Nova Network

[JBar]

Matt de Groot gave a very emotional farewell speech on the Fitzy and Wippa with Kate Ritchie show on Friday. Great that he thanked Sarah McGilvray and acknowledged their work together over the years and how she never had the chance to farewell listeners like he was doing now.

Also good that when they did their farewells for 2023, Fitzy also thanked Sarah McGilvray for all her contributions to the show in the past years and early part of this year. Better late than never, i suppose. You could tell he is still upset about her being removed from the show.

[crankymedia]

@JBar

Better late than never, i suppose. You could tell he is still upset about her being removed from the show.

He could quit, made enough money, leave and make a stand; the lure of the dollar is too strong.

[Avatar5991]

Just after 9:20pm tonight, Nova played “Vertigo” by Griff. This is a song they should be playing more often IMO.

The only previous song they played of hers was “Black Hole” which received plenty of airplay in mid-2021.

[mirb]

@mirb

After December 15, Nova Workday host and Channel 10’s The Cheap Seats entertainment reporter Mel Tracina will bring the summer vibes and fresh hits to the whole country over Breakfast until regular programming returns in 2024.

Keegan Bakker (Keegs) is joining Mel.

[keegs]

disappointing because she’s so much better on her own

[crankymedia]

Welcome @keegs. So sorry this thread is the most boring and pedantic mostly about music.

[keegs]

Wonderful, I have plenty of opinions on the subject

[Avatar5991]

So you know, we do have another thread for music specifically: Music - #1221 by JohnsonTV

But yes, I have to agree the music currently on rotation on Nova isn’t the best at the moment, if I can say that.

[Ant5476]

@Avatar5991

But yes, I have to agree the music currently on rotation on Nova isn’t the best at the moment, if I can say that.

It has been pretty ordinary since the mid to late 0’s.

But there are pages and pages in this thread covering that topic.

[JohnsonTV]

Ricki-Lee posted on Instagram tonight that her drive show with Tim and Joel would return on January 22, one week after most of her radio colleagues.

Ricki-Lee is finishing her Maldives holiday with her husband Richard.

[RonBurgundy]

Can Nova chill on the pointless reworks of their news/traffic stings…

The original and second variants were great but after being passed across multiple audio agencies for what is now the fourth iteration it’s starting to sound like parody of itself.

Meanwhile the Hit network and other broadcasters have retained theirs and they still sound great.

[sthecradioanerd]

I don’t mind the new one, but It does sound like just a pitched up version of the previous one. Maybe they wanted a brighter sound without changing the key elements too much.

[sthecradioanerd]

What’s bad in Sydney is the bed for the news credit is still the previous version of the news theme.

[RonBurgundy]

That’s the point here, it sounds lazy.

They didn’t update the sponsor ramp nationally, which in itself I’ve heard used in other radio networks so it’s just a purchased sound.

The newer theme on its own isn’t bad, but pales in comparison to the past.

[bacco007]

@RonBurgundy

Can Nova chill on the pointless reworks of their news/traffic stings…

Is it still Fatboy Slim’s Right Here, Right Now? Or am I showing my age?

[Ant5476]

@bacco007

Is it still Fatboy Slim’s Right Here, Right Now? Or am I showing my age?

I wish it was, better than what they currently use.

[JBar]

@webguy

It won’t be the same. As the article says, remote talent always sounds somewhat distant from the rest of the team. They lose that energy and eventually end up being less present.

Fitzy and family have clearly decided they want to move back to Adelaide. Where is there contract at? I’ll predict now it won’t get renewed, and maybe after so long Fitzy doesn’t want it to be either. This could very well be the compromise between breaking contract to move home and sticking it out for one last year.

They’ve obviously started the year with Fitzy in Adelaide. You can notice the difference now he’s not in the studio because the conversations can be a bit stilted sometimes. It will be interesting to see if they can smooth this out.

Joel Creasey has been doing the show from Melbourne since he joined Drive, while Ricki-Lee and Tim are in Sydney but you don’t seem to notice any disconnect there.

[lovemusic]

NovaNation tonight is sounding fantastic. This is really great house music with some soul. The Supafly mix is brilliant! Reminds me of the old Nova from 2001-2009

[tozza]

Yeah I like NovaNation - but why does it start so early on Saturdays, and so late on Fridays? It should realistically be something more like 9pm-2am both days, rather than 10pm-midnight on Friday, and 6pm to Midnight on Saturday.

Still a big fan, just a minor gripe

[JBar]

Isn’t it because they have a regular show 7pm-10pm Monday to Friday? Plus Saturday is a big night for going out so it can start earlier like 6pm.

Perhaps it should be 10pm-2am Friday and 8pm-2am Saturday.