I'd love to get hold of a copy to find out. 2SM Super Network May 2018 - Present4 years 9 months Pyrmont Sydney Breakfast Host on Sydney's 1269AM 2SM .First at Five AM , Monday to Friday - The Brighter Brekky Show Announcer Super. Despite the inconsistency in keeping or dismissing the presenter as the former in Chris Smith and the latter in Marcus Paul, there is a lesson to not trivialize grief. It wasnt a balanced show. Sherbet had to extend their stay in Australia so that the show could be rescheduled the following Sunday, and everybody prayed for sunshine. God help you if you ever disagreed with him. 2SM subsequently relegated the format to a more minor role in the station's programming, but talkback proved a goldmine for other stations reluctant to take . I told him he was my hero, that his work at 2SM alone, without any of the other remarkable feats he had managed, rated him as my number one radio person of all time. They told him, We need counter-arguments, we need more people calling in with their views on one side of the argument and the other side because at the moment your show is, basically, just one argument. 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. He's on 2UE these days, which you can read about here. Sinclair continued his association with the Network through its AM stations in Sydney (2UW) and Melbourne (3KZ) conversion to the FM band (Sydney's Mix 106.5 and Melbourne's TT FM) until 2001. An I.T. All Northside Radio presenter bio's and shows are listed here. 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. So this is the same network that was prepared to hire Alan Jones if he wasn't signed by 2GB?? The result of that was what I still refer to as Victoria Park Heatwave in January 1978, which I will come to later. He is the rudest man i have ever listened 2 on the Radio No respect for Older for Elderly people. And then in 1980 Barry left 2SM suddenly and controversially as the programming took a different direction. Ahhh 1978. On 2SM, Tony Withers broadcast the Jantzen Hit Parade on Sundays, which was played over loudspeakers across Sydney's beaches. The first set of 2SM Good Guys (bear in mind there was a second bunch circa. It is owned and operated by Broadcast Operations Group. Up-to-the-minute news, the latest traffic & weather reports, interesting and intelligent talkback, which makes Brent Bultitude compelling listening. It was a credit to MacRae that he stuck it out at 2SM as long as he did, finally leaving in April 1982, with a memorable last program, a copy of which I would dearly love. Material about his show has been removed from the 2SM website. 2SM Overnight from Midnight. [6], James Meany, a parish priest at St Mark's Drummoyne, raised the finances to allow Archbishop Michael Kelly to form the Catholic Broadcasting Co. Ltd, which obtained a licence for radio 2SM in 1931. Oh, and he still follows Manly-Warringah, too. Ted Mulry Gang 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. Television. All radio and TV announcers in Australia are clowns in all they do in attacking their listeners all over Australia. Learn how and when to remove this template message, Qantas named World's Best Airline for Inflight Entertainment, 2CH dumps Trevor Sinclair & Indira Naidoo from Breakfast, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trevor_Sinclair_(radio_presenter)&oldid=1092384852, This page was last edited on 10 June 2022, at 00:25. At any rate, I wasn't there. Full details about the radio professional Poppy Savakis. Dave Cochrane filling in for Richard King 20th December 2022. Many programs are networked across the 32 stations in the 2SM Super Radio Network in New South Wales and Queensland. From 1975 to 1982 Sydney radio station 2SM played an intrinsic role in my life. Australian Communications and Media Authority, Radio and Television Broadcasting Stations, "26 Dec 1931 - BROADCASTING STATION. 15 years on 2WS and 16 years on 2UE including presenting for Alan Jones and John Laws. Others were big fans or, like Ian Grace, contributors of Rock of the 80s. 2023 AMT, trading as Radio Today. George stayed on and did the morning slot alone. Radio - WSFM, GoldFM, 4KQ, 2DAY, 2SM, 2UE +. 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. Im glad Bill Coralis got rid of the nutter. All on ONE show!! As well as interviewing, they offered opinions sometimes controversial, usually with some humour on the news issues of the day, and they took requests and general calls from the great unwashed of Sydney. Click here to hear all about it. Presenter Musician Education Hurlstone College Ag Science. They have a depth of journalistic experience and each one of them delivers the news in their own individual, unique style. At the time, the station was run by General Manager Bill Stephenson, who started his radio career at 2UE in the 1940s before moving to 2SM in the 1950s. He moved to the Regional District of Nowra in 1977, before commencing the Early Night Show, from 7pm-10pm, at Canberra's 2CC in March 1978. Radiators Markus was better than listening to 2ue and thats most likely why he is gone ,now I have to put up with the ABC. And then, in an extremely clever ploy to win the undying devotion and adoration of school kids, the August/September school holidays of 1977 were filled in with free daytime concerts at Chequers nightclub in Goulburn Street, starring acts both famous and up-and-coming. He went on to become one of Australia's top sports commentators. Median Annual Salary: $62,500 ($30.05/hour) Top 10% Annual Salary: $85,000 ($40.87/hour) One can assume that the chooks did their best to get to Alaska, too, if only to provide O'Byrne with a daily supply of googy eggs. Please add it to our directory. Breaking Bread: Richard King, radio presenter | Newcastle Herald | Newcastle, NSW Breaking Bread: Richard King, radio presenter By Scott Bevan Updated September 23 2018 - 11:01pm, first published September 22 2018 - 2:00pm Comments EARLY SHIFT: Breakfast radio announcer Richard King talks with Scott Bevan at Momo Wholefood cafe. Sparx then resurfaced as Sparks, presenting mornings on WS-FM, where he's been for so long he will probably never leave. But more on that later. He writes, I still, and always will, hold Mr Caralis in the highest regard for giving me my start there. It was a very good year. 2SM's programs are heard across the 2SM Super Radio Network in regional New South Wales and Queensland, consisting of 32 AM and FM stations. Participate in any number of discussions or try your luck and win a prize. Guy Ashford, 2HDs station manager has told the Newcastle Herald: For her to open a show like that . He had no idea who his audience was and sounded pretty amateur the way he presented the show. He made various forays into television as well, in particular the Seven Network's current affairs program Real Life, always looking debonair, interviewing the likes of Barbra Streisand and other Hollywood types. Look out if you disagreed with him !!! A register of any agreements these presenters may have can be viewed by visiting the 2SM , 2HD or 2TM websites. age". The talk radio host was suspended last week after an inappropriate reference to the tragic death of a school girl in a news quiz. He was the top-rating drive announcer in Sydney on 2DAY FM, a station he'd stayed at for 13 years, when he decided to bow out in October 2000 and move to broadcast software company RCS Australia, which he manages to this day. If lucky Matthew from Newport is out there, or any of the other winners of "Airway to Heaven", I'd love to hear about how that trip was back in 1979. Although the logo is inextricably linked to 2SM, it was, according to radio historian Wayne Mac, actually created for Brisbane pop station 4IP by a company called Eagle Marketing and subsequently adopted by other stations including 2SM, 3XY and 2NX. Alan hosted the 6pm-9pm shift, and many a night I sat in my bedroom hanging on his every word. And below is some audio from Macca and the Hon Nick's broadcast in Gabrovo, Bulgaria. Russell Morris 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? He said on air many times that he was not biased. Radio contacts Openline: 13 12 69 Office Fax: +61 02 9552 2979 Newsroom: +61 02 9552 2454 News Fax: +61 02 9552 3314 Time in Sydney: 01:27, 01.13.2023 Recommended ABC Sydney 96Five Inner FM Coast FM 2CC Symban World Radio 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. I only met Barry Chapman for the first time in October 2000 at a music industry conference in Sydney, when I first started working with APRA. And hear the promo. Presenters - Radio 97 104.1 FM 103.5 FM - Tweed and Gold Coasts Entertainment Station with John Laws HOME LISTEN PRESENTERS SHOWS PODCASTS NETWORK ADVERTISE CONTACT Presenters On Air Watch Grant Goldman Weekdays from 5am - 6am (EDST) Join Goldie for our Early Morning Breakfast Show. And here's a 1978 Chicago Years promo in tribute to Terry Kath. Kevin Borich Some 2SM news readers are terrible. I listened as millions also listened to her wonderful programs. All negative. The author is correct that it's management's decision to remove Dean Mackin. While I emphasise the child question with the quiz was absolutely unacceptable, the broader question has to be asked how can Kyle be the most rudest, obnoxious spoonfed clique, who gets away with everything, from mocking and hating disability people, LGBT, and other minorities, why does Marcus make one mistake, and the entire hate brigade here come down like a ton of bricks. Our stations pride themselves by being part of the community they serve by providing locally made content, news and support. Censorship you will not post my comments your also bullshit.. On an unsurveyed station, does anyone hear it? Hed insult and degrade you after you hung up without you being able to defend yourself. Actually, that's an understatement. Did he honestly think that his near radical left ranting was doing the super network any good? Straight Talk is all about great entertainment, your calls and some great music. or Gaaawleee! All Rights Reserved. The top 10 most influential content directors in Australian metro FM radio, On or Off AIR, hone your skills with AFTRS. It is owned and operated by Broadcast Operations Group. So, I actually bought a $400 chair from him just to say thanks for supporting free speech and not kowtowing to groups (such as Sleeping Giants Oz.) 9 February 2022 One of our regular readers Anthony posted a comment in the article about Marcus Paul being sacked from 2SM after. Poll: Who should replace Ben Fordham on drive next month? Now on the Patreon - the last part of WCW Collision in Korea 1995! Thursday 31 May, 2007 Pat Barton , Newcastle radio's longest serving breakfast announcer, has died aged 92 after suffering a stroke.The Newcastle Herald reported that Barton died at the John Hunter hospital. Official website of Radio 2SM is www.2sm.com.au. Dave Sutherland After Meryl was sacked i stopped listening to 2sm 2hd 2nz & im sure thousands of other listeners did also STOP LISTENING. 12 p.m. Navy Band Southwest - Brass Band Golden Gate Park Band Shell. KOFM (call sign: 2KKO) is an Australian radio station, serving Newcastle and surrounds. In the end, though, its not his business. 2SM was more music and less talk by then, and Gibson was a talker. Im not going to let them shut me down on free speech.. I'm currently contracted to The Super Radio Network, presenting my own Program called Marcus Paul In The Morning. Radio. In February 2011, 2GB's Chris Smith asked a participant in his "Smithy's Quiz" to guess how many drowned asylum seekers were buried. 173-175 Maitland Road, Sandgate, New South Wales, 2304 Phone 49 676 111. During 1970 2SM established itself as one of the most promotionally active and innovative commercial stations. My goal is to make travel more accessible and inclusive. Hes Director of Marchmedia and Pacific Retail Management. . Click through to my Concert of the Decade page to see images from the special. Before joining 2SM, Marcus Paul worked as a senior journalist at i98 FM and a presenter at 2CC Canberra. The rigid formatting restricted the on-air presentation, replacing it with a highly affected, American-style presented by a largely faceless and interchangeable roster of "rock jocks". Since then the page has been getting bigger and better all the time thanks to a wonderful audience of fellow former 2SM junkies who've shared their treasures or pointed me in the direction of where to find them. Former Good Guy Mike Walsh is usually cited as the first presenter to host an all-talkback show. Sinclair was host of several nationally syndicated radio shows during the 1980s and 1990s for Grace Gibson Radio Productions and ARNSAT including The Hitfile, Music Over Australia and How it was-When it was. $1000 phone call The Knack 2 Jake Challenor February 21, 2017 2HD's Richard King: "Did that go to air, did it?" Jake Challenor Former Publisher Share on twitter Share on facebook Oops. Contact Poppy Your Comments Openline: 13 12 69 Email: straighttalk@2sm.com.au Straight Talk PO Box 1269 Normally you do that because you want your job back. We checked into the Seaville Townhouse, which is the hotel in Queens Cross where all the rock groups stay. In fact, I challenge your assumption that Marcus is a raving leftie at all. I was still a 2SM girl at heart, and hung on tenaciously. They say children are a reflection of their parents. all we hear now on 2hd are galahs who want to promote Butcher shops,and a plug here and a plug there. David Gubbay media.info People Edit this David Gubbay David is a Presenter at 2SM. Run an audit of his content and when you have fact based evidence of this left bias, come back and present it to us. Sinclair also hosted a very successful late afternoon TV show, "Connections" on local television station CTC-7 from April until October 1978. Your email address will not be published. Brian continued to broadcast for the next 25 years plus. Afternoons with Brent Bultitude Rod Muir successfully transplanted the American "More Music" format to Sydney, making minor adaptations for the Australian market. In the early 1980s the station retained reasonable ratings with contemporary music formats and slogans such as "More Music", "Rock of the 80s" and "The Power". 11 February 2022 Writing exclusively for Radio Today, sacked 2SM breakfast presenter Marcus Paul says he believes the decision to axe him from. You can find morning, afternoon and night talking shows. It may surprise Sydney-siders who watched Alan on television for 30-odd years to learn that on radio he was quite audibly animated. Graeme Gilbert (born 15 April 1950) is an Australian radio presenter. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. The SM call sign is taken from the initials of Saint Mary's.[3][4][5]. The song finished and then there was just dead air. Good. Main DJs Grant Goldman Graeme Gilbert Meryl Swanson Poppy Gary Stewart Contact PO Box 1269, Pyrmont, NSW 2009, Australia Tel. (Following that conversation) Id say within five minutes of me putting the phone down, on social media, hed actually stated that hed been sacked. BROADCASTING STATION - Trove", "BROADCASTING STATION. Can you help update this entry? Then he was doing news at 2DAY FM but I didn't hold that against him. Today's Friday. For about 20 minutes. A Married At First Sight spokesperson has explained why Poppy was allowed to controversially quit the experiment in last night's episode. Im with JB and Ouch with this one, many of the commenters here seem to have a rather contradictory view of this whole situation, give Marcus a break, hes human, all you haters need to grow up. And if you click on the banner below, you can check out the details of his show on that station. He began his career in radio at the age of 16, worked for 2SM as a radio announcer and producer, and has also powered his own very successful disc jockey business. He later confessed my letter had struck such a chord that he had been carrying it around in his suitcase for months. [7] The station was opened by Archbishop Michael Kelly on 24 December 1931, owned by the Roman Catholic Church. According to Mackin, his problems started two years ago when the station hired a couple of left leaning presenters who were then promoted to management positions and went about changing the direction of the station. Alan was the hottest DJ in Sydney in 1977. If you remember the '70s, remember the 1270s. 2SM Mornings from 9am. Read about all presenters and then listen in knowing a bit more about them. If you click on the poster image you can see an even bigger version. 2SM breakfast talk show host Marcus Paul has been sacked. 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 . The question then is: Does an employees right to free speech trump their employers right to conduct their business in a way that enhances their brand and maximises profit? It was also the time when The Knack were sweeping across the world with their huge hit "My Sharona," and 2SM got them to Sydney for a free show, again at the Hordern Pavilion, on Sunday 19 August 1979. I wouldnt know because I dont know the Newcastle market well enough. Specialist who owned and ran the largest and most successful online bulletin board service (500cc) in Australia (1985-1999) and who started one of the first internet companies in Australia (F1 Internet Services in 1994), he has done work . And here's a cute promo for 2SM's Specials of the Week that gives a really accurate picture (yeah, right) of how interviews were allocated to the different jocks. Source article: https://amp.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/radio-stations-funeral-quiz-asylum-seeker-question-was-poor-taste/news-story/b5ed80e047a0555c11d6ad15d88e7bc9, The controversy raised the ire of the sponsor of the prize giver, Pan Macmillan, and the Refugee Council of Australia spokesperson Sophie Peer said "the council had never known such an appalling trivialisation of people's grief". 2SM breakfast talk show host Marcus Paul has been sacked. Be sure to participate in the discussion on 13 12 69. They are the people who delivered the news of the end of the Vietnam War in 75, John Lennons death in 1980, Mandelas release in 1990, Elvis death in 77, The 2004 Tsunami, Dianas death in 97, Michael Jacksons 2009 death, and in most cases they were the first to deliver the news. At that time rock historian Glenn A Baker wrote a media release with a decent history of the station that beautifully encapsulates all I have related here and more. Im a people person and love talking to our listeners as well as meeting them at various live events. 2SM 1269AM Sydney - 2SM and The Super Network footprint covers over 90% of New South Wales and the booming corner of South East Queensland. - Trove", "17 Nov 1931 - R.C. In 2SM Super Radio Network Australian Radiostations you can now listen to the music and programs that you like the most, update with the latest news, anywhere you want, at any time and listen. From 1980 until 1984, 2SM owned a 34% shareholding in Brisbane television station TVQ.[19][20]. Hi-Tide is what you need for a successful day on the water. And then he was gone, vanishing into obscurity for some time. Radio 2UE directors are: Sir John Butters (chairman), C. V. Stevenson (who founded 2UE), R. Doutreband, M. H. Stevenson and R. Field. Marcia Hines The talk radio host was suspended last week after an inappropriate reference to the tragic death of a school girl in a news quiz. See the changelog, or edit it yourself. In both cases, their employers are upset that the employees personal views are at odds with their own public face or brand. Prior to this he had worked on provincial radio in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. 2023 AMT, trading as Radio Today. Wishing you all the best Marcus. Barton dominated the airwaves in the steel city for 55 years and was the man who introduced John Laws to the airwaves. This guy! Although they differ on some of the details, for the most part Mackin and his former bosses agree on the salient points. Methinks not. Your email address will not be published. Members of the executive staff are: A Campbell-Jones (General Manager); L. R. Hood (Sales and Assistant Manager); M. H. Stevenson (Chief Engineer). Thank heavens. I met Mark at one of the Chequers free gigs, and the arrow in his name, if you can see it, signifies his extreme tallness, which left a lasting impression on me. In 1996 Rod Muir took over management and programming of 2SM with the intention of reviving the 2SM of the 1970s, denim logo and all. And here's another promo for the Saga Of The Little River Band special. Dave Cochrane filling in for Richard King 20th December 2022Richard King Breakfast - 16th December 2022Richard King Breakfast - 14th December 2022Richard King Breakfast - 13th December 2022Richard King Breakfast - 12th December 2022Richard King Breakfast - 9th December 2022. I'm hoping that one day, when he digs through his boxes of archives, he'll find the tape and share it with me. Now on Gold FM Melbourne and Cruise 1323 Adelaide Neale Johns 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. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); How about you teach New news readers how to pronounce names or towns correctly or is it the fact tat they cant read. While that may be true, like any announcer at any station, he is required to fit the format as laid down by management. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. A spokesperson for 2HD who wished to remain anonymous didnt dispute that claim, telling radioinfo, He wasbasically let go because the style of his show didnt suit the Super Radio Network. But a weekago, management terminated his show because, as he says he was told, My conservative style was not suiting the network moving forward. He has it in writing from the former general managerthat, I would not be considered for any additional shifts, fill in shifts, or prime shifts unless I toned it down. 2SM has offered Sydney a lot in the past. The problem with 2HD's weekend afternoon programming is that it is not constant. In March 2017, following the sale of 2CH by Macquarie Radio Network to a consortium of Oceania Capital Partners, Glenn Wheatley and John Williams, and the launch of its Easy Classics format, Trevor once again found himself at 2CH where he hosted the Breakfast Show with Indira Naidoo from April 2018 until December 2019. Login or register. The end result was over 90 seconds of cringe radio. Magazines. There is a touch of 2SM everywhere in Sydney, even to this day. )", "Church Ends Talks on Sale of Radio Station", "2SM Lights Out as City Station Gives up on Country", "Sultan of Breakfast Swing Puts His Zing into 2SM's Zipper", ABT told of plans to warehouse TVQ shares, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2SM&oldid=1131699060, Hi-Tide Fishing Show (Saturday and Sunday 4am to 7am), This page was last edited on 5 January 2023, at 09:44. 50 years of radio changes at 4KZ: June Williams, Radio Today Australian Podcast of the Year Finalists Part 3, Click here to sign up to our free daily newsletter for the latest in radio, audio and podcasting news and jobs, Nahel Alavi Dalgiesh Previous ACRA winner for her work at Mix 106.5/Kiis. Worldwide UK Ireland Australia more. Have something to share? In came Charlie Foxx (who later, wisely, dropped the extra "x"), Ian Grace, Frank Fursey, who all stepped from 2SM into FM radio later in the eighties. Hush At the heart of the issue is that both Mackin and Folau are using their employers platform to espouse their personal views. Sadly, the strain of two high profile gigs must have been too much for him. [13] In late 1994 Wesgo was purchased by Australian Provincial Newspapers, who later purchased the Australian Radio Network in March 1995, requiring some stations to be sold due to media ownership rules. The other was Brisbane presenter Bob Rogers, who built his reputation on getting the latest hits from America before they were released in Australia. Everyone can make a mistake nobody is perfect One of the Rocktober promotions in 1979 was "Win 2SM for a day" (or something like that.) Irregularity in programming may not necessarily produce pleasing ratings for that timeslot. In January 2020 Trevor moved to host the Afternoon-Drive Show. But happily he's resurfaced and nowadays you can hear his voice all over the place as he is one of the advertising industry's top voice over guys. 2023 AMT, trading as Radio Today. Please . Shortlist. But the presenters would be the best of the talent currently at 2SM. Who Are You album pack There are many similarities between this case and the Israel Folau molehill made mountain of which Ive written extensively here and here. We met him and hes a nice guy. . I do wonder what Ron E was about to ask her when this clip got clipped at the end. Jo Jo Zep & the It is owned and operated by Broadcast Operations Group. 2SM was outshone by the new FM stations in the 1980s, and Triple M's Doug Mulray became the most successful breakfast presenter in Australia, just how groundbreaking Ian MacRae was in the 1970s.
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