I reckon Russel Howcroft will go before Ross.
I think 3AW Breakfast needs a revamp, it is getting very stale these days, they tend to be playing more music these days and doing more and more inane talkback topics.
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Does 3AW play music?
Occasionally. Music is usually played during Afternoons (12pm to 3pm). It was also played on Sunday nights during Remember When.
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3AW tends to emulate a BBC Radio 2-style approach where music often serves as a personalized opener for the afternoon slots and adds a comedic touch to various segment intros. Additionally, during his Friday morning slot, Tom Elliot features a āSong of the Weekā segment. Here, he selects a song or artist that best reflects an issue or topic discussed on the show throughout the week, tying the weekās themes together through music.
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I donāt like to be too critical, but wow the female newsreader on 4BC/4BH this afternoon just gets SO MANY words wrong. Completely wrong pronunciation of fairly basic words. Itās actually painful to listen to her news updates as they tend to not make any sense due to the wrong words. She needs to read them through with someone before reading them on air because itās truly horrible.
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Yeah as intro and outros. You donāt have a full 3 min song play lol
Just thought Iād compare 3AWās Survey 8 2023 ratings with the Survey 8 2024 ratings.
Numbers are not 100% accurate because timings of shows are different to radio breakdowns:
Overall
2023: 13.9
2024: 13.8 (-0.1)
Breakfast
2023: 18.1
2024: 19.3 (+1.2)
Mornings
2023 Neil Mitchell: 16.3
2024 Tom Elliott: 15.3 (-1.0)
Afternoons
2023: 10.6
2024 Tony Moclair: 9.1 (-1.5)
Drive
2023 Tom Elliott: 10.2
2024 Jacqui Felgate: 8.5 (-1.7)
Seems to me that the issues are occurring after midday. It is disappointing for AW that they no longer get double digit ratings all day.
I understand the reasoning behind the station wanting to attract younger audiences with the hiring of Jacqui Felgate, but those numbers are very poor and the show is not resonating as much as it should be.
Also concerning is the Afternoons figures. Tony Moclair is a great broadcaster but he would be much better suited to Overnights or Nights.
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I very rarely get to listen to Tony Moclair, except on a day off, but I feel he was better suited to Overnights.
Jacqui Felgate has ruined the Drive slot, too much emotional involvement and her raucous laugh grates on me.
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In hindsight, Tom shouldāve been left on Drive, where his style of program dominated the slot, and Tony Jones should be hosting Mornings. He wouldāve been the perfect fit with his background in journalism. Jacqui couldāve hosted Afternoons if need be.
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And thatās time on Ray Hadleys career.
I was thinking he might do Sundays with the CCT but sounds like heās done with radio.
I heard Fox were sounding him out to call footy but I think this rumours have cooled.
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Heāll probably take an extended break before we see him pop up anywhere.
But yea this certainly the end of an era.
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Any predictions whoāll take over 2GBās WWOS in 2025 with Mark Levy moving to Mornings?
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More changes at 2GB ā¦Chris OāKeefe has just announced he is finishing up on Drive and leaving 2GB after 2 years and indeed getting out of broadcasting media (13 years). Going into some kind of consultancy.
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I would love to see Clinton Maynard score 2GB Drive. I believe he is slated to cover summer drive ā¦ keep him there i say.
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Just posted 2GB web
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2GB is really getting a shake-up. I wonder if itās to do with the ratings not being anywhere near where they were in the Alan Jones days?
Regardless, this could also be in response to 2SM powering back up. 2GB really need their A-game again. They can no longer rely on having near zero competition in the Sydney AM radio market.
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Surely it will be Clinton Maynard to Drive, and Overnights being piped out of Melbourne 7 days a week.
In the short term, who is left to fill in over Summer? Who will be filling in for Ben Fordham now Mark Levy is on Mornings? The station seems to be incredibly short of on-air talent.
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Did Ben announce whoāll be filling-in from Monday in his final show this morning?
As for Clinton, Iām sure heāll get something better, but Iām unsure itāll be as strong as 2GB Drive.
Iāll go back to my previous commentsā¦ where does all of these AM movements leave Jason Morrison? Iām predicting heāll pop-up at either 2GB or 2SM.
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