Mental as Anything The SM call sign is taken from the initials of Saint Mary's.[3][4][5]. How many of you on here have had a Sydney breakfast show? For 12 years Sinclair was also the host of "FMQ - on Radio Q" on Qantas.[1][2]. Meryl was sacked because she was too good & above some other older desperate radio announcer who should retire with a bottle of alcohol. 2SM Radio; CADA (Edge 96.ONE) 2UE Easy Music; MMM Sydney ; K Rock 95.5; 2Day 104.1; ABC 774 AM; ABC Radio National; . Brad March is a Director of Radio Today, is a former CEO of Austereo and has been named Media Executive of the Year. Dean Makin is not the first announcer that has disagreed with managements programming decisions and feels they could run the station better. Ron and I met for a cuppa a few years after my 2SM web shrine had become established and known through the industry; in fact he had done a lot to promote it behind the scenes, spreading the word to many people, which was very kind. Members of the executive staff are: A Campbell-Jones (General Manager); L. R. Hood (Sales and Assistant Manager); M. H. Stevenson (Chief Engineer). Afternoons with Brent Bultitude Here's the original 1977 Chicago Years promo. Click here to sign up to our free daily newsletter for the latest in radio, audio and podcasting news and jobs, or just enter your email below. My 2SM Top 100 '78 poster is framed in glass and hanging on my office wall. Just click on the "Dear George" clip below to read more. I'd like thank Wayne Mac, that walking encyclopaedia of Australian radio history, for finding my 2SM page back in 2002 when I launched it and loving it enough to offer help and advice. He should have never replaced Dave Sullivan. Can you help update this entry? 2023 AMT, trading as Radio Today. It is owned and operated by Broadcast Operations Group. Dave enjoys the excitement that live radio brings as well as the opportunity to talk to a variety of people from all walks of life as well as the many callers that phone to discuss all kinds of subjects. As Moove Flavoured Milk was the sponsor of the gig, it was the least all those rock stars could do to thank them. I'd sit in my bedroom doing my homework in the evening, hanging on his every word. Alan was the hottest DJ in Sydney in 1977. Click here to hear all about it. It was a very unbalanced show. And he is low enough on his Facebook post to take full responsibility but in the next sentence blame his producer. I said, I know youre obviously very disappointed about what happened with the show and that weve made that decision and were going to move forward now. While no one should lose their job for free speech, there is a line that can only be crossed so many times. I am very specific that the time I pay tribute to on these pages is the time I was listening to the station, mainly from 1975 to 1982. He is the host of nightly radio program Talk Tonight with Graeme Gilbert on Sydney radio station 2SM and the Super Radio Network.He has hosted the show for over a decade and has interviewed notable people including John Howard, the former Prime Minister of Australia. The Chequers gigs were fun not only for the music, but because we could hang with the DJs in the room. The difference, though, is that Mackin is paid (or was) to express his opinions on air. I was completely devastated when he suddenly left 2SM in April 1979, and I called Ron E Sparx immediately. The late Brian White - was at 2SM in the 70's and 2UE in the 80's Steve Blanda - has 40 years in radio. If you ever meet him and mention a special date, he can usually tell you what the weather was like that day temp, wind direction and speed. Thank you, So come back when you can to have another listen. Split Enz Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. The first set of 2SM Good Guys (bear in mind there was a second bunch circa. The music eventually came back on, but soon after Alan disappeared from 2SM. For them is show time so they hunt out all for their money machines..Grow up Australia and never listen to them again. Of his own show, Mackin says, All callers would ring up on a Saturday afternoon and have their say and, no, they wouldnt be called an idiot or a right wing conspiracist or whatever. He was the rudest SOB on radio. There is quite a huge selection of audio in my archives, and I might even change some of the clips now and then. Here's a summary. Full details about the radio professional Poppy Savakis. Here's Charlie Foxx doing his thing: The 2SM of the seventies was well and truly gone, and along with it the much-loved denim logo. 2HDs Meryl Swanson, whose program is made in Newcastle but is also networked to 2SM and into much of NSW (including 2BH Broken Hill which reaches into South Australia) and QLD (north to Gympie), has resigned. Magazines. Well William, I strongly beg to differ. At any rate, here is the First Under The Wire promo, which sounds like it was spoken by Gordon O'Byrne. This is the first time i have seen this on my computer ,but my question is under the circumstances i dont think she had time to resign ,after being escoted from the building.You were a fantastic Announcer Meryl and my written complaint will certainly be going to the owner BC,your listeners should have taken out a class action against the 2hd network,you were certainly worh every cent of your salary ,which brings into question the likes of Carter Edwards,Richard King ,Dave Sutherland ,and a guy who started off with all guns blazing Gary Stewart,these people have not performed in my opinion ,.WHY,well they are permanents ,and they should be postd at other Radio Station after 3years say . Who Are You album pack Former Good Guy Mike Walsh is usually cited as the first presenter to host an all-talkback show. Richard is interested in whats going on in your world and welcome your suggestions, information and feedback. Media career [ edit] Gibson began his media career as a print journalist covering greyhound racing and rugby league. Bring back Dave Sullivan he is worth listening too. Sadly, the strain of two high profile gigs must have been too much for him. The new "More Music" format was all about music and less about personality. Australian Communications and Media Authority, Radio and Television Broadcasting Stations, "26 Dec 1931 - BROADCASTING STATION. After Meryl was sacked i stopped listening to 2sm 2hd 2nz & im sure thousands of other listeners did also STOP LISTENING. ------ Shows: Afternoon Show, Always In Your . It was a very good year. Until April 2012 he was hosting the Drive Show on 2CH in Sydney before moving into a Breakfast Show support role. Methinks not. For me, anyway. They are not as famous as their breakfast and drive announcer counterparts, but radio Newsreaders are an integral and vital part of radio programming. 2SM subsequently withdrew from the Sydney radio ratings. But then Ian MacRae left at the end of April 1982 and the only ones left were David White and George Moore. Emailed him once re his program content and how he measured his listeners given 2SM are not part of the radio survey He replied I should piss off to 2gb. I think Marcus deserves another chance. Thank you, 2SM pays the Bridge toll Hush You can click on the image strip below to go through to some awesome visual memories. Nice. Get your 1 week-long trial now, radioinfo.com.au - published 3 January 2023, 5.00pm, Mumbrella - published 14 March 2021, 7.06pm, radioinfo.com.au - published 23 February 2020, 6.41pm, radioinfo.com.au - published 28 January 2020, 6.47pm, radioinfo.com.au - published 25 January 2020, 6.14pm, Bruce Hornsby & The Range, Max Merritt & The Meteors, Womack & Womack. Such bad taste. 2023 AMT, trading as Radio Today. Brian Mulondo is a renowned TV and Radio Host; He is a Prime Time News Anchor, Voice Artist, Social Media Influencer, Video Producer, Emcee and Media Entrepreneur with experience spanning 15years. 2SM is an Australian radio station, licensed to and serving Sydney, broadcasting on 1269 kilohertz on the AM band. media.info. Or was it done by someone else at the station? Anyone with even a tiny bit of experience in radio will tell you that you that commercial AM talk is conservative heartland especially on the regional stations he was networked into. Radio Presenter Salary & Outlook. You never know when something new will appear so keep checking in. Its weird, Im the only one thats had three ACRAs finalist spots for the best talk presenter, so it wasnt my ability (that was the problem, says Mackin while describing the person who axed his show as, a totaI fence sitter that sounds very ordinary on talkback radio. Trip on the Jumbo under the Bridge. If running a quiz based on newsworthy items such as the deaths of asylum seekers or the murder of a child or any other kind of tragedy, it is best not to have a question based on a tragedy, especially when the question goes into the fine details of the news. See the changelog. We would like to show you a description here but the site won't allow us. He hosted the Network Night Show for a time on Sydney's Vega 95.3 and Melbourne's Vega 91.5, followed by autonomous shows in both Sydney and Melbourne from time to time from 2005 until 2009. Ashley Banjo MBE Founder and creator of Diversity dance group, winners of Britain's Got Talent. We checked into the Seaville Townhouse, which is the hotel in Queens Cross where all the rock groups stay. Unfortunately 2SM is still on air. And it got to one individual [guess who] who just said: No, thats it, terminate his employment immediately. Inspired by a recent trip to LA, where I saw three Chicago concerts in a row, I wrote to David White, by this time News Director on Triple M, and explained how badly I missed the Chicago rockumentary and asking whether he might perhaps still have the tapes. But I wasn't complaining. 69) lasted until the end of 1965. Shortlist. Wow. He said on air many times that he was not biased. Here are three different promos for the free gig and the on air special on The Knack: The Knack 1 The radio station hosts the most famous Australian commentators and presenters with whom you can communicate live. The spokesperson denies that that was the case. Please . Then about 30 years ago, during the days when 2GB was in the doldrums, evening presenter the high-rating Brian Wilshire, discussing car racing on air. In other recent moves at 2SM, the station is introducing voice tracking overnight and a new Drive presenter for the FM service is expected. Click here to sign up to our free daily newsletter for the latest in radio, audio and podcasting news and jobs, or just enter your email below. And as pin up boy for the code (who earns as much for one game as Mackin might make in three years at 2HD), Folau is also paid to represent Rugby Australias image with sponsors and fans, which is all laid out in the games Code of Conduct. So glad he is gonnoooo just heard this morning hope they put someone exciting on he certainly was not -not that i listened to him only heard excerpts that was enough for me, The best news i have heard i can now turn the radio on at 5 am maybe albo can give him a job tony, HOPE TO HEAR HIM AGAIN DESPITE HUS BAD JUDGEMENT CALL HOPE CRAIG HUTCHISON SIGNS MARCUS PAUL ON 11709 SEN TO ADD THE FEW 2SM LISTENERS TO 1170 SEN. Dear Dieter Whats being a lefty got to do with it? 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