Moves

Barry Keohane will leave Mix 94.5 Perth in late April to become General Manager of Content for My FM China. Keohane has previously worked in Asia for ESP, and will start in China in May.

Former 96.1 Western Sydney, and Nova 969 announcer ‘Christo‘ is the new Nights Announcer at Hot Tomato on the Gold Coast.

Ty Frost is the new 9-12 announcer for 95.3 Sydney and 91.5 Melbourne, whilst Maroon moves from Sydney Breakfast to Afternoons in both markets. Cathy Dinn is the new Drive announcer in Melbourne, Byron Webb will do Drive in Sydney. The new Breakfast announcer in Sydney is Ed Phillips, whilst Mike Perso remains on Breakfast in Melbourne.

92.9 Music Director and Assistant Content Director, Jase Allen, will move to the role of Executive Producer for the Breakfast Program.

Change at Nova Brisbane. Long-time Music Director Kate Casey has been appointed Programming Operations Manager, and Integration and Marketing Director Dee Curtis has been appointed to Assistant Program Director. Both retain their current roles in addition to the new responsibilities.

Radio veteran Sammy Power will be leaving the Wave FM breakfast show in Wollongong and moving home to Brisbane.

In a big day for the Macquarie Radio Network, today it has been confirmed that Robert Leowenthal will assume the role of Managing Director for the company, whilst David Kidd has been appointed as 2GB Program Director.

Sea FM Rockhampton have launched the new ‘Banksy and Brad’ breakfast show this week: featuring Brad Villiers who was on the station until 2010, and Chris Banks, formerly of Hot FM Townsville and Star Central Coast’s ‘Banksy & Steve’ show.

Dirk Anthony has resigned as Director of Audio and Language Content at SBS Radio to relocate back to the UK, his replacement at SBS will be Mandi Wicks.

Southern Cross Austereo have appointed Mel Greig as the new co-host of the national Hot 30 countdown with Matty Acton.