Commercial Radio Awards being webcast

This is Australian Commercial Radio’s big weekend.

The 2002 Australian Commercial Radio Awards, seminar and charity luncheon, being held later this week, will be web cast for the first time. The web cast will be available from next Tuesday (22 October) at the Commercial Radio Australia website and will also feature a picture gallery showcasing all the events.

The commercial radio fest will include three major events all organised by Commercial Radio Australia. They are:

* The Commercial Radio Seminar 2002: Myths, Legends and Trends. The seminar will be held on Friday, 18 October starting at 8.30am at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Center. Bianca Dye of Sydney’s Nova 96.9 will MC the seminar.

* Following the seminar, a charity luncheon will be held also featuring Sir Bob Geldof and G. Gordon Liddy as guest speakers and 3AW’s Neil Mitchell as MC. The luncheon will be held in the Bellarine Hall, Melbourne Convention Centre starting at 1pm on Friday, 18 October.

* The 2002 Australian Commercial Radio Awards, to be held on Saturday, 19 October at the Melbourne Convention Centre. The Awards will feature a host of stars including pop legend Olivia Newton John, well-known radio hosts from throughout Australia and performances from an exciting range of Australian music talent including George, Motor Ace, Disco Montego, David Franj, Selwyn, Shakaya and Brooke McClymont.

The web cast is being supported by Arbitron as part of its sponsorship of the Awards. A test page is available from today at the webcast section of www.commercialradio.com.au.

For LAST MINUTE TICKET SALES for all three events please visit the website at www.commercialradio.com.au or phone (02) 9281 6577.