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A bit of a slap in the face to Jim Wilson to announce his replacement so soon.

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It all depends on what is Jim’s new role.

What’s to say he didn’t want to get back to TV some day soon.

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Spencer Howson mentioned at the end of Sunday’s show that Clinton Maynard will be heard in his place as 4BC are shifting studios from one end of the building to another.

Good that Nine are investing in their studios.

I suppose such a move is made easier without 4BH on air from the same building as it once was.

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I wouldn’t be surprised if Michael McLaren walks soon. He has been passed over multiple times now for a dayside timeslot.

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There’s not a lot of other talkback networks with jobs going.

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Is that that rite of passage though? ABC Overnights (both weeknight and weekend) presenters have been doing it for over a decade.

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Wow, I thought the new lineup was to start in 2023.

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He is just about due back and will host overnight weekends presumably whilst Luke Grant is having a break and Clinton Maynard doing overnight weekdays for a week or two.

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On a similar note, it looks like the local Weekend Breakfast program will also not be heard. Instead it will be the 2GB Garden Clinic show in its place. One guesses though that those replacement weekend shows will have to be pipped in live though, to not cause issues with the stop-gaps caused by daylight saving.

According to the Nine Radio Syndication site, Michael is going to host the Chris Smith Weekend program from 10/12/22 to 08/01/23.

On a similar note, quite a few movements coming up over the summer period apparently. Looks like there is still a few holes to fill though. Here’s a summary so far:

  • Afternoons Deborah Knight

    • replacement Joe Hildebrand 12/12/22 to 13/01/23

  • Afternoons with Sofie Formica

    • replacement Rob McKnight 12/12/22 to 16/12/22 (Presumably the show will then take a few week hiatus and link with Sydney until Sofie returns from break)

  • Australia Overnight with Michael McLaren

    • replacement Bill Woods 29/08/22 to 09/12/22

  • Australia Overnight with Tony Moclair

    • replacement Simon Owens 19/12/22 to 22/12/22
    • replacement Pat Panetta 23/12/22 to 26/12/22
    • replacement Simon Owens 27/12/22 to 29/12/22
    • replacement Pat Panetta 30/12/22
    • replacement Simon Owens 02/01/23 to 05/01/23
    • replacement Pat Panetta 06/01/23
    • replacement Simon Owens 09/01/23 to 12/01/23
    • replacement Pat Panetta 13/01/23

  • Ben Fordham Breakfast Show:

    • replacement Chris Smith 12/12/22 to 26/12/22
    • replacement John Stanley 26/12/22 to 30/12/22
    • replacement Chris Smith 02/01/23 to 13/01/23

  • Chris Smith Weekend

    • replacement Clinton Maynard 26/11/22 to 27/11/22
    • replacement Michael McLaren 10/12/22 to 08/01/23

  • Drive with Chris O’Keefe (2023)

    • replacement Joe Hildebrand 14/11/22 to 02/12/23
    • replacement Luke Grant 05/12/22 to 23/12/22
    • replacement James Willis 26/12/22 to 06/01/23

  • Drive with Tom Elliott

    • replacement Heidi Murphy 19/12/22 to 13/01/23

  • Money News Brooke Corte

    • replacement Luke Grant 25/07/22 onwards
    • replacement Scott Haywood 21/11/22 to 01/12/22

  • Neil Mitchell Show

    • replacement Tony Jones 05/12/22 to 23/12/23
    • replacement Shane McInnes 26/12/22 to 30/12/22
    • replacement Tony Jones 02/01/23 to 13/01/23

  • Nights Denis Walter

    • replacement Andrew McLaren 19/12/22 to 13/01/23

  • Nights John Stanley

    • replacement Warren Moore 05/12/22 to 16/12/22
    • replacement Bill Woods 19/12/22 to 30/12/22
    • replacement Luke Grant 02/1/23 to 13/01/23

  • Ray Hadley Morning Show

    • replacement Mark Levy 12/12/22 to 13/01/23
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That’s a reasonably new building. Why are they making changes?

And do they still have the old 4BH logo outside?

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Michael regularly appears on Sky News and would be great in a permanent role or even his own Sky News show. Certainly more qualified than Erin Molan.

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The Nine Radio Syndication site has now been further updated as follows:

** Afternoons with Sofie Formica

    • replacement Rob McKnight 12/12/22 to 16/12/22
    • replacement Greg Cary 19/12/22 to 06/01/23

Great to see Greg returning to the 4BC airwaves as a presenter, something I certainly wasn’t expecting but very welcome. He has popped up on 4BC a few times as a guest recently being interviewed about his book.

It also shows that unlike last Christmas, 4BC will be keeping at least some local programs this year, further details to follow.

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And something else very interesting I’ve just noticed on the Syndication site:

  • Ray Hadley Morning Show
    • replacement Mark Levy 12/12/22 to 13/01/23 (ACT, NSW)
    • replacement Bill McDonald 12/12/22 to 23/12/22 (QLD)
    • replacement Peter Fegan 26/12/22 to 06/01/23 (QLD)
    • replacement Bill McDonald 09/01/23 to 13/01/23 (QLD)

4BC not taking the Mark Levy replacement show during Hadley’s absence but staying local.

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Maybe Bill and Peter are just for the 11am hour in QLD because of the time difference with NSW?

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Reckon they’re trying them out. Maybe seeing if they get enough calls etc to make it work.

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I’d say they’re doing local 9-12 so they can expand their “Good Times and Great Hits” format. I can’t expect Levy to play as much music as Hadley does.

It also shows the future of the station post-Hadley so long as this ratings trend at 4BC continues.

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I suspect that if it goes well, it won’t be Greg’s ‘last stint’ - once he gets the taste for it again and if management like what they hear…who knows!

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