He is.
Maybe they should have begged Lehmo and Jo Stanley to come back until mid-year.
My tip is that Higgo will replace Troy filling in on breakfast until Christian starts.
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Isnāt Higgo in Ballaratā¦?
doing fill-in shifts at both Power FM Ballarat and Gold in Melbourne - was last on-air in Melbourne this weekend.
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Must be sending them via ship.
Usually the cheapest way when moving overseas, so probably in a container on a ship.
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That Radio Today article has a comment that references this story. Is this the regular level of his humour?
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Sue Carter has been appointed as Content Director for Gold 104.3 in Melbourne, in which she will start her new role on April 9. Her replacement is current i98 Content Director Tony Aldridge, who has been appointed as Content Dirctor for Mix 102.3 & Cruise 1323 in Adelaide, commencing his new role from this Monday (19th March).
More: https://www.radioinfo.com.au/news/two-new-content-directors-arn
Sizzling Seventies this weekend on 4KQ
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I dunno, I wouldnāt usually judge a 4 hour radio show based on what sounds like about 10 seconds of on-air banter. Nor would I put much faith in a website that obviously has a vested interest in creating controversy.
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Mr OāConnellās suggestion was to rename the Diary of Anne Frank: āThe Diarrhoea of Anne Frankā, to tittering from his guests, Richie Firth, Emma Jones and Glenn Moore. Mr OāConnell explained: āDiarrhea! She darenāt let go in case the Germans heard her.ā
I mean Iāve never listened to him, but if that is the type of thing that can accidentally slip out your mouth, itās not exactly going to be a high brow humour show.
Name an Australian radio show that isā¦?
True. Heāll fit right in then.
Itāll be interesting to see whether Christian adjusts his style at all in Australia.
The UK is still somewhat a class society so itās perfectly OK for celebrities (regardless of how humble their upbringing) to talk about their successesā¦ Christian often tells anecdotes about situations in a socioeconomic set above that of most of his audience (such as a recent weekend skiing in Switzerland)ā¦ The UK overtly accepts that some are rich and some are poorā¦
In Australia howeverā¦ despite similarly being a country of āhaveās and have notāsā we remain (at least āsuperficiallyā in the media) as still egalitarian.
Our radio presenters bend over backwards to try and sound ānormalāā¦ even though we know the best are on big bucks. Thatās why Kyle desperately tries to resist the urge to bragā¦
Because in Australia the tall poppy syndrome is still alive and well.
If Christian continues his style of talking about his life as unashamedly better-off than his audience (as so many presenters in the UK freely do - Jonathan Ross is a great example)ā¦ then he must first win Melbourne over with some of his down to earth charm.
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Yeah that is true. Itās part of the reason I just canāt see it working. The sense of humour might be similar but a lot of things are just different and wonāt translate culturally. Time will tell.
Iām also a bit concerned if Christian is hoping for a sea change to a warm outdoorsy Australia - heās arriving in Melbourne at the start of winter! Could be majorly dissapointedā¦
If he starts banging on about how cold and miserable it is, which heās very likely to do, thatāll go down like a lead balloon with Victorians.
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Even a Melbourne winter would be warmer than a London summer 
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āā¦ but I can live and breathe and see the sun in winter timesā
For radio fans the arrival of Christian will be eagerly anticipated.
Ocker bogan yobbo xenophobics will deride the fact that a great will now be gracing our shores.
As a Kiwi i freely accept that weāre not the best at everything, some things we do well (Rugby we kinda sorta do well) other things we do horribly (like playing world cup finals in cricket)ā¦
But in Australia there are certain Australians who just think Australia is the best in everything - Kochie is a great example.
IMHO the Poms do radio better than what we do.
- Radio 2 is a great example of the intimacy of radio, presenters who arenāt afraid to just be themselves, they talk, they share, they laugh, they cry, nothing is ever hurried or rushed, itās the epitome
- DAB is a success because theyāve provided a āvalue-addā from the start
- Kiss proves that a station like Wild can be hugely popularā¦ thereās a lesson in there for Novanation
- Not every joke needs a laugh. Here in Australia we have all these shows doing the same thing. No one does anything in the slightest way different or interesting. They all stick to the formula. In the UK someone like Iain Lee goes on air for two hours and controversially opens up the talk lines but doesnāt talk himselfā¦ Conversely Frank Skinner on Absolute doesnāt take callers (just like Gervais, Merchant & Pilkington) yet arguably has a greater connection to his audience by (seemingly) almost talking constantly.
The Poms know: let the audience decide. Donāt belittle them.
Here in Australia we still suffer from the attitude āWeāll tell you want you want to hearā.
Christian will shake things up.
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