Note on the rova website re cricket coverage moving from Today FM:
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Nik browm leaving the sound???
NZHerald / media insider said something about at least 2 hosts leaving from The Sound eh?
This is a bit savage lol
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On the Facebook sounding board its said mark Richardson is returning to the sounf
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Thatâs a mistake, Nik Brown is very good and knows the music well. Personally I canât stand Mark Richardson. A very odd decision to make.
As to Paul Ego leaving after such a short time, it makes me wonder why he took the job in the first place?
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Probably took the job not expecting Simon Barnett would return.
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Interesting if thatâs true, Mark Richardson on breakfast at The Sound round 2. Yet again someone at Mediaworks thinks that a station focused on music, having passionate music announcers and little talk needs a personality driven breakfast show again. Never lasts long though, letâs not forget Gary McCormick on Magic.
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I dont mind mark Richardson as a tv cricket commentary analyst but not sure he would work on a music station like the sound which core focus is classic rockâŚhe did this once before a few years ago and didnt really work
Will he be the main host or is there going to be another main anchor with Richardson in a co host role??
Can you copy/paste the posts from the group you saw it on for us Rod?
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That was my own question ie re his role on the breakfast show
There is a sound Factbook page sounding board where people make comments
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It always seems this time of the year mw do a cleanot of on air talent and staff are shuffled onâŚalways sad when that happens
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Mark Richardson is not going back to The Sound.
Someone on that group is just trolling (below) 
But it does sound as if Nik Brown announced on Fri morning that heâs leaving
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Here are the possible reasons why Mark Richardson cannot return to The Sound in 2025, although some of which may not be correct at the time of writing:
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Contractual obligations: Richardson may be committed to another broadcasting contract which prevents him from joining The Sound.
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Current employment: Richardson might be currently employed by another radio station or media outlet, making it impossible for him to return to The Sound.
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Retirement or other pursuits: Richardson may have decided to retire from broadcasting or pursue other interests, ruling out a return to The Sound.
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Health or personal reasons: Richardson might be dealing with health issues or personal circumstances which prevent him from returning to broadcasting.
PS: Correct me if Iâm wrong.
- He has not been offered the job.
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@OnAir Oh, thanks for correcting me.
End of an era with the departure of sharyn casey on edge driveâŚ
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Just went to the new Sports Nation website and must say I think the layout is quite odd, itâs covered in sports news (no surprises there, all good) but I struggled to find a roster of shows/hosts. Is there one? It feels like the radio side seems to be sort of hidden whereas sports news is the âstar of the showâ.
Also is it only listenable on AM frequencies in the four main centres + Hamilton? If so thatâs a vastly reduced coverage footprint from what the old SENZ station was - what happened to all the other (former) frequencies?
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Yeah itâs a messy website.
They are definitely on more frequencies than that. Weird to highlight sports news on their site when they donât have a newsroom - only ârip and readâ newsreaders.
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Iâve been impressed by the social media content - having cameras set up in the commentary box is nice and not something Mediaworks did on MagicTalk or Today FMâs cricket commentary.
Yeah good point. They still have the 28 frequencies nationwide⌠but yeah, you wouldnât know that from their website!