Melbourne radio
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Radio ratings
In typical Sydney fashion, Kyle and Jackie O just don’t get Melbourne
The latest Melbourne ratings are abysmal for the shock jocks who have ruled Sydney FM breakfast radio for years with a mix of celebrity, sex, scandals and contests.
- by Stephen Brook
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It’s a flop: Kyle and Jackie O show sinks further in Melbourne
The pair have dominated Sydney FM radio for almost two decades, but the national expansion has had a rough start.
- by Calum Jaspan
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Kyle Sandilands
Hats off to Melbourne for flushing Kyle and Jackie O down the toilet
The show’s response to its flagging Victorian ratings figures has been typically tasteful and classically understated.
- by Michelle Cazzulino
Kyle and Jackie O continue to struggle in Melbourne’s radio wars
The Sydney duo’s foray into Victoria is still a work in progress, with their program languishing in seventh place in the fiercely competitive breakfast slot.
- by Calum Jaspan
Kyle and Jackie O trounced by rivals in Melbourne’s breakfast war
The expensive gamble to broadcast The Kyle and Jackie O Show into Melbourne is yet to pay off.
- by Calum Jaspan
The voice that filled Australian lounge rooms
For a few heady decades, John Blackman was The Voice, widely heard on TV and radio but not seen. He was once described as being “as Melbourne as the MCG”.
- by Debi Enker
Kyle & Jackie O have arrived in Melbourne. What do locals think?
The controversial Sydney radio hosts have debuted in Melbourne. Their first show was brash and explicit, but will it convert Melburnians into fans?
- by Nell Geraets
ABC Radio Melbourne’s shows fail to recapture audiences
Listeners tuned out of the station’s breakfast show, hosted by Sammy J, and its mornings show, hosted by Raf Epstein.
- by Calum Jaspan
Magazine
Good Weekend
The March 23 edition
Tom Elliott on finance, family & his infamous father | Life lessons from Julianne Moore | Saudi Arabia’s building boom | Celeste Barber: ‘too hot’ to parody?
‘A bit of a slow-motion train wreck’: 3AW’s Tom Elliott on his infamous father’s fall
The son of controversial 1980s businessman John Elliott and former state MP Lorraine Elliott never wanted a career in the public eye. What happened?
- by Konrad Marshall
Life after Neil Mitchell: Tom Elliott helps 3AW grow its share
In 3AW’s first ratings survey without Neil Mitchell in three decades, the station has lifted its overall share in the Melbourne market.
- by Calum Jaspan
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