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Shameless self-promotion
Radio Today is nearly a fortnight old and we have published about 100 articles, and had 179 comments from you already. Awesome. And there is plenty more to come. In the coming week we will have ...
Nova launches new websites
DMG have launched new websites today for the Nova network, and given a slight facelift to the 95.3 and 91.5 websites. The Nova sites look very good: sharp, contemporary and clean. They are now ...
MTR dies
  Troubled Melbourne talk station MTR was shut down at 5pm today with its joint venture owners Pacific Star Network and Macquarie Radio Network turning the station off. The website has also ...
Good Charlotte serenade in Sydney
The beer sector is, in my view, the one category that consistently provides exceptional creative concepts executed brilliantly. Remember 'it's a big ad'? Amazing. The latest campaign from ...
Aussies shine in Canada
The Canadian Music and Broadcast Industry awards (see here) will be held on Thursday 22 March in Toronto. Generally it would not be a particularly noteworthy event in Australia, however this year ...
Swan attacks Fairfax investment
Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan has published an article in 'The Monthly' where he refers to the billionaire miners Gina Rinehart, Clive Palmer and Andrew Forrest as a 'threat to democracy'. He ...
Triple M faces possible lawsuit
It has been reported on Channel 7 news in Adelaide, and in the Adelaide Advertiser online, that Mix 102.3 Breakfast announcer Jason "Snowy" Carter is considering legal action action against ...
Blakey bags 5AA
  As mentioned yesterday on Radio Today, today Jon Blake started on Triple M Adelaide Breakfast, and his first content piece was to take a potshot at his former employer 5AA, referring to it ...
No wedding, but a great promo
February 29 is traditionally the one day of the year when women can propose marriage to their partner. Aimee Parker from Bendigo, yesterday proposed to her long-term boyfriend, 3BO FM morning ...
MTR JV gets messier
If the relationship between MTR joint venture partners, Macquarie Radio and Pacific Star, was not terminal before today, it certainly must be now.  This morning, Macquarie has issued a ...
NZ Radio Awards entries close today
  Entries close tomorrow 2 March, at 5pm, for the 2012 New Zealand Radio Awards, if you are a Kiwi reader, get your jandals on and finalise your entry at http://radioawards.co.nz. Radio ...
Dave Smith to be sure to be sure
  Veteran radio programmer, and all round good guy, Dave Smith has been appointed as Program Director of 98FM in Dublin, Ireland. 'Smithy' has most recently been Group Program Director at ...
MCM report profit
  After a challenging end to 2011 which saw its Chairman removed and a number of significant board changes, MCM Entertainment Group have reported their financial results to the market for ...
Monkee Davy Jones dies
  Davy Jones from the Monkees has died overnight in Florida, aged 66, of a heart attack. His last live performance was only a fortnight ago. For some listeners, specifically those whose ...