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More DMG sackings
There have been further sackings at DMG Radio, on this occasion in Sydney. Late yesterday afternoon, the News Director for Nova 969 and 95.3 Denee Savoia and 95.3 presenter Anthony Maroon (right) ...
Nova get tight with Olly Murs
This week Nova have hosted UK singer Olly Murs playing live in the 'Red Room'. The 'Red Room' is a regular event where Nova listeners and clients have the chance to see high-calibre talent play ...
DMG axes 3 from Melbourne newsroom
DMG Radio have this afternoon halved the staff in their Melbourne newsroom, making three journalists redundant, including one of the last remaining members of the Nova 100 launch team, News ...
Triple M rocks Anzac Day
The Anzac Day public holiday is tomorrow in Australia and New Zealand. The sense of occasion and importance of the day becomes stronger each year for people in both countries, and radio ...
Linda Wayman a ‘mover & shaker’
Only weeks after being inducted into the 'WA Womens Hall of Fame' (read here), and winning a prestigious award at the Campaign Brief Awards, Linda Wayman, General Manager of 92.9 and Mix 94.5, ...
Mix 94.5 Perth shakes things up
Southern Cross Austereo have made a number of changes to the product team at Mix 94.5 in Perth. The Executive Producer of Breakfast, Erica Hodge (left), will add Assistant Content Director ...
MTR finances settled
The Macquarie Radio Network and the Pacific Star Network today will finalise the settlement of the financial terms around the failed Melbourne talk station MTR. The bulk of losses will be ...
Sea FM in a survey state of mind
Sea FM Central Coast's Breakfast Announcer Dan Taylor, at the time of writing, has received just under 90,000 hits in 7 days on youtube for his parody song 'Central Coast state of mind', set to ...
Mothers Day Digital Radio campaign
Commercial Radio Australia has launched a campaign targeting Mothers Day sales of Digital Radios. The campaign is specifically focused on Myer and Dick Smith. CRA chief executive officer, Joan ...
Singo announces Mining Network
It seemed an unusual acquisition when John Singleton's Macquarie Radio Network bought the Smart Radio Network in Queensland, with rumours that the move was pushed for by Gina Rinehart. Through ...
Go regional says Chrissie Swan
Mix Melbourne Breakfast host Chrissie Swan has given a wide-ranging and honest interview with Michael Lallo in The Age at the weekend. You can read the complete article here. In the article, Swan ...
3AW and Joy work together
3AW and Melbourne gay community radio station 94.9 Joy FM are unlikely partners in a joint broadcast to address teen suicide and mental health issues.  The program will have a specific focus ...
Everyone’s Caller 10!
WRIF is a Rock station in Detroit, and this week was the subject, in part, of a nearly 7 minute story on Fox Television in the US. This is a must-watch video, it's long but worth watching ...
Sea FM vs Hot FM
There is certainly a football theme this weekend on Radio Today. Following our story yesterday (here) on Triple J's Alex Dyson and his football exploits, comes another one, this time from ...