Radio
‘It’s going to be different’: David Marr set to replace ABC doyen Phillip Adams
The celebrated journalist and author is replacing Adams, who has been in the role for more than three decades.
- by Garry Maddox
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Analysis
Jackie O
Kyle and Jackie O have hit Melbourne’s airwaves. I listened for a week … so you don’t have to
It’s brazen, profane, sexual, demeaning and frequently flouts broadcasting standards but at times, it’s weirdly compelling. Here’s what it was like to take in a full week of their antics.
- by Stephen Brook
Opinion
WA Parliament
Anger, conspiracies, insults – and that’s just the pollies. Why I put Basil on the air (and keep bringing him back)
A weekly segment with Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas would make for great radio, I thought. Who could have foreseen the ensuing outrage from our state’s political class?
- by Gary Adshead
The wonders of Portuguese tollways from far-flung correspondents
Plus fighting the rising tide of sourdough
Interview
Lunch with
Ego, pain and ADHD: The unusual determination of Dave Hughes
Lying on the beach in agony, waiting for an ambulance that never showed up, one thing was clear to the comedian: this would definitely make it into his stand-up show.
- by Stephen Brook
‘A bit of a slow-motion train wreck’: 3AW’s Tom Elliott on his infamous father’s fall
The son of controversial 1980s businessman John Elliott and former state MP Lorraine Elliott never wanted a career in the public eye. What happened?
- by Konrad Marshall
ABC’s James Valentine announces cancer diagnosis, will be off-air
The Afternoons presenter shared his diagnosis with listeners on Thursday.
- by Nell Geraets
Alan Jones returns to Australia, says health problems will keep him off air
In a newly released five-minute video, the former radio broadcaster says he wants to resume hosting duties but can’t due to a recent health diagnosis.
- by Josefine Ganko