Oh Basil, keeping it classy.
4BC will be airing live coverage of the Queensland State Election results on Saturday night between 6pm and 11pm.
4BC Breakfast and Drive hosts Neil Breen and Scott Emerson join John Stanley to bring you all the latest results as they roll in on election night.
Tune in from 6pm on Saturday October 31 as Queensland decides.
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What was he thinking?
Whilst he’s allowed to form an opinion on any subject matter, he shouldn’t say these opinions out loud on a breakfast show, potentially damaging his reputation.
Must be looking ahead for Liberal preselection for state politics
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According to radioinfo.com.au The Two Murrays will be returning to radio to host weekend afternoons (2pm-7pm on 2GB) over summer.
Hopefully George Moore makes an appearance in the line up over summer, also.
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Media release from Nine
The Two Murrays return to weekends on 2GB and 4BC
Two of Australia’s favourite broadcasters are returning to radio with Murray Wilton and Murray Olds (aka The Two Murrays) set to deliver five hours of news, sport, entertainment, lifestyle and plenty of frivolity over summer weekends on 2GB and 4BC.
Their new show launches this Saturday, October 31, and continues on weekends right through until the start of the NRL season in March 2021.
The Two Murrays will go to air Saturday and Sundays 2pm–7pm on 2GB and 1pm-6pm on 4BC.
“We’re so pleased that The Two Murrays have answered the call to team up again for a summer filled with their unique chemistry and banter,” said Greg Byrnes, Head of Content for Nine Radio.
“They’re great mates on and off-air and that genuine friendship is sure to resonate with our listeners.”
The Two Murrays have decades of radio experience between them, both together and separately. Over the years they have had stints on stations including 2GB, 2UE and the ABC.
“We’re just a couple of ordinary blokes having a yarn,” said Wilton. “We can’t wait to resume the conversation with old and new friends on 2GB and 4BC,” said Olds.
Away from radio, Murray Wilton is the General Manager of Agriculture and the Sydney Royal Easter Show for the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW.
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Wonderful news!, perhaps George & Paul may fill in for Chris Smith over Christmas and New Year
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While it’s good that The Two Murrays are returning to radio, it’s a pity that they won’t be heard on 2UE!
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Turns out he momentarily forgot he was Lord Mayor of Perth. As if that makes it fine to say those things.
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I wonder if Nine will quietly pull Basil from 6PR Breakfast before Monday.
For all we know, viewers might boycott the station and they won’t want to be losing ad revenue.
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Talk Radio consolidates dominance across Australia
2GB #1 in Sydney / 3AW #1 in Melbourne / 4BC posts significant across the board growth
The latest radio ratings have highlighted the strength of talk radio as a medium with Nine Radio’s stations – 3AW, 2GB, 4BC and 6PR – recording stunning results.
The GfK Survey 7 saw Nine Radio’s talk stations retain their #1 position in the key 35-64 demographic with a 11.9% share (up 0.5 points). In all people 10+ Nine Radio’s talk stations grew 1.5 points to a 13.8% share.
The survey results come just a week after new research from The Lab highlighted the significant value of talk radio audiences for advertisers. The research set out to better understand audience needs, motivations, behaviours and why people listen to talk radio and highlighted the role of the medium in connecting people and increasing their sense of happiness.
“We made major changes across the Nine Radio network at the start of the year and the results are proving impressive,” said Greg Byrnes, Nine Radio’s Head of Content
“Melbourne has turned to 3AW en masse with all programs hitting unprecedented ratings figures, including a stunning 29.8% for Ross and Russ breakfast show. It’s 3AW’s best overall result in decades and shows Melbournians flocked to 3AW for trusted news and companionship in uncertain times.
“In Sydney Ben Fordham has maintained his dominance in the toughest slot in the country with a share of 16.1%, almost 6 points ahead of his nearest competitor. It’s 2GB’s 129th consecutive survey as number 1.
“The result in Brisbane has been stunning with our return to local content proving remarkable. The big gains in breakfast and Drive highlighting the huge efforts Neil Breen and Scott Emerson put over recent months.
“And Perth all key programs on 6PR have held the gains posted last survey or increased their audience figures.”
The results around the country are:
2GB 873 remains the leader in Sydney – #1 across Breakfast, Mornings, Evenings and Weekends recording its 129th consecutive survey win with an 13.7% audience share.
- Ben Fordham Live retains the #1 spot in the Breakfast timeslot – with an audience share of 16.1%.
- The Ray Hadley Morning Show remains a clear #1 recording an audience share of 17.2% (up 0.4 points). This is Ray’s 129th consecutive win .
- Afternoons with Deborah Knight has maintained its audience with a share of 10.7%.
- Drive with Jim Wilson continues to deliver a solid audience inthe Drive timeslot, with an 8.8% audience share.
- Nights with John Stanley dominates the timeslot – a clear #1 with an audience of 20.9%, well ahead of its competitors.
- 2GB is the clear #1 on Weekends (including The Garden Clinic, Chris Smith and The Continuous Call Team) with its audience share at 13.6%.
Networked programs Wide World of Sports with Mark Levy (2GB) and Money News with Brooke Corte (2GB, 3AW, 4BC) continue to perform strongly in their early evenings timeslot holding their audience.
3AW has posted its best result in decades. In what was another stunning result the station recorded an audience share of 20.6% (up 3.7 points) in Survey 7 of the GfK radio ratings, as Melbourne continued to tune to Talk Radio as a trusted source of news and opinion.
The station is #1 in Breakfast, Mornings, Afternoons, Drive, Nights and Weekends recording across the board increases, and 3AW is remains #1 in the key 40-54s advertiser demographic.
- After last survey’s record result 3AW Breakfast with Ross Stevenson and Russel Howcroft continued to record growth, posting a 29.8% share (up 2.4 points) in their timeslot and retaining the position of being Melbourne’s #1 Breakfast show. This marks 149 consecutive surveys and a total of 220 wins for 3AW as Melbourne’s #1 Breakfast show .
- Neil Mitchell remains the clear #1 in the Morning Show timeslot recording a 22.7% share, up 3.3 points.
- Dee Dee Dunleavy’s Afternoons show remains #1 in the timeslot drawing a 15.5% share up 3.5 points.
- Tom Elliott is #1 in the highly competitive timeslot Melbourne Drive with a share of 19.2%, up 4.6 points.
- Denis Walter’s Nights program is #1 in its timeslot and continues to hold its audience in Melbourne recording a 20.4% share up 5.3 points.
4BC 1116 Brisbane – Sees across the board growth as Brisbane turns to local talk
News Talk 4BC 1116 has recorded a significant increase in its audience share of 9.5% among all people 10+ (up 2.4 points).
- Breakfast with Neil Breen delivered a significant lift in Breakfast posting 10.6% share in Brisbane up 2.4 points
- The Ray Hadley Morning Show remains the #1 Talk Morning Show with a 14% share in his timeslot (9-11am) recording growth of 2.7 points in the timeslot. This is Ray’s best ever result in Brisbane.
- Afternoons with Deborah Knight post a its audience recording a 10.3% share up 2.3 points.
- Drive with Scott Emerson in its second survey lifted 2.1 points recording a 6.6% audience share.
- Nights with John Stanley had an 7.9% share in his timeslot of the audience growing his share 2.3 points.
6PR 882 Perth – Holds its overall audience share
News Talk 6PR 882 has achieved an audience share of 8.6% up 0.1 points among all people 10+
- Breakfast with Steve Mills and Basil Zempilas recorded a 11.3% share
- Mornings with Gareth Parker continued to grow on last survey with a 10.2% share, up 0.2 points.
- Afternoons with Simon Beaumont recorded a share of 8.7%.
- Perth Live with Oliver Peterson has grown its audience with a 6.6 share, up 0.3 points.
- Perth Tonight with Chris Ilsley drew a share of 8.6%
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According to The Australian, Neil Mitchell has put his negotiations for a long-term contract on hold until he can meet his boss Tom Malone face to face. The paper says that days before recording his highest ratings ever with a 22.7 per cent share in last week’s survey, Mitchell signed a short-term six-month contract to roll over on the same terms as his previous three-year deal. The short extension will take him through to the middle of 2021.
If Mitchell is rating a 22.7 share by S6/2021 then I’ll be damned.
Nice to see Bill Woods on nights during the Summer filling in for John Stanley.
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6PR announces new on-air line-up for 2021
6PR has unveiled a new and refreshed 2021 on-air lineup for the leading Perth talk station, announcing that popular Mornings host Gareth Parker will move to the key Breakfast shift.
Highly respected 60 Minutes journalist Liam Bartlett will rejoin 6PR as its new Mornings host, while Steve Mills, ‘Millsy’, is moving to Afternoons . Oliver Peterson continues in the Drive shift, while Simon Beaumont will host a new Saturday/Sunday Morning program.
“We’re very excited about 6PR’s new on-air lineup,” Emily White, 6PR Content Manager, said. “Gareth Parker is perfectly placed to lead our talk radio format through the next decade with his great style of broadcasting and journalism he has honed in the Mornings slot. His ability to break stories, analyse events and set the news agenda will be the driving force of a reshaped 6PR.
“We are similarly delighted that Liam Bartlett is making his return to daily radio as the new host of Mornings , a slot he has dominated previously, and we’re very happy that Millsy has found a new home on Afternoons . Together with Oly in Drive and Beauy supercharging our weekends, it makes for a formidable lineup seven days a week and delivers on our promise of the best live and local, news, sport, weather, traffic, information and entertainment.”
The appointments of Parker and Bartlett sees two of Perth’s most experienced journalists taking over the key talk radio slots on the 6PR station. Parker joined 6PR four years ago after more than a decade at The West Australian newspaper where he extensively covered WA politics and has brought a strong style of breaking news and insightful interviewing to the station.
Bartlett rejoins 6PR from leading national current affairs show 60 Minutes . Based in Perth, Bartlett has a long history in the state across Nine, the ABC, and as a columnist and feature writer for News Ltd/The West Australian . He will continue to file a number stories for 60 Minutes each year.
Gareth Parker said he “couldn’t be more excited” about moving to Breakfast .
“It’s a huge privilege and big responsibility to wake up with our wonderful 6PR listeners and help get the day underway. We want to set the agenda with the big interviews and the most relevant breaking news, but it’s also about that essential traffic and weather info that helps people navigate the morning, the latest in sport and entertainment while having those great talkback conversations and plenty of fun along the way.
“The opportunity to rejoin the 6PR team and represent our Perth audience was just too good to pass up,” said Liam Bartlett. “To advocate on behalf of so many great listeners and help keep our decision makers honest is what makes the ‘Morning Program’ so special and the reason I’m so thrilled to be returning”.
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Gotta feel for Steve Mills to be moved to afternoons.
Hopefully Gareth can loosen up a bit in the breakfast slot.
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Now THAT’S good use of Nine talent. Put strong TV journos on their News Talk stations. I’d like to see more of the 60 Minutes presenters past & present pop up on all the 9Radio stations.
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Good move. He’s very experienced in news and reporting and his experience would be valuable to 6PR.
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Don’t like the breakfast change. Millsy should have stayed on with a new co-host. Parker is good but too heavy for that slot.
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Agree, he’s a bit too on the serious side.
You need a good personality who also has a bit of a newsy background for the breakfast slot.
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