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SBS Radio comes to Cooma

December 24, 2008 12:33:00

South-east New South Wales' biggest multicultural community has a new radio station.[MORE]

Tags: multiculturalism, radio, bega-2550, cooma-2630

Banned radio presenter angry over arrest

December 23, 2008 15:00:00

The board of Wollongong community radio station VOX FM says it still supports the program Struggle Street, despite taking its presenter Paul Matters off the air.[MORE]

Tags: radio, crime, police, rights, activism-and-lobbying, wollongong-2500

Gong radio stoush: station cites 'behavioural issues'

December 22, 2008 12:50:00

A community radio station in Wollongong has called in police to help silence its on-air talent.[MORE]

Tags: radio, broadcasting, police, community-organisations, nsw, wollongong-2500

Anti-corruption advocates expelled from radio station

December 22, 2008 12:47:00

A program presenter at the Wollongong community radio station VOX FM has been arrested and a number of others expelled over the weekend for attempting to access the facility.[MORE]

Tags: radio, crime, police, activism-and-lobbying, wollongong-2500

Wollongong anti-corruption campaigner hauled off air

December 22, 2008 09:49:00

Two anti-corruption campaigners in Wollongong have had their radio program abruptly cancelled.[MORE]

Tags: radio, broadcasting, police, community-organisations, nsw, wollongong-2500

Jones recovering after brain tumour surgery

December 20, 2008 07:08:00

Radio broadcaster Alan Jones is recovering in hospital after undergoing surgery for a brain tumour.[MORE]

Tags: health, medical-procedures, human-interest, people, radio, australia

Director of radio leaves ABC

December 19, 2008 13:05:00

The ABC's director of radio and regional content Sue Howard has announced she will be leaving the national broadcaster this month after a 22-year career.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, radio, information-and-communication, broadcasting, abc, australia

BBC fined again over unfair competitions

December 19, 2008 10:00:00

The BBC has been fined 95,000 pounds ($208,000) by media watchdog Ofcom for running unfair competitions on two radio shows.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, radio, broadcasting, united-kingdom

Voice of speaking clock dies

December 4, 2008 12:47:00

Former ABC broadcaster and the voice behind the speaking clock, Richard Peach, has died.[MORE]

Tags: death, people, abc, radio, sa, adelaide-5000, indonesia

'Voice of speaking clock' Peach dead at 59

December 4, 2008 12:22:00

'Voice of the speaking clock' Richard Peach has died in Indonesia at the age of 59.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, radio, television, information-and-communication, broadcasting, abc, australia, sa, adelaide-5000, indonesia

Roy and HG go commercial

December 3, 2008 09:48:00

"Rampaging" Roy Slaven and HG Nelson quit Triple J after 22 years with the station.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, radio, abc, australia

Cyclist French wins defamation payout

December 1, 2008 17:19:00

Olympic cyclist Mark French has won a damages payout from a radio station that wrongly implied he was a drug cheat.[MORE]

Tags: radio, information-and-communication, broadcasting, law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, sport, cycling, australia, vic, melbourne-3000

ABC takes nine Walkleys

November 27, 2008 21:06:00

The ABC scoops 9 Walkleys at a ceremony celebrating the best of Oz journalism.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, radio, television, awards-and-prizes, information-and-communication, broadcasting, abc, journalism, print-media, australia, vic, melbourne-3000

2UE to pay $130k for licence breaches

November 26, 2008 13:11:00

Sydney radio station 2UE has agreed to pay a $130,000 fine for more than a dozen breaches of its licence conditions.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, information-and-communication, advertising, broadcasting, radio, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, australia, nsw, sydney-2000

Ross escapes sacking after BBC scandal

November 22, 2008 00:23:00

The BBC says prank calls by chat show host Jonathan Ross did not call for him to be sacked. [MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, radio, human-interest, people, united-kingdom

CAAMA named nation's best community radio

November 19, 2008 11:49:00

An Alice Springs community radio station has been named the best in Australia.[MORE]

Tags: radio, awards-and-prizes, information-and-communication, community-organisations, aboriginal, alice-springs-0870

Schneider keen to work with Hamish and Andy

November 14, 2008 12:24:00

Hollywood star Rob Schneider says he wants to work with Australian radio funny guys Hamish Blake and Andy Lee.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, feature-films, radio, actors, australia, nsw, sydney-2000, united-states

BBC to issue on-air apology for Brand prank

November 8, 2008 11:00:00

The BBC will issue on-air apologies on Radio 2 for the "offensive" 'Manuelgate' prank phone call.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, feature-films, radio, television

Drugs charge against McKenney dropped

November 3, 2008 13:05:00

A charge against Todd McKenney for possession of the drug GHB has been dropped.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, radio, television, law-crime-and-justice, police, australia, nsw, sydney-2000

Pulitzer Prize winner Studs Terkel dies

November 1, 2008 18:25:00

Pulitzer-prize winning author Studs Terkel, famous for oral history, dies aged 96.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, books-literature, radio, human-interest, people, author, united-states

BBC under siege over radio program prank calls

Feature

November 1, 2008 11:45:00

The BBC is facing calls for stricter controls amid the prank phone call controversy.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, radio, television, information-and-communication, broadcasting, united-kingdom, england

Ross steps down over prank furore

November 1, 2008 06:23:00

Jonathan Ross has backed out of presenting an awards show following his three-month suspension by the BBC.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, radio, united-kingdom, england

Illawarra Drive saved

October 31, 2008 12:44:00

ABC management has reversed a decision to take the 97.3 ABC Illawarra Drive Program off the air until January next year.[MORE]

Tags: abc, radio, nowra-2541, wollongong-2500

'Delay-o-tron' to iron out commentary glitches

October 31, 2008 12:17:00

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]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, radio, television, sport, australia, vic, melbourne-3000

Radio Two chief quits over prank calls

October 31, 2008 08:21:00

Radio 2 chief quits, Jonathan Ross suspended without pay over crude calls row.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, comedy, radio, united-kingdom, england