From Radioinfo:
Pilko is back as FIVEaa unveil their 2020 lineup
NOVA Entertainment has today announced FIVEaaâs weekday on-air line up for 2020.
Tony Pilkington will return home to FIVEaa in afternoons, weekdays from 20 January, following Alan Hickeyâs departure.
Read more, including their full 2020 line-up, here.
And also, this:
Adelaide media icon and FIVEaaâs Jane Reilly has announced she will retire next year.
Jane told David & Will on Fridayâs FIVEaa Breakfast show, âI love you dearly but Iâve decided that coming into 2020 I am hanging up the microphone⌠after 44 years."
Read more here.
All local from the smallest of the five main metros yet it keeps powering on.
Jane leaves the door open mentioning 2020 as her âgap yearâ. Iâm sure sheâll be lured back to the media in some capacity.
Alan Hickey finished up last Friday. Did he leave for health reasons or something else or did management choose not to renew?
Have enjoyed hearing Pilko fill in for Leon this year and bfast last year (with Baz, his radio partner) which was a real cracker.
Lineup looks ok for Adel save for the 3pm hour with Cornseyâs Conversations. Can see what theyâre doing and why but donât agree. Get the jump on other drive shows and begin at 3pm? Or extend afternoons or another talent for the 3 - 4 hour but do it live.
FiveAA is the dark horse in Australian talkback radio.
If it werenât for NovaEnt and the FiveAA model, Australian commercial talkback radio would be stuck with Caralis or 2GB (note I said 2GB and not Nine/MML).
Hereâs hoping NovaEnt one day expand their talkback radio network.
Wouldnât it be great if NewsCorp (or pretty much anybody other than Caralis & Nine) purchased FiveAA, 2UE, 4BH and Magic and created a talk network that was LOCAL and took on Nine/MML head-to-head.
We can only dream.
Agree.
It could be the model they want to pursue or it could be the only model they have certainty that itâll be a success?
Iâd like to think that Paul Thompson and the founding DMG Aus decision makers thought the format has the best longevity.
Alan said that management didnât renew his contract. Leith Forrest is now filling in until Pilko starts
Thanks @Brettski_1234.
Alan had that albatross of having to build the audience following the pre recorded Cornseyâs Conversations, an unenviable task for any broadcaster.
The Five AA version of the ABC Conversation hour is better off in a timeslot, I believe it crashes the audience share following Leon Byner and the midday NWS 9 news bulletin.
Mark Aiston was useful talent for Five AA, often covering gaps in their schedule. Shame he hasnât been called up in awhile.
FiveAAâs phones have been down since about 1pm this afternoon, no calls have been able to be taken since then
Still no phones this morning, there has been an issue with TPG. Quite ironic that Leon Byner has contacts who can help with peoples telecommunication issues but cant fix his stations issues.
Are the phones working at Nova 919? They should swap studios if so, do something makeshift.
Interesting that they have no redundancy of providers .
Thatâs a good start, more will be needed across this year and for at least three more following.Bushfire recovery is slow.
Three to five years growth before the first harvest of grapes for wine production. Many vineyards burnt and will need to be replanted. Similar for fruit trees lost in the Hills.
I realise they are owned by Nova but it probably fits in better here. Peter Godfrey did his last shift on FiveAA last night after 9 years.
Hard to tell from what he said if it was his decision or the stations but he is very popular and very professional.
No word on his replacement as yet. David Bruce currently does weekend overnights but probably not as popular.
Highly concerning.
To think AA has remained profitable whilst MRN bungled their stations and now could consider taking syndicated programming would be a sad loss for Adelaide.
Like a cancer, it begins in middawns and keeps spreading.
When Leon retires, will they pipe in Neil from Melb? How bonkers will it get?
Matthew Pantelis is who I think will replace Leon
It seems like the death of Overnights has begun, âFiveAAâs Overnight Catch Upâ is on now, so far a replay of Leon Byner
Really disappointing decision.
I understand they can do what they like but what really dissapoints me is they didnât bother to tell listeners.
I think Iâd prefer an overnight relay from 3AW than rehashed shows.
âŚwhich is now a relay of 2GBâs overnight programming, if Iâm not mistaken.
Of course itâs sad that FiveAA have seemingly ceased running live programming overnight, but it was probably only a matter of time.
A live national show from 2GB would be better than repeats, I think. Nova is happy having national programs on their FM stations.
Very sad. But prefer replays than the 2GB overnight show as itâs a different talkback style, doesnât match the Adel culture.
Networking should not be rewarded. If Nova wish to save costs, this is the best way to go about it I feel.
Is there still the sports show on at 5am?
Thatâs a good lead in to bfast.