After the highly successful introduction of its radio internship program in January, Nine today announced that it has launched a second round of the initiative.
The internship program is designed to discover the next generation of radio professionals who will be afforded the opportunity to shape the future of Nine’s market-leading radio stations across Australia.
Successful candidates will have the chance to gain invaluable experience while learning from the best talent in the industry.
Importantly, the six-week internships are paid, and will be offered at each Nine Radio station: Sydney’s 2GB, Melbourne’s 3AW, Brisbane’s 4BC and 6PR in Perth.
During the program, interns are provided with hands-on training in radio producing, broadcasting, journalism and social media. Successful applicants will spend time with producers and on-air talent, and in Nine’s radio newsrooms, to learn how to produce engaging and entertaining programs, and fast and accurate news bulletins.
Tom Malone, Managing Director of Nine Radio, said: “We were blown away by the response to the launch of our internship program and the quality of talent we were able to unearth. Two of our interns have already been offered full-time work, while a further six applicants have been given casual employment. I’d encourage anyone with a passion for radio to apply for these positions.”
Applications close 15 June. To apply for the Nine Radio station in your city, click on the link below:
While it’s a good initiative i question the length of the appointment. 6 weeks is not long enough. It should be 6 months minimum even if they are offering “casual” employment to some of the candidates. Do things properly or not at all.
I think 6 weeks is a good balance, especially given Nine Radio is paying them.
6 months is a big commitment for any workplace to take on an intern - especially when an applicant likely doesn’t have a academic institution behind who can vouch for them or anyone else who has skin in the game.
6 weeks is plenty enough to get a “feel” for things on both sides, as an intern and as an employer…any longer and chances are you’re exploiting the kid (likely) for cheap labour.
Seems the camera on AW is broken in one of the studios. It’s stuck on the wide shot. A shame because the guest in studio we are looking at the back of her head….
I find it interesting watching the 2GB feed that everyone other than Ray Hadley is in this tiny cramped studio where Ray is in a much bigger studio with a lot more space. Why is Ray so special?
Presenters do have their favourite studios. 2GB doesn’t have ‘cramped’ studios, plus it’s logistics. Any one who’s worked on-air knows it’s a nightmare using one main studio, especially with a talk format, but music also, doing a shift change in the news break is a painful experience.
Has been this way in Sydney at 2UE, 2UW and 2GB and other cap cities for 40-50 years of rotating studios at least.
Nine’s radio stations No.1 for NRL and AFL coverage
Nine’s radio stations are the outright market leaders in Sydney and Melbourne for their coverage of NRL and AFL.
In the highly competitive sports broadcasting sector, last week’s GfK Survey 3 ratings results show that Sydney’s 2GB and Melbourne’s 3AW dominate across every timeslot.
In Sydney, The Continuous Call Team is clear Number 1 for NRL coverage:
Across all weekend shifts combined (Fri 7pm-11pm, Sat 1pm-10pm, Sun 1pm-7pm), 2GB commands a winning share of 9.2, ahead of ABC (5.8), Triple M (4.7) and SEN (0.4).
On Friday nights 2GB averages a 15.1 share, streaks in front of ABC (7.4), Triple M (3.7) and SEN (0.1).
On Saturdays 2GB averages an 8.2 share, leading ABC (6.4), Triple M (5.3) and SEN (0.4).
On Sundays 2GB averages a 9.0 share, well ahead of ABC (4.7), Triple M (4.2) and SEN (0.5).
In Melbourne, 3AW Football is a comprehensive timeslot winner across all shifts:
On Friday nights 3AW averages an 11.1 share, ahead of ABC (6.9), Triple M (6.2) and SEN (4.3).
On Saturday afternoons 3AW leads with a 7.9 share, in front of Triple M (6.9), ABC (3.7) and SEN (3.3).
On Saturday evenings 3AW averages a 9.8 share, well ahead of ABC (6.8), Triple M (4.9) and SEN (4.1).
On Sunday early afternoon (12pm-2pm) 3AW averages a 10.2 share, doubling its nearest sports competitor Triple M (5.1) and well ahead of ABC (4.9) and SEN (3.8).
On Sunday late afternoon (2pm-7pm) 3AW records a 7.8 share, in front of Triple M (6.8), ABC (4.2) and SEN (3.1).
Nine’s Head of Content, Greg Byrnes said, “These are stunning results right across our footy coverage. It’s pretty clear – if you’re not listening to our stations, or advertising on them – you’re missing out.”
Source: GfK Radio Ratings Survey 3 2022, Market Share %, 2GB Sydney Fri 7pm-11pm, Sat 1pm-10pm, Sun 1pm-7pm, 3AW Melbourne Fri 6-11pm, Sat 12-11pm, Sun 2-7pm, AP10+, unless otherwise specified.
The simple answer is they don’t want their weeknight evening programming to only run 3 nights a week. Traditional weekend games probably a different listener profile.
For 2GB, they don’t have the rights to Thursday night games. They do score updates though. I remember when Steve Price was doing evenings he didn’t seem too happy about having to do that.
Denis Walter’s producer Marnie Reid is leaving Denis’ Nights program to produce Tom Elliott’s Drive show.
Interestingly, Marnie’s sister Shannon used to be the producer for Derryn Hinch back 10 years ago, and I think she stuck around for Tom’s first year in the role, so now Tom will have had both of the Reid sisters produce his program.