Moves

After 21 months at New FM Newcastle, most recently as drive announcer, Tom Whitaker has shifted to SCA’s NXFM as a floater.

Richard, Bridge and Spida are on two weeks leave from Gold FM on the Gold Coast. Filling in for them is Chloe Maxwell and Jason Matthews.

Peter Deppeler, the EP of Merrick & The Highway Patrol, is finishing up today. He is moving out of radio to work for a new Social Media company that launches on Monday.

ex-Hot Hits host Osher Gunsberg (Andrew G) will be back on the TV soon as host of Ten’s first series of The Bachelor.

ARN have appointed Lena Rapley as their Group Sales Manager for the Sydney Agency Sales Team.

Jason McLean is back at 4RO Rockhampton to do breakfast, replacing Michael J Bailey (pictured) who is moving to do breakfast at 4CA Cairns. Bailey is replacing ex-6PR presenter Tony McManus who is leaving FNQ after only 6 months. It is unclear where Tony is off to next.

4BU / Hitz 939’s Johanna Marie is leaving the station to take up a position in the 4BC newsroom.

Taking over from Johanna in the 4BU / Hitz 939 newsroom will be ex-WIN news journo Eve Sharpe.

Irene Hulme has resigned from her role as Assistant Program Director at Nova 96.9.

With Pez moving to SAFM (see below), it has been confirmed that he is replacing Speedy (James Speed) who’s off to 92.9 Perth to do arvos and operations.