Adelaide’s Dawn Service will be hosted by former evenings presenter Peter Goers
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Looks like in Sydney next week. Bathie is back on Drive but Hingers is in for Afternoons.
I agree. I never heard TGIF in Melbourne before (except one time when 3LO’s transmission went off-line and we got 2BL out of Sydney). I’ve not enjoyed it since it’s become a regular show here.
If also like for it to disappear (or return home) 
we don’t have to sit through Elaine Canty or Terry Lane.
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ABC’s Conversations with Sarah Kanowski and Richard Fidler hit the road to celebrate 20 years of stories
For the past 20 years, ABC’s Conversations has captivated listeners with the stories of the famous and the unknown, the brave, the brilliant, and the quietly extraordinary. Now, to celebrate this impressive milestone, Conversations Live with Sarah Kanowski and Richard Fidler will be coming to stages around Australia.
Join Sarah and Richard for an unforgettable show, taking audiences behind the scenes and sharing the untold stories and moments that stayed with them long after the mic was turned off. Commencing in Adelaide on 1 August, Conversations Live with Sarah Kanowski and Richard Fidler will visit Hobart, Canberra, Perth, Newcastle, Brisbane, Melbourne and Darwin, before concluding in Sydney on 23 August.
Host Richard Fidler said: “This live event celebrates 20 years of us dragging people in front of a microphone and inviting them to share their stories, ideas and secrets. Sarah and I can’t wait to bring the show to audiences around Australia.”
Host Sarah Kanowski echoes the sentiment: “Kanowski and Fidler onstage together. it’s like Sonny and Cher, Nancy and Lee, and the White Stripes all rolled into one, only without any discernible musical talent.”
Consistently appearing in the top 10 podcasts in Australia every month, ABC’s Conversations is a must-listen for millions of people. This is a chance to be part of the Conversations community in real time, with special guests, memorable moments, and a few surprises along the way. This is more than a show. It’s Conversations, LIVE.
Tickets on sale Friday 2 May via ABC Events.
Tune into ABC’s Conversations on ABC Local Radio Monday to Friday at 11am and on ABC Radio National Monday to Friday at 3pm or via ABC listen.
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ABC journalists have said they are “beyond disappointed” at chairman Kim Williams’ “arrogant attitude” after revelations he intervened to assist a comedian gain interviews with the public broadcaster’s Regional Radio division.
A statement from the ABC MEAA House Committee to SkyNews.com.au said that following the Media Watch report “more stories of a similar nature” have emerged.
“Journalists at the ABC are beyond disappointed by revelations on Media Watch, showing that the ABC Chair, Kim Williams, has inappropriately intervened to gain promotion for an old acquaintance of his, overriding the editorial judgement of staff,” the statement said.
“We are also shocked by his arrogant attitude to the professional staff that work in our regional bureaus, who work every day to uphold the MEAA Journalist Code of Ethics, which demands independence.”
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Yeah this guy needs to go. Even his “apologies” which aired on Media Watch were major NON-apologies. Such an arrogance.
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A group of pro-Israel complainants involved in the legal battle between Antoinette Lattouf and the ABC are seeking contempt of court proceedings against The Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) and The Age, alleging the mastheads breached a Federal Court suppression order.
According to The Sydney Morning Herald, the order—made on February 3 by Justice Darryl Rangiah during Lattouf’s ongoing unlawful termination suit against the ABC—suppresses for ten years the “names, identities, contact details and addresses of persons who made complaints” about Lattouf’s employment.
Now, lawyers for individuals covered by that order allege that SMH editor Bevan Shields, The Age editor Patrick Elligett, two in-house lawyers, two journalists, and the papers’ publishing companies have violated the suppression conditions.
The matter will return to court on June 19.
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What I would give for this story to just go away and never appear again.
What an utter farce by all involved…
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ABC Melbourne’s Sharnelle Vella and Bob Murphy, and Rafael Epstein, are broadcasting their shows live from Boronia Progress Hall in Melbourne’s outer east this morning, in the federal seat of Aston. There is a sausage sizzle organised by the local Rotary Club throughout the morning.
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I’ve seen some commentary online questioning the value of this - you know, the kind like “why is Media Watch so concerned about a couple of interviews”. I have to totally disagree with that sentiment.
Having worked in government for some time, when a request from high up comes down like that (be it from the political side or senior administrators), it generally comes across as a direction rather than a request. I mean, who wants to be the poor pleb who says no to the higher ups. There’s an unspoken kind of pressure to do what the boss wants.
While Kim Williams has defended his actions as just advocating for a review of the matter, it absolutely will not have been seen as that internally - it will have been seen as the Chair requesting something happen. Hence why the ABC staff rolled over and agreed to the interviews. Mr Williams really ought to have known that, and the cynic might suggest he did know that, hence why he made the requests to provide assistance to his “acquaintance”.
I’m sure stuff like this happens all the time in a government-type organisation like the ABC, especially one so politicised in many ways (not talking content, but in terms of its oversight and scrutiny from outside). But it’s behaviour that really stinks and I’m glad it’s been called out for what it is by Media Watch.
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I really don’t get why this continues to be an issue - surely each chair has seen what has happened to their predecessors when they’ve attempted to intervene on this kind of stuff and decide against trying it themselves.
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You would think so. My guess is that Austen Tayshus has something on him. Either that or he’s just one of those incredibly arrogant people who think the rules don’t apply.
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But it’s the power they have in the name/position and not being able to help wield it.
I see it in government all the time. The pollies have very strict dos/don’ts about what they can and can’t ask of officers, depending on the level of government/their position. Doesn’t stop them trying things on that are well beyond that when it’s convenient.
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