http://www.radioinfo.com.au Copyright (c) 2010 radioinfo. All rights reserved. News, jobs, classifieds and chat for the Australian radio industry. en-us Sun, 5 Feb 2012 08:09:59 +1100 Sun, 5 Feb 2012 08:09:59 +1100 http://www.radioinfo.com.au/news/10706 http://www.radioinfo.com.au/news/10706 Australian specialist broadcast training company AMT Pty Ltd has played a crucial role in the launch of Afghanistan’s first professional media training institution, Nai Media Institute (NMI). “As the troops pull out of Afghanistan, media will play an important role in the reconstruction of the country. To win people’s hearts and minds, you have to win their radios, televisions and mobile phones,” said AMT CEO Steve Ahern who has just returned from Afghanistan. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.radioinfo.com.au/news/10705 http://www.radioinfo.com.au/news/10705 Sports enthusiasts can now wake up to ABC Grandstand Breakfast on Digital Radio to hear the best analysis and chat for the sporting week ahead. Starting tomorrow, broadcaster and self-confessed sporting enthusiast Francis Leach will host ABC Grandstand Breakfast, Australia’s first national digital radio sports breakfast show. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.radioinfo.com.au/news/10704 http://www.radioinfo.com.au/news/10704 Sunday night radio program Open House kicks off its 2012 season this Sunday night, February 5th with a compelling interview, in the lead up to the 3rd anniversary of Victoria’s Black Saturday bushfires. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.radioinfo.com.au/news/10703 http://www.radioinfo.com.au/news/10703 Mark Hales, a radio executive with 20 years of experience in the Australian radio industry, has begun a new venture called radioconnect.net. RadioConnect is an online community to help and inspire future radio talent. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.radioinfo.com.au/news/10702 http://www.radioinfo.com.au/news/10702 Nielsen Media’s Australian Managing Director Peter Cornelius has left the company. Cornelius’ departure comes as the American based research company continues to restructure its international operations. Nielsen Media is currently under contract to Commercial Radio Australia to provide Australia’s radio ratings, with a new contract scheduled to go to tender later this year. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.radioinfo.com.au/news/10701 http://www.radioinfo.com.au/news/10701 Fairfax Media's share price continues to rise as Gina Reinhart seeks to lift her stake in the company from 4% to 14%. Fairfax owns newspapers and the Fairfax Talk Radio network, plus music stations in Melbourne and Perth. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.radioinfo.com.au/news/10700 http://www.radioinfo.com.au/news/10700 The new Lexus GS will be the first luxury car model to feature digital radio reception as standard. "The announcement by Lexus to include Digital Radio DAB+ as standard in the GS is an exciting start to 2012 for digital radio,” said Commercial Radio Australia CEO Joan Warner. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.radioinfo.com.au/news/10699 http://www.radioinfo.com.au/news/10699 The BBC Radio 4 program Desert Island Discs was first broadcast on 29 January 1942, and celebrates its 70th birthday this week. It holds the record for the longest-running factual program in the history of radio. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.radioinfo.com.au/news/10698 http://www.radioinfo.com.au/news/10698 Despite the threat of rain, the Sydney Big Day Out festival seemed to please the punters. Approximately 47,000 people attended the Australia Day music festival with early storms passing to the delight of excited crowds. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.radioinfo.com.au/news/10697 http://www.radioinfo.com.au/news/10697 Hassan Osman Abdi, known on air at Shabelle Radio in Mogadishu as ‘Fantastic,’ was killed on Sunday evening in the Somali capital. Abedi  was Chief Editor of Shabelle Radio. The 29-year-old father of three was the most recent of the station’s five journalists killed for doing his job in one of the most dangerous places in the world for reporters. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000