaide and was previously Content Director of ARN’s Mix Melbourne
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15
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Kate Torney
Director of News ABC. Previously was head of Asia Pacific News
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14
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Linda Wayman
General Manager of Southern Cross Austereo’s Perth station’s 92.9 and Mix 94.5
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13
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Sam Thompson
Group Content Director at MCM Media and was previously General Manager at DMG Melbourne
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12
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Kate Dundas
Director of ABC Radio. Previously held senior roles in ABC including Head of National Networks
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11
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Meshel Laurie
co hosts Nova National drive show with Marty Sheargold and Tim Blackwell
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10
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Toni Pipicelli
Group Music Director at DMG for the Nova stations
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Fran Kelly
Radio National Breakfast
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8
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Helen Davies
General Manager of DMG Melbourne and previously GM Austereo Sydney
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Janet Cameron
Managing Director of Grant Broadcasters which operates more than 30 regional radio stations and the Radio Sales Network
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6
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Jackie O
co hosts 2DayFM’s top rating Breakfast show and nationally the Today Networks Hour of Power
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Amanda Keller
co hosts WSFM’s Breakfast show and MCM’s national My Generation. Was previously on Triple M Sydney Breakfast
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Cathy Thomas
National Sales Director for Southern Cross Media for over a decade
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Joan Warner
Commercial Radio Australia
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Siobhan McKenna
Managing Partner of Lachlan Murdoch's Illyria which owns 50% of DMG
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Cathy O'Connor
CEO of DMG and previously General Manager of Triple M Sydney and 2DayFM
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Brad March is a former CEO of the Austereo Network