Agree. As I’ve said before, they need someone a bit older who is familiar with some of the older music they’re now playing and will know how to pronounce the names of the artists.
Heard ‘Fade to Grey’ by Visage played a few months ago and the announcer pronounced the name as ‘Viz-idge’ rather than ‘Viz-aaarge’. An experienced announcer wouldn’t known the correct pronunciation.
Higgo is now band booker at Melbourne (Collingwood) music venue the Bendigo Hotel which specialises in heavy rock bands.
Well Phil is still on at the moment. Brisbane will Have Nashy, not sure about Melbourne. Higgo can also be heard floating on GOLD104.3 and Power FM Ballarat.
Phil’s last show was today. I’m sad that I missed it. He put the following post on Facebook:
Hey everyone, this is my last Triple M show.
Thanks for all the great grand theft audios, and messages over the years.
I’m hosting the breakfast show from June 10 on Fix Radio London and you can listen below in the net or download the app.
You’ll love the music too!
I’ll be on 3-7pm Oz time.
Please keep in touch - Ugs
Triple M’s Dangerous Dave Williams will be Ugly Phil’s replacement on the syndicated My Generation. He’ll continue as anchor of the Kennedy Molloy drive show.
Memo to 2MMM…
I don’t think the Northwest Metro can be described as “music”, per say.
You might want to change your DAB graphics.
Probably music to the ears of commuters out Castle Hill way though 
Who cares.
They could’ve made it a plug for their mobile app…
Turns out I was wrong about Digby’s age. The Hot Breakfast today wished him a belated 30th birthday. I thought he was early-mid twenties.
Perhaps he looks young? Not seen a photo.
Not to mention the fact that MMM Sydney have Friday Night Footy most weeks kicking off at 6 (Bye rounds over the Origin period excepted) and MMM Melbourne have their footy commitments.
Triple M Sydney have been running not so-music news on their “Music News” DAB+ slides for ages.
I agree they should change the graphics if they’re only going to have general news though.
Triple M Aussie and Triple M Modern are simulcasting in Melbourne this arvo. I’ve noticed the last few weeks songs have been played close together but songs and ads both the same today. Not sure how modern Living in the 70s, Green Limousine and Crazy see. Have they dropped Modern and missed the memo?
Yep - back on January 26:
Oh, fair enough. Time to do a scan and replace modern then.
Discussion best for the digital radio thread, would’ve been discussed there at the time.
I can assure you having tried to listen to the 7PM nights show (lasted 20 minutes before I had to concentrate on making cookies), the voice was more like the bloke who used to do the warnings on SBS (nudity was his buzzword) than Richard Mercer.
I can’t listen to it, it’s horrible.
From @crankymedia’s post here…
Hmmm… I really hope music royalties are not driving Triple Ms programming.
Though it should be noted that of the FM commercials, only Triple M that has gone down this path of more talk less music. Thankfully other stations haven’t done so.
As they are still bottom of the FM pile in Sydney, I do think this strategy needs a rethink.
EDIT: As for a Saturday night programming idea, bring back “105 in a row”!
