Just an fyi she does have hearing problems and wears a hearing aid.
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100% correct. I had lunch with her a few years back and it was playing up.
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I feel like this statement is a unfair, implying that she may not be genuine.
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Yeah Iâm quite keen to draw a line under that sort of discussion here please, all.
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Yes, very true. my apologies
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One thing I find about Aussie station websites is that they are often not great at providing a clear, up-to-date, schedule for the full 24 hours of each day - and thatâs for ânormalâ days, never mind times like Christmas/New Year. Had you looked at the 4BC website for example, youâd have assumed the evening of Christmas Eve was Saturday Night Live followed by Country Music Countdown. 2GBâs website was no better in this respect.
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Ian Blackley is know on 6pr.
Not sure how long âBlackers â has been there.
Nice to have him back on the wireless in Perth.
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Heard Caroline Ferguson working for the Department of Transport doing the traffic reports on 3AW this morning.
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What happened to Nineâs internal traffic reporters?
Caroline has been doing traffic reports since last Thursday, with the regular guy on holidays.
Has been missing her beautiful voice though.
Theyâve taken DoT for a while now.
To each their own of course. My view is the exact opposite. Its been a punish for me up here in the glorious Harbour City copping dull and tedious 3AW overnights lately. Canât wait till stimulating 2GB programming resumes next week. Iâll really miss callers like Beryl from Sunshine and Mavis from Moonee Ponds ⌠not. 3AW programming overnights has certainly cured my insomnia anyway.
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All of which confirms my (and many others) long-held view that the Sydney radio audience is very different from the Melbourne radio audience and that is why program-sharing between the 2 cities rarely works. Michael McLaren lasted 3 months being simulcast on 3AW before they had to bring back local overnights to the station
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Steve Price and then later John Stanley lasted 2-3 years on 3AW before Nine Management stepped in and brought back local nights when Denis Walter moved from afternoons.
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Letâs not forget MTR 1377AM⌠aka 3GB.
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The CBC experiment between 2UE and 3AK pretty much confirmed this. And even later attempts to relay the John Laws show into Melbourne fell flat.
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Sydney likes tabloid screaming, Melbourne likes more serious newsy shows and then light talk like Walter/Nightline at night.
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There are some situations where I think national programming could be used to save costs. For example, thereâs not much point in having two separate gardening shows on Saturday and Sunday morning (The Garden Clinic on 2GB/4BC, and on 3AW there are different gardeners who join Darren James each week).
If Michael McLaren doesnât want to return to Overnights and is instead given the Weekend slot that Chris Smith used to occupy, for example, then I wouldnât be surprised if they trial having Tony Moclairâs 3AW Overnight program heard on 2GB and 4BC permanently. If they tightened up the 3AW format then I think a national overnight show from Melbourne could possibly work.
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What is the point of having 2 Australia Overnight programs. 1 coming from 2gb/4bc and another one coming from 3aw
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Different climates and soils would make it really obvious that itâs out of state, so would mean youâd have to be a whole lot less specific in advice, making it a less useful program.
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