Tag: Radio
Voice of speaking clock dies
Former ABC broadcaster and the voice behind the speaking clock, Richard Peach, has died.[MORE]
'Voice of speaking clock' Peach dead at 59
'Voice of the speaking clock' Richard Peach has died in Indonesia at the age of 59.[MORE]
Roy and HG go commercial
"Rampaging" Roy Slaven and HG Nelson quit Triple J after 22 years with the station.[MORE]
Cyclist French wins defamation payout
Olympic cyclist Mark French has won a damages payout from a radio station that wrongly implied he was a drug cheat.[MORE]
ABC takes nine Walkleys
The ABC scoops 9 Walkleys at a ceremony celebrating the best of Oz journalism.[MORE]
2UE to pay $130k for licence breaches
Sydney radio station 2UE has agreed to pay a $130,000 fine for more than a dozen breaches of its licence conditions.[MORE]
Ross escapes sacking after BBC scandal
The BBC says prank calls by chat show host Jonathan Ross did not call for him to be sacked. [MORE]
CAAMA named nation's best community radio
An Alice Springs community radio station has been named the best in Australia.[MORE]
Schneider keen to work with Hamish and Andy
Hollywood star Rob Schneider says he wants to work with Australian radio funny guys Hamish Blake and Andy Lee.[MORE]
BBC to issue on-air apology for Brand prank
The BBC will issue on-air apologies on Radio 2 for the "offensive" 'Manuelgate' prank phone call.[MORE]
Drugs charge against McKenney dropped
A charge against Todd McKenney for possession of the drug GHB has been dropped.[MORE]
Pulitzer Prize winner Studs Terkel dies
Pulitzer-prize winning author Studs Terkel, famous for oral history, dies aged 96.[MORE]
BBC under siege over radio program prank calls
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The BBC is facing calls for stricter controls amid the prank phone call controversy.[MORE]
Ross steps down over prank furore
Jonathan Ross has backed out of presenting an awards show following his three-month suspension by the BBC.[MORE]
Illawarra Drive saved
ABC management has reversed a decision to take the 97.3 ABC Illawarra Drive Program off the air until January next year.[MORE]
'Delay-o-tron' to iron out commentary glitches
It's a perennial problem for the Australian sports fan - how can you listen to the radio commentary while you watch the match on TV?[MORE]
Radio Two chief quits over prank calls
Radio 2 chief quits, Jonathan Ross suspended without pay over crude calls row.[MORE]
Brand quits BBC over crude calls
Russell Brand quits the BBC after his controversial prank calls cause outrage.[MORE]
Ross and Brand suspended over crude calls
The BBC suspends two of its top presenters for broadcasting obscene prank calls.[MORE]
Hinch to challenge suppression orders
Broadcaster Derryn Hinch says he was morally right, and will challenge contempt of court charges against him.[MORE]
War of the Worlds panic marked, 70 years on
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Seventy years ago this week, thousands of Americans settled in at home for what they expected would be a relaxing evening of radio theatre - a favourite family entertainment in the pre-television age.[MORE]
PM Brown slams Brand over obscene call
British PM slams Russell Brand's "unacceptable" behaviour on a BBC radio show.[MORE]
BBC apologises over Brand prank
The BBC has apologised to Fawlty Towers actor Andrew Sachs after well-known personalities Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross left a series of crude messages on his answering machine during a radio show.[MORE]
Brand, BBC at Fawlt over obscene phone calls
Russell Brand lands in hot water after making obscene calls to a Fawlty Towers actor.[MORE]
Religious leaders unforgiving on ABC's program cut
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Religious leaders have condemned the ABC's controversial decision to axe Radio National's Religion Report.[MORE]
