Former politician turned radio presenter KJ at Radiodays Asia 2024

Steve Ahern caught up with Aussie Fyona Smith, who is now in based in Dublin as Managing Editor for Bauer Media's Today FM.Fyona previously worked in sales, as an announcer at SCA and ARN, a music director and Head of Radio at AFTRS. She left Sydney to work in Ireland about 5 years ago."One of the things that's different about the Irish audience is their absolute love of radio, it's still at pre-internet levels. Spoken word content and the connection to radio is really embedded in culture here, that hasn't been disrupted by all of the streaming choices or all of the entertainment choices that we've got with multiple devices now. That really fascinates me.Listen to the full interview between Steve Ahern and Fyona over a pint of Guiness in a Dublin pub. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Big Take Asia podcast was launched in May. "It's a weekly podcast and we're basically taking the biggest, most compelling, most interesting story in Asia that Bloomberg reporters and our newsroom has produced and extending that story in hopefully, a compelling and interesting way for a different audience. It's a way to tap into our newsroom... I'm super grateful to be working for such a well resourced organization. We have a huge newsroom here in Asia, I think we have the biggest Asian newsroom, hundreds of reporters in more than a dozen bureaus here in Asia.Oanh tells the inside story of her process for creating this award winning podcast in the 2024 Asia Podcast Awards. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former politician, now radio presenter and podcaster KJ, talks to Steve Ahern at Radiodays Asia 2024.He shares his transformative journey into the world of radio and podcasts. After stepping away from a political career, he found renewed purpose and passion in broadcasting. KJ emphasizes the power of radio, highlighting how it fosters connection and community engagement. He discusses the challenges and rewards of producing content that resonates with listeners, noting that podcasts have become a vital platform to encourage political engagement.KJ also reflects on the evolving landscape of media and comments on the Malaysian government's moves to regulate social media platforms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Russel Howcroft chats about advertising and ratings with radioinfo's Peter Saxon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Southern Cross Media Group Limited (ASX: SXL) today announced its financial results for the six months ended 31 December 2022. Peter Saxon speaks to Grant Blackley about the business. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nine Radio CEO Tom Malone talks to Peter Saxon about the success of Nine Radio 3 years after acquisition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nova's Ben Latimer talks to Peter Saxon about Survey 7, highlighting the continuing success of smooth and recognising the quiet achiever Bogart Torelli. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Radioinfo's Peter Saxon talks to Mark Taylor about then results of Survey 6, particularly 4BH Brisbane's remarkable rise. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Southern Cross Austereo CeO Grant Blackley talks to radioinfo about the company's full year financial results, released today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ciaran Davis talks to radioinfo about HT&E and ARN's half year results Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.