The upside is he gets to do what he loves all over the world, making people laugh in many different cities.  But, in between home and the roar of the crowd, well, that part really sucks!

ABC Radio’s brand new “anti-travel” podcast is designed to convince you leaving home is never the right thing to do.

ABC Director of Radio Michael Mason also feels strongly about an article by John Patkin, published on radioinfo earlier this week.

A letter has been sent to the ABC Board objecting to the management restructure within the ABC's Radio Division, reported earlier here on radioinfo.

ABC Radio has announced changes to its Radio Executive team designed to increase its ability to meet audience expectations and respond to challenges in the industry. 

Canberra’s Radio 1RPH is concerned for its future with a quarter of its budget, $38, 000 set to disappear when the ACT Government hands disability funding to the Commonwealth in July as part of the NDIS.
 
Radio 1RPH provides news and other information for the blind and people with other disabilities and has been running for the past 30 years.
 
It claims an estimated 10% of people in the Canberra Region (30,000) are print handicapped.
 
1RPH is a non-profit organisation, run by volunteers with two paid employees.

In this article for radioinfo, Director of ABC Radio, Michael Mason, outlines his priorities for the division in the year ahead.

Jeremy Fernandez and Tom Tilley will host the Australian of the Year Awards, broadcast live on ABC, ABC News 24, ABC iview and ABC Local Radio from Parliament House in Canberra on Monday, 25 January at 7:30pm (AEDT).

Queensland Senator Matthew Canavan has proposed splitting the ABC into rural and metropolitan corporations to ensure that the bush gets a fair go from Australia's national broadcaster.

891 ABC Adelaide has announced changes to its 2016 line-up as part of a range of announcements across the ABC network today.

Current Mornings presenter Ian Henschke will move to the Drive program next year and Ali Clarke joins the station as the new Mornings presenter.