What a shame, he is a good operator. I know that Chris Kearns has been ill but I have not heard him in ages. Is he still with 2CH, the website says he is.
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Trevor Sinclair is now on 1377 3mp doing evenings
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Interesting is he doing it from Sydney? Or maybe he moved to Melbourne and I didnāt know.
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I would say he is doing it from his home studio. Why would he move to Melbourne!!
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Because itās not Sydney?
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Of courseā¦ Sorry I had a flashback to the 80s where you employ local staff 
. Listening to too many 80s songs of late.
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Radio presenters sitting in remote studios (either in their home or at interstate stations) is nothing new. Itās been happening for decades. Graham Kennedy had a radio studio set up in his beach house in Frankston in the 1970s so he didnāt have to leave the house to do his 3XY show.
John Blackman, years ago, did a lot of radio work from his home studio in Melbourne including when he was part of the breakfast team at Triple M in Adelaide back in the mid-2000s
There would be heaps of examples of similar happening in more recent times.
Craig Huggins at Gold 104.3 in Melbourne also covers shifts at Cruise 1323 in Adelaide.
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Wow. I guess a being normal radio listener they had me fooled.
Still if I am in Sydney, Iād rather someone who could look out the window and say there is a big storm here Pyrmont rather than have some guy in Frankston who doesnāt know. There is still something special about local live radio. It is luxury nowadays to be even live (let alone ālocalā) especially for music radio!
Oh, I completely agree, but radio has always had that element of remote working before it became fashionable. 
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Possibly just temporary. Going by their website their normal hosts are on break.
I would think so. Besides most (if not all) 3MP hosts are voice tracking from regional Victorian stations. Donāt think 3MP even have Melbourne studios at all.
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I donāt have an issue with this, it gives them a chance to work in metro while staying regional, and gives the station life with announcers, which otherwise it wouldnāt have - like Magic.
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2CH have updated their show schedule. No sign of Chris Kearns at night.
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Heās probably left 2CH as well?
Surprised that Tim Webster is still there. Come on Nine Radio, give him (and some of these other ex-2CH announcers) a spot on 2UE!
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The Odds of Having 2CH on FM are a Long Shot, Unless the FM Band Expands.
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Realistically, thereās probably more of a chance of seeing 2CHās DAB+ channel quietly switched off!
The opportunity of an FM conversion went away after DMG Radio brought 96.9 and later 95.3.
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Most likely, but apparently it is a good money earner for SEN as advertising with them would be a waste of time and money with virtually no listeners.
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Oh that is sad 
. We lost a great radio guy.
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Chris Kearns Funeral Announcement was in the Tele this morning for next Monday at 2pm. I was reading the paper in the Cafe as I would never buy the Tele and I forgot where the Service is taking place, Northern Suburbs or the other one close by.
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According to Daily Telegraphās Tributes website, the service will be held at Magnolia Chapel in Macquarie Park Crematorium next Monday at 2pm.
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