2UE has announced the details of a Dubai Tourism holiday as part of it second annual Christmas Appeal for The Children's Hospital  at Westmead.

Dubai Tourism is a major sponsor of 2UE and has generously donated a trip for a family from The Children’s Hospital at Westmead to travel to Dubai in December of this year.

After 15 years with 2UE’s Sports Today with co-host John ‘Gibbsy’ Gibbs, Greg ‘Brandy’ Alexander will finish as a full time presenter on December 12 to focus more on his television commitments. However, he will continue as a regular guest into the future. 

At the beginning of the year, critics - and Fairfax had more than most - had written the Radio Network and, indeed, the whole organisation off.

By Survey 2, only the second one conducted by new radio measurement company GfK, 2UE had fallen to a 4.6 share overall. Even that was flattering as it was being propped up by Weekends. Take the weekend out of the equation and the station’s audience share was a whittled down to a paltry 3.6 per cent, Monday - Friday.

Worse still, the Fairfax flagship, Melbourne’s 3AW, was beaten out of it’s accustomed number one spot by ABC774.

Fairfax Radio’s team of cricket commentary legends Ian Chappell, Dean Jones, Greg Matthews, Glenn McGrath and Tim Lane have been doing the rounds of media agencies as the network pitches this year's commercial radio cricket coverage to advertisers.

The team has already visited OMD (pictured) and are continuing the roadshow to a number of other media agencies to discuss the upcoming season.

The Aussie cricket team will play visitors including India, England and South Africa in Australia this season.

Radio 2UE's Breakfast presenters John Stanley and Garry Linnell this morning announced the winner of its annual ‘Sydney’s Favourite Teacher’ competition, Anthony Wilson from Hunters Hill High School.
 
Mr Wilson was nominated for his ability to understand his teenage students, share his life experience to enrich their learning and teach them some of ‘life’s lessons’, as well as his genuine care for his students and demonstrating to them how to behave respectfully and ethically.
 

Veteran TV and Radio newsman Tony Dickinson has thanked fans for messages of support he has received since news broke that he was battling cancer.

Dickinson has undergone multiple operations since being admitted to hospital recently and is very weak, but wanted to get the message out to all those who responded to our original article about his condition.

Read it here.

Second year students of the CRA sponsored Charles Sturt University Commercial Radio Degree visited ARN and Fairfax Media where they received presentations from senior staffers on producing relevant and applicable sales solutions for clients.

At ARN Sydney Sales Director Ben Gialourias also took the student on a station tour where Rosso told them "to be successful in this business you need enthusiasm dedication and persistence."

2UE breakfast presenter John Stanley has been crowned "Radio Commentator of the Year" at the prestigious Kennedy Awards for Excellence in NSW Journalism.

The award recognises Stanley's outstanding contribution to radio as well as his move to Breakfast co-host this year alongside Garry Linnell in January. He also hosts Weekend Breakfast on Sydney's 2UE.

With the City to Surf run happening this weekend in Sydney, 2UE Sports Today hosts John “Gibbsy” Gibbs and Greg “Brandy” Alexander were on air live from the City 2 Surf Fitness and Health Expo this evening, on the main stage at the Royal Hall of Industries adjacent to the Entertainment Quarter and Fox Studios.

2UE is the main sponsor of the ‘Main Stage’ at the Fitness & Health Expo, also for the first time.

Australian Mushroom Growers has partnered with 2UE at the Expo for promotions and giveaways.