Macquarie Media Limited today announced that it has re-signed Alan Jones, the host of its 2GB Sydney and 4BC Brisbane breakfast radio programs, to a new two-year contract which will commence on July 1st 2019 at the conclusion of his current contract.
In announcing the signing, MML Chairman Russell Tate said he was very pleased that Jones would continue to be an integral part of the Macquarie on-air team for at least another two years.
Mr. Tate commented that “Over his already extraordinary radio career, Alan has dominated Sydney radio with 218 ratings survey wins, including 15 consecutive years at Number 1 on 2GB – an
unprecedented achievement.
And with Alan’s current ratings share of the Sydney radio audience amongst the highest it has ever been, his dominance shows no sign of slowing down.
All of us at Macquarie are delighted that we will continue along for the ride with one of the Australian media’s most outstanding performers.”
Exactly, mostly a rival newspaper beat up, they egged it on so much, it became a self fulfilling prophecy with them meeting, or so we’re led to believe.
At the start of the Continuous Call State of Origin coverage on 2GB Mark Levy stated that Ray Hadley was the “Chairman”. An appropriate title since Hadley has always thought he was in charge from the first day in walked in the door.
Merrick Watts filling in for Ben Fordham for a week from July 8. I’m not sure he is a good fit for 2GB but he must’ve really impressed when he joined Natalie Peters for a shift on Good Friday. Good luck to him.
Let’s hope that Merrick believes that the science of climate change is a hoax and is part of a conspiracy of the world’s universities. I also hope that he thinks Israel Folau is being persecuted for being a Christian and that gays, and this includes several of the staff at 2GB, are going to hell.
It’s the Jones’ Doctrine. And there is a picture of Tony Abbott in his speedos in the front cover. I am sure Merrick is reading it this weekend.
