New Zealand Radio

[Rod_Van_Alphen]

I would imagine so

[nztv]

[Rod_Van_Alphen]

The brekky show got changed 6 month ago

[Horomono]

RNZ Morning Report set to face a shake-up with their boss steps down and losing listeners.

Morning rumbles: RNZ's flagship show faces shake-up as boss steps down

[Rod_Van_Alphen]

Robert t and tracey gone full circle
Both used to be on the sound then went to gold fm and now both back on the sound

[my_names_mr_burns]

@Rod_Van_Alphen

The brekky show got changed 6 month ago

Just goes to show you how often I listen (or don’t ) listen to the breakfast show on The Sound.
Why did he leave The Platform anyway and go back to commercial radio? That’s what I’m unclear on.

[Reece]

@my_names_mr_burns

Why did he leave The Platform anyway

I wouldn’t be surprised if his show didn’t resonate enough with that audience, it was a sports show sandwiched in with the culture wars and political stuff that is The Platforms bread and butter. Leah Panapa probably drawing in more audience because her show aligns with Sean and Michael’s ones, an echo chamber you might say

[NuStraya]

Yeah, I remember looking at their YouTube channel last year and the clips from Devlin’s show got a fraction of the views that Plunket’s rants did.

@NuStraya

The YouTube channel has about 45k subscribers. That’s interesting in itself because if you look at the individual videos, the ones with Sean Plunket sounding off about politics tend to have a few thousand views each (sometimes a lot more)… whereas excerpts from Martin Devlin’s sport show get several hundred at best. Of course there is also the bot factor…

[bjaustralia]

I read online that Peak FM Ruapehu has been sold by long time owner and announcer Geoff Anderson after 30 years.
According to a recent Facebook Post Jesse Archer from Lake Taupo FM is the new owner and breakfast announcer at Peak FM.
Has anyone tuned in this week to hear any changes, and is there a way to listen to the station online, it used to be on Rova until recently I believe.

I wonder if the station is being voice-tracked from Taupo as it used to be based in Ohakune, then recently Raetihi?

[Reece]

@bjaustralia

According to a recent Facebook Post Jesse Archer from Lake Taupo FM is the new owner and breakfast announcer at Peak FM.

@bjaustralia

I wonder if the station is being voice-tracked from Taupo as it used to be based in Ohakune, then recently Raetihi?

Mini networking then? The post online said that the Raetihi studio would also close. Shared breakfast show out of Taupo?

[my_names_mr_burns]

@Reece

I wouldn’t be surprised if his show didn’t resonate enough with that audience, it was a sports show sandwiched in with the culture wars and political stuff that is The Platforms bread and butter. Leah Panapa probably drawing in more audience because her show aligns with Sean and Michael’s ones, an echo chamber you might say

Good point, I had no idea he was doing a sports show (again, I don’t listen to The Platform). But that would make sense.

Which reminds me, how is “Reality Check” “Radio” (lol) doing these days? Since Paul Brennan had a sulk and left both the NZ Radio FB groups, I hear (literally) nothing about it. Is it still going? Does anyone listen to it? Do they need more donations (another lol)?

re Peak FM - didn’t Iain Stables used to run this? Or was that another central NI station?

[TV4]

@my_names_mr_burns

another central NI station?

Ski FM, possibly?

[Rod_Van_Alphen]

A lot of people are complaining online about martin devlin on the sound saying he is not a fit and the format of the breakfast show is not right..trying to be a talkfest as opposed to just playing music which they did at the start things may improve over time but not a lot of happy campers
Ex sound breakfast host and voice of the warriors nik brown is now doing afternoons on smooth fm

[my_names_mr_burns]

@TV4

Ski FM, possibly?

That’s the one, sorry I got my wires crossed there.

[my_names_mr_burns]

@Rod_Van_Alphen

A lot of people are complaining online about martin devlin on the sound saying he is not a fit

He used to be on The Sound though, didn’t he? Or some other Mediaworks station? Maybe I’m thinking of Radio Live.

[Rod_Van_Alphen]

Radio live i think dont think he hss ever been on the sound before

[medianz]

NZME top executive resigns - to join rival media firm

NZME Chief Financial Officer David Mackrell is off to Sky TV next year.

[Reece]

Listening to some of the Between Two Beers Podcast with Jay Reeve today. He claims that Flynny and himself were offered the breakfast role on ZM first before they went to Fletch and Vaughn. He declined as he wanted Hauraki breakfast. Interesting proposition, thoughts on whether the show would have lasted or at least rated competitively? My thoughts are no and I was a listener or this show back then.

[nztv]

@Reece

Listening to some of the Between Two Beers Podcast with Jay Reeve today. He claims that Flynny and himself were offered the breakfast role on ZM first before they went to Fletch and Vaughn. He declined as he wanted Hauraki breakfast. Interesting proposition, thoughts on whether the show would have lasted or at least rated competitively? My thoughts are no and I was a listener or this show back then.

Yes I thought that was interesting too! Said he went to ZM to eventually move to Breakfast when Polly & Grant moved on, and then when the job came up he reckons he said no to it and that he wanted Hauraki breakfast. Doesn’t make a lot of sense eh…

And for those who haven’t listened yet to the podcast… they had given him a contract for breakfast but wanted him to stay on ZM drive till end of year so not so many changes. But cos he had the contract (2 yr) they changed breakfast hours and gave him that 5-6am show on Hauraki and “Hosking money” & bosses tried to performance manage him out early.

I think Jay & Flynny would have done as good as Toni, Sam & Sarah/ Laura but that’s not saying much lol

[Reece]

@nztv

Doesn’t make a lot of sense eh…

No, not at all. I just don’t see that show being tasked with revamping the ZM brand in 2014 so it would be interesting to know if that really is the truth, although Jay seems pretty honest. TRN were also trying to sign Jay Jay and Dom as well back then but for separate stations.