What's New February 20, 2012

Radio people make Top 50

The Australian has today released its list of the most influential people in the Australian media in 2012, and there are seventeen people named in the list who are either directly involved in the radio industry, or are connected to it.

The most influential person in Australian media has been named as Stephen Conroy, the Federal Minister for Communications. The Australian has forecast his biggest challenge in 2012 as dealing with the recommendations of the Convergence Review. This review has indicated wide changes are being considered to the Australian media landscape, most notably for radio the abolition of cross media-ownership laws.

Others to make The Australians Top 50 Media list, with radio connections are:

1	Stephen Conroy	Minister for Communications

4	Harold Mitchell	Executive Chairman, Aegis Media Pacific

8	Mark Scott	Managing Director, ABC

9	Greg Hywood	CEO/Managing Director, Fairfax

10	Rhys Holleran	CEO, Southern Cross Austereo

11	Lachlan Murdoch	Chairman, DMG Radio, Ten Network

13	Alan Jones	Breakfast host, 2GB

14	Ray Hadley	Morning host, 2GB

16	Andrew Bolt	Breakfast contributor MTR, News Limited columnist

28	Gina Rinehart	Fairfax Media shareholder, Director Ten Network

30	Russell Tate	Executive Chairman, Macquarie Radio Network

31	Fran Kelly	Breakfast host, ABC Radio National

32	Neil Mitchell	Morning host, 3AW

35	Brett Chenoweth	CEO, APN News and Media

38	Kate Torney	Director of News, ABC

40	Andrew Denton	Founder, Zapruders Other Films

44	Kyle Sandilands	Breakfast host, 2Day FM