Alan Jones reminisced about his country farm childhood, his rugby coaching and his radio career with Ahn Do, during an episode of Brush with Fame on the ABC tonight.
 
“Lots of drought, no electricity and a pit toilet… I rode a horse to school, which was good because the times tables and spelling were always finished before I got there," reacalled Jones as he sat for the painting.
 

It was on April 10, 2015 that Adam Lang, then COO of the freshly merged Fairfax/Macquarie radio network flew to Brisbane to tell 4BC staff that, for 18 of them, it would be their last day.

2GB’s Ben Fordham is bracing for the possibility of being raided by the Australian Federal Police after revealing a senior source in Home Affairs told him up to six boats could have recently attempted journeys to Australia from Sri Lanka.
 

Macquarie Media Limited has just confirmed to radioinfo it has re-signed Alan Jones, the host of its 2GB Sydney and 4BC Brisbane breakfast radio programs, to a new two year contract which will commence on July 1st 2019 at the conclusion of his current contract.

In announcing the signing, MML Chairman Russell Tate said he was very pleased that Jones would continue to be an integral part of the Macquarie on-air team for at least another two years.

The Australian is reporting this morning that Alan Jones is set to sign a 2-year deal with Macquarie Media following months of speculation on the broadcaster’s future.
 

Comment from Peter Saxon

The ACMA has found that Harbour Radio Pty Ltd, the licensee of radio station 2GB, breached the Commercial Radio Code of Practice in an Alan Jones Breakfast Show segment broadcast on 23 August 2018.

This video is courtesy of 7 News.

Survey one is out tomorrow and there will be plenty of interest around revamped breakfast shows and now some added spice with reports Andrew Bolt and possibly Alan Jones departing from Macquarie Media.