“I don’t ever not want to be on radio”: Ash Bradnam on Game Changers
Nova Brisbane Breakfast host Ash Bradnam features on the latest episode of Game Changers: Radio with Craig Bruce.
“The old radio dog” spoke candidly about the ups-and-downs of his career including his initial departure from Nova, as well as his aspirations as a young radio journalist.
“I originally wanted to be a rugby league journo,” he revealed. “I’ve never called a rugby league match on radio – it’s something I’ve always wanted to do.”
Bradnam described his first encounters with David “Luttsy” Lutteral, a longstanding friend who would go on to become his colleague at Nova Brisbane.
“I got a job completely out of the blue at 4BC as a cadet sports journo,” he started. “I was sent over to The Gabba to watch the test match cricket and I was held in such high regard that I was sharing a booth with the kid who was doing community radio – that happened to be Luttsy.”
During the episode, Bruce noted his failed attempts to lure the popular radio identity to Triple M Brisbane.
“My powers of persuasion aren’t nearly as good as Sean Ryan’s,” Bruce joked of Bradnam’s decision to return to Nova after a stint away from the network.
Bradnam was a founding member of the Nova Brisbane’s on-air Breakfast team. Launching the show in 2005 alongside Kip Wightman, Meshel Laurie and Luttsy, the team broadcast from a makeshift studio while they waited for the permanent space to be built.
From there, the show went on to become the #1 Breakfast in Brisbane for their target demographic.
The next episode of Game Changers will feature the Hit Network’s, Andy Lee.
One on your best Craig. And Ash, amazing to hear you turned it around for your family and life.