Neil off again tomorrow “due to some commitments” seems to be happening more and more regularly.
TJ to fill in.
Today he broadcast from home, which usually front end of the week he has been in studio.
One would hope Neil’s health is ok… seems to have been a rolling thing for a while…
Commitments doesn’t have to mean it’s a health related appointment. I really don’t think his absences have been more regular than usual, I only seem to recall TJ filling in very occasionally apart from the survey breaks and long weekends for the Cup last week which are planned in advance.
He’s probably got meetings at Victorian Liberal Headquarters to get his directions on how to handle the rest of the election campaign. 
He is after all one of their chief campaigners!
Heidi filling in for a Neil this morning despite Neil saying TJ would be… he hoped he was available.
I get what’s said above but it seems last minute considering TJ not being available .
This morning Nova 100’s Chrissie Sam and Browny made fun of a gaffe on a 3AW news bulletin recently. In the clip, Tony Tardio mentioned a report by Nine News US correspondent Jonathan Kearsley on a man sentenced to life in prison for a mass shooting in the US. After Tony’s intro, the first few seconds of The Blind Factory ad (“Ohhhhh the Blind Factory…”) aired in mistake before Jonathan’s report was played.
The clip was broadcast at least four times during today’s show and everyone in the studio laughed each time. Anchor Dino said the gaffe happened during one of the 3AW bulletins yesterday.
EDIT 11/11: the clip was played again on the Nova show this morning, so I did another web search and found the relevant article. It was about Nicolas Cruz, who was sentenced to 17 life terms without parole for the February 2018 massacre at a Florida high school.
Jim Wilson has announced he’s quitting 2GB Drive. His last show will be tomorrow.
Jim’s staying with Nine to work on television.
Jim Wilson to replace Tracy Grimshaw on ACA 
That’s a sudden announcement and departure.
Big week for Jim with him stepping away from this role and his father in law (Chris Bath’s father) dying yesterday. Hopefully Nine finds him something substantial to do and we get to see him at the desk with Overton at 6pm from time to time.
Wish 2GB would get Jason Morrison back for the Drive slot.
Sounds to me like he’s been given his marching orders for continual poor ratings. Jim said he “decided to leave at the end of last week”, so it’s definitely very sudden.
I reckon either Chris O’Keefe or Luke Grant will replace him.
Absolutely he’s been pushed. No questions asked.
I thought he’s show was improving in the ratings or was there a big dip in the latest ratings? 1. 3 percent drop compared to last survey doesn’t seem that significant. But he was up in a few surveys this year.
He never rated number one in the slot. But neither did the person Jim replaced. I think people prefer to relax on the drive home so prefer music to talk which is why you see Byron Webb on Smooth rate so highly in Sydney.
Maybe an opening for Michael McLaren, return of Stuart Bocking (I guess not), Jason Morrison seems to be locked in with 7. Perhaps time for a complete re-hash of afternoons and drive. Time is running out for 2GB maintaining the No 1 position.
Yes! I would love Jason Morrison or even Paul Murray to make a comeback to drive radio.
Even better, put John Stanley there.
How about Mike Carlton or Peter Fitzsimons? Time to lean a wee bit to the left. 
Wow. Imagine Mike & Fitz making a comeback to radio.
Sad to see Jim leave drive. I would also tip Chris O’Keefe or Luke Grant. Would also be great to see Michael McLaren move to drive.
Clinton Maynard is a good fill in, but I find his delivery is too intense. His talk ratio is too high vs talkback and interviews.
The contrast of Nine looking after Jim Wilson is in stark contrast to his Brisbane drive counterpart, Scott Emerson who wasn’t given a chance to say bye on air and this sham of him being a political contributor yet hardly used, I think Spencer Howson and John Stanley, as off prime time as one can get.
Oh and some Today show appearances.
Very poor treatment.
2GB listeners heads will explode 
It’s interesting that Jim is wrapping up on a Thursday, not just Friday.
I wonder if we’ll just see Mark Levy cover tomorrow, with a new announcer starting Monday?
It’ll likely be an internal candidate.