Radio
John Laws, the ‘Golden Tonsils’ of radio, calls it quits – again
Laws has announced his retirement for the second time after 13 years at radio network 2SM.
- by Calum Jaspan
Latest
Anatomy of a jingle: Where have advertising’s catchiest earworms gone?
They’re cheesy, sometimes annoying, but always catchy. In the golden days of Australian advertising, jingles dominated radio and TV. Are they gone forever?
- by Hannah Kennelly
Opinion
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
Analysis
AFL 2024
The radio war that dealt the AFL a big reality check
The AFL’s new radio rights agreement is a far cry from the $4.5 billion, seven-year broadcast deal, with the prospect of losing Triple M proving untenable for the league.
- by Caroline Wilson
Political Sketch
Anthony Albanese
Albanese snapped at an ABC host, but he didn’t mind these FM radio questions
The prime minister told ABC’s Patricia Karvelas her questions were “not terribly clever”. Here are some he’s answered without complaint.
- by Nick Bonyhady
Exclusive
Media & marketing
ABC’s move out west splits Sydney staff amid building woes
An incorrectly built studio, staff division and union warnings about safety are some of the issues plaguing the ABC over its ongoing Parramatta relocation.
- by Calum Jaspan
Two NSW Liberal MPs deny leaking against leader as fallout from council bungle grows
2GB shock jock outs two “cowardly” conservative Liberal MPs, Alister Henskens and Anthony Roberts, claiming the pair have been privately texting him to undermine Mark Speakman.
- by Max Maddison
Exclusive
Media & marketing
Controversial ex-ABC broadcasters set to debate identity politics
Antoinette Lattouf and Josh Szeps abruptly left the ABC within days of each other. Now they’re discussing one of the thorniest subjects in media.
- by Michael Lallo
Days out from cancer surgery, the ABC’s James Valentine made a life-changing choice
Returning to the airwaves six months on from his shock cancer diagnosis, the popular broadcaster explains his last-minute decision to switch treatments.
- by Garry Maddox
99 not out: Cricket signs seven-year radio deal with the ABC
The public broadcaster will carry radio coverage of the men’s Twenty20 cricket for the first time in a decade and share rights with commercial stations.
- by Mathew Dunckley
‘I’m different’: The drastic changes made by Ray Hadley after 20 years at No.1
The shock jock has notched up 158 consecutive ratings wins. But over barramundi and steak, the 69-year-old insists he’s not as powerful as some people think.
- by Michael Koziol
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