Hopefully The ACMA will give them a few problems over how this ignorant idiot spoke today!
Yeah because Chris called him out on his BS.
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Looking forward to another “outraging public decency” headline.
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Now that Alan, Ray and Murdoch have gotten their way and the Turnbull Government is in its last few hours as the Liberal Party lurches to the right…I so wish that Sydney had a loud left radio station.
Not the quiet left of the ABC but a real in your face left wing station.
Right now in Australia that would be so much fun. The added talking point on this station would be Alan’s use of the “n” word.
It’s such a pity that 2UE has been forced into being a third rate, generic, community sounding sports station.
Murdoch and 2GB are right wing bullies. We need some left wing bullies to make this interesting…
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2UE tried that with mike Carlton and Peter fitzimons. I quite liked it but it flopped.
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In Survey 3 in 2008 2UE was rating a 7.5 share.
Ten years later and that’s their cume. Seven listeners.
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Ray has a very fragile jaw. Chris said it right, some of the biggest bullies. Karl knew the comment was coming, very uncomfortable for him being chums with Alan and Ray.
GB is largely ignored outside of federal politics and its ageing audience. Another desperate cry for relevance by those with ageing or dwindling audiences.
What Chris didn’t call out was Sky is more Sky opinion, yes, he mentioned Sky’s limited reach beyond the political types.
Many questioned Chris’s signing to 9 and would now have egg on their face, he’s serving it up in measured doses, as Laurie Oakes did in his own style.
That would require a complaint to be made, response received and then forwarded to ACMA by the dissatisfied complainant. That lobby group that asks consumers to request companies stop advertising with offending media outlets would have a lot of fodder with 2GB. What is it’s name?‘’
Their opinions weren’t strong enough. The simplistic average is that right opinions are more polarising, stronger audience magnets which isn’t replicated with strong left views.
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Macquarie Syndication website reports John Stanley will fill in for Ray Hadley from the 24th to the 28th of September. That will be a very big change of pace.
Also around that time, Alan away for two weeks with Steve Price filling in. Michael McLaren covering Price’s show. Luke Grant covering McLaren’s overnights. Chris Kenny on Money News for one week.
Neil Mitchell and Tom Elliott away at 3AW that week, covered by Tony Jones and Nick McCallum respectively.
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But John Stanley is not a right wing nut job and won’t be yelling and bullying people. How will Ray allow this?
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Yes, at the end of the day strong right opinions of the Sky/Hadley/Jones et al are controversial and becoming more and more niche - which means that the rusted-ons who long for the world to go back to the 50s will listen as their last bastion of what they perceive as ‘sanity’, and those who love to be outraged by such opinions will listen/garner media coverage for such opinions.
Strong left opinions are: everyone get along, treat each other right, give everyone a fair go and take care of the environment. Which whilst more popular, is way more boring to listen to.
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You only have to look at how Air America went to prove that left-wing talkback doesn’t pull as big of an audience as ring-wing radio does
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Although I have heard Jones rant against coal seam gas mining. He goes feral. That’s a leftie cause. He tells his listeners “you can taste the fertile soil but it won’t be like that when these mining bastards have finished with it”
I would just love it if there was an angry leftie who had broadcast skills. After the same sex marriage vote it’s pretty obvious that Australia is fairly progressive.
Is it possible for someone to get mad about the reduction of some penalty rates? If 2GB goes mental about power bills I reckon there’s room for lefty anger as well.
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He’s not a true conservative… he’s a populist so sometimes the left causes come in because they affect farmers.
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You cannot beat Alan Jones for pure entertainment. AJ has been on a ten minute rage against Malcolm Turnbull. This included his concern that Malcolm will undermine the new government. Pot. Kettle. Black.
Alan’s morning manifesto included unfounded claims that the former PM hated charity events and likened Malcolm to Zimbabwe’s Mugabe.
I think Alan is getting closer and closer to the edge. I am so glad that John Howard brought in tighter gun control laws in 1996. These laws will help to keep the people of Pyrmont and The Toaster safe.
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Belford’s favourite place is apparently his estate Charlieville at Fitzroy Falls. He does occasionally do his show from there.
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Belford? Please tell me why the name Belford.
I am intrigued.
It’s his middle name.
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Alan Belford-Gloria Jones.
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It shows his lack of focus to the craft of broadcasting. No respect. Don’t feel like the drive from Charleville to Jones Bay Rd? No worries, get on the line and do it. Not good broadcasting, put in the effort, get into the studio unless you’re paid to promote elsewhere.
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The NSW Law Society and Vodafone have pulled their advertising from 2GB after Alan Jones mentioned the n word last week. While acknowledged as serious by Macquarie, Jones has effectively been given a pat on back.