Today 2SM is part of the Super Radio Network with a mix of talk and music, but languishes at or close enough to the bottom of the Sydney radio ratings. I'm sure you will work it out! More people on media.info Sara Orchard Marcus always struggled because he sounded like a community radio broadcaster. Outrageous for its time, ludicrous, and classic. [7] The station was opened by Archbishop Michael Kelly on 24 December 1931, owned by the Roman Catholic Church. Mac Mac Mac MacRae. Thanks to JC for use of this great pic. And if you click on the banner below, you can check out the details of his show on that station. 5 Triple M 101.5 Announcer and Operations Assistant, worked at 2SM and Nova Sydney and has won 5 ACRAs, AFTRS graduates become 98.1 Power FMs new breakfast team, New 2GB roles in 2023 for Michael McLaren and Luke Grant, 4BCs Luke Bradnam on the power of work experience, Revealed: Australian FM radios most successful programmers of all time (1-10). In 1975 2SM introduced its famous denim zipper logo. The first radio station I remember actively listening to was 2UW. Following a take-over and sale of ARN to Australian Provincial Newspapers and America's Clear Channel Communications, Sinclair found himself back in the Regional Radio Market working for DMG Radio Australia, who had recently launched its Nova network across the country. Hi-Tide Fishing Show 2HD breakfast presenter Richard King left his microphone turned on during a weather update last week, say sources. See more News Soft Sports Talk 240 tune ins AM 1269 - 48Kbps Pyrmont - New South Wales , Australia - English Suggest an update Get the live Radio Widget Leave a comment Leave a review By the time I was ensconsed at the University of NSW in 1982, I found myself dabbling in a bit of 2DAY FM, mainly because one if its announcers, Tim Webster (who had done his own stint at 2SM in 1975), was a huge Eagles fan and constantly played and talked about "the boys.". [14] The station was sold to Kick Media, headed by former INXS manager, Chris Murphy. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Meryl Swanson ratings didnt drop. View profile. It sounds like Marcus would be getting a free pass, if his politics matched the rest of the talkback fraternity. Good!! Click through to my Concert of the Decade page to see images from the special. Ted Mulry Gang Meanwhile, do check out the Gibson and Moore Gallery. I listened as millions also listened to her wonderful programs. But I desperately want to stay in the media. Their role is to implement a format, recruit suitable talent and live or die by their decisions. Dave Sutherland But the point was missed by no-one when Skyhooks lead singer Shirley Strachan dedicated "Ego is not a Dirty Word" to Alan in front of 80,000 people at the Summer Magic free concert in February 1978. Of course he was back in Sydney and riding the FM airwaves through the 1980s and 1990s. And how about liking the 2SM web shrine so all your friends on Facebook or your other favourite social media sites can find out about it too. Graeme Gilbert Evenings 7pm -12am Talk Overnight Gary Stewart Mon - Fri, 12-5am; Weekends, 12-4am Radio frequencies 2SM Radio broadcasts in the following cities on AM: Sydney 1269 Contacts Site: http://2smsupernetwork.com/ Address: Level 3 8 Jones Bay Road Pyrmont NSW 2009 Phone number: 02 9660 1269 , Openline - 13 12 69 , Newsroom - 02 9552 2454 or Gaaawleee! I'm hoping that one day, when he digs through his boxes of archives, he'll find the tape and share it with me. 2SM subsequently withdrew from the Sydney radio ratings. Then you can find out about my own humble on-air efforts on my BAY-FM page. They're better than those snapshots from my 110mm camera! Concert Gold Pass It was reported that management called the switchboard (not on the air) and was dictating to Brian not to talk about car racing. For instance, if you click on the big 2SM denim logo at the top of this page, you'll hear one of the hundreds of old 2SM ID jingles, and that will change now and then. There is a nice story from the Sydney Morning Herald on the surprisingly reclusive jock which you can read here. (I only stayed there until I realised 2MMM was the place to be, but that's another story a much shorter one than this which you can read about here.). It is speculation, in the spirit of the Broadcast Operations Group potentially employing Alan Jones, Dean's mistake was hinting of another station's presenter's sponsors withdrawing their sponsorship and that he supported that presenter remaining on that station. He's on 2UE these days, which you can read about here. I wailed. He has hosted the show for over a decade and has interviewed notable people including John Howard, the former Prime Minister of Australia. View profile. A multilingual economics graduate with over a decade of experience in the media and marketing industry. Radio. Or being "right wing". I have never heard him being rude or shouting down to callers if they disagreed with him. 2023 AMT, trading as Radio Today. Your email address will not be published. Then about 30 years ago, during the days when 2GB was in the doldrums, evening presenter the high-rating Brian Wilshire, discussing car racing on air. Please add it to our directory. [6], In 1958 2SM moved to premises at 257 Clarence Street, Sydney but for the next five years it maintained its conservative family-oriented style. The show is broadcast on Sydney's 2SM and Network stations from 5am-9am each Monday to Friday. Media career [ edit] Gibson began his media career as a print journalist covering greyhound racing and rugby league. RadioToday salutes the men and women of News. Alan Baskin - Almost 40 years in Australian radio including 2WS, 2UE, 2GB. I think Marcus deserves another chance. Thank heavens. That was certainly a management decision. In November 1968 2SM reverted to an all music format. Our stations pride themselves by being part of the community they serve by providing locally made content, news and support. The Elliott family of Haberfield were the winners, and the station broadcast from their home all that day with special guests such as John Paul Young. The Hon Nick recorded a special Macca's 10th Birthday promo to tell us all about the celebrations and how you could win tickets. Here's a summary. I'd sit in my bedroom doing my homework in the evening, hanging on his every word. His pandering to left wing radicals was not gong to attract any listener over from TripleJ. A Married At First Sight spokesperson has explained why Poppy was allowed to controversially quit the experiment in last night's episode. Time Freeze Please add it to our directory. refer to. He is the rudest man i have ever listened 2 on the Radio No respect for Older for Elderly people. They are authoritative and have credibility with listeners. Radical left show leading into John Laws it was breaking every talk programming rule. 12 p.m. Navy Band Southwest - Brass Band Golden Gate Park Band Shell. Cheetah You can find morning, afternoon and night talking shows. He writes, I still, and always will, hold Mr Caralis in the highest regard for giving me my start there. Everyone can make a mistake nobody is perfect In the case of his weekly k shift on 2HD, who knows, He may be right. Barton dominated the airwaves in the steel city for 55 years and was the man who introduced John Laws to the airwaves. But to satisfy MacRae Maniacs, here it is. 2WS. Trip to Great Keppel Island And I didn't win any of it. Rock Attack Pack Bob Hudson It is owned and operated by Broadcast Operations Group. As Moove Flavoured Milk was the sponsor of the gig, it was the least all those rock stars could do to thank them. Thank you, Although regularly commentating on topical news, Laws did not regard himself a journalist but as an entertainer and salesman. Poppy is a Presenter at 2SM. Dean Mackin has been working in and around radio for almost 22 years. Sinclair was host of several nationally syndicated radio shows during the 1980s and 1990s for Grace Gibson Radio Productions and ARNSAT including The Hitfile, Music Over Australia and How it was-When it was. Russell Morris Others were big fans or, like Ian Grace, contributors of Rock of the 80s. First and foremost, it brought to an abrupt end the days of the true "personality" DJs, as exemplified by 2UW's Ward "Pally" Austin and 3XY's legendary Stan "The Man" Rofe. 2SM breakfast talk show host Marcus Paul has been sacked. Did he honestly think that his near radical left ranting was doing the super network any good? The Knack 2 A spokesperson for 2HD who wished to remain anonymous didnt dispute that claim, telling radioinfo, He wasbasically let go because the style of his show didnt suit the Super Radio Network. Sherbet had to extend their stay in Australia so that the show could be rescheduled the following Sunday, and everybody prayed for sunshine. Talk Overnight is your perfect companion into the small hours of the morning. It is owned by Southern Cross Austereo and Its sister station is NXFM. . The talk radio host was suspended last week after an inappropriate reference to the tragic death of a school girl in a news quiz. The only person on the end of the phone who sounds smart in this 1976 sampling of Sparxy's sometimes politically incorrect listener interaction is his mum. Everyone loved calling Ron E. Most were less active and certainly less intelligent than yours truly. 2SM is an Australian radio station, licensed to and serving Sydney, broadcasting on 1269 kilohertz on the AM band. Click here to sign up to our free daily newsletter for the latest in radio, audio and podcasting news and jobs, or just enter your email below. Nov 18, 2022. [9][10] In July the station was finally sold to Wesgo, who sacked the entire on air staff and put the station into automation. He went on to describe the real reason he was sacked, Im pretty disappointed that hes saying that he was sacked. You can click on the image strip below to go through to some awesome visual memories. Richard Clapton The finale was an all-star salute to Johnny O'Keefe with"Shout" and "Move it Baby, Move it." Or was it done by someone else at the station? There is a touch of 2SM everywhere in Sydney, even to this day. Of all the jocks on 2SM, Ron E Sparx was the one who it seemed would stay forever. He began his Sydney radio career in 1978 at the then most popular commercial music station in the city 2SM. I think 2SM was trying to give him the boot for a while. I also mentioned that according to Mike Carlton's book "On Air" the then 2UE management asked him to take on a more right-wing narrative and he refused. [13] In late 1994 Wesgo was purchased by Australian Provincial Newspapers, who later purchased the Australian Radio Network in March 1995, requiring some stations to be sold due to media ownership rules. If sport is to be a regular occurrence on Saturday afternoons, then Dean should have been allocated a more regular schedule. He started his TV career in 2003 with a lifestyle TV show called Better Living which aired on NTV for one season. Hard rockin' rollin' party boy notwithstanding, I still thought he was urbane and handsome. My first 2SM free concert was on Sunday 13 February 1977 at Victoria Park. There will be some names that have been left out, so let us know your suggestions and comments. Must catch up with him again one of these days. Folau is paid to play rugby. Definitely sackable. Click here to hear all about it. All his show content has been removed from the 2SM website. Members of the executive staff are: A Campbell-Jones (General Manager); L. R. Hood (Sales and Assistant Manager); M. H. Stevenson (Chief Engineer). Participate in any number of discussions or try your luck and win a prize. I only met Barry Chapman for the first time in October 2000 at a music industry conference in Sydney, when I first started working with APRA. Management says they tried to help Mackin improve his show by going through air-checks with him, advising him on how to write editorials and how to get more balance into his show. | All content 1996-2023. He was offered a position at Sydney's 2SM in late 1978 and soon after took over the Afternoon Show. It appears you hold the opinion that only conservatives have a right to a voice, especially on conservative AM radio. Dean Mackin's Radio Biography. All my favourite DJs had left me, and I didn't want George to leave me, too. The story was that he had been sacked from the station for some reason but then they "kissed and made up." 2SM has offered Sydney a lot in the past. Mark Smith was very friendly. Dont be too surprised to see him pop up on 2GB at some point. Save time and money with Show Prep. Of all the DJs from my 2SM era, George Moore was the one who hung on at the station for the longest. BRIAN MULONDO. For them is show time so they hunt out all for their money machines..Grow up Australia and never listen to them again. Today's Friday. [17] By the end of 1996 the station still had low ratings, causing the owners to relaunch it on Christmas Eve 1996 as The New 2SM, with a format of hits from the 60s to 80s.[18]. Radio 2UE directors are: Sir John Butters (chairman), C. V. Stevenson (who founded 2UE), R. Doutreband, M. H. Stevenson and R. Field. Prior to this he had worked on provincial radio in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. In September 1963 Stephenson oversaw a radical overhaul of 2SM's format when the station finally commenced 24-hour service. Richard is interested in whats going on in your world and welcome your suggestions, information and feedback. With over 60 years of commercial broadcasting experience, John Laws has returned to Sydney's 2SM 1269 & the Super Network. During 1970 2SM established itself as one of the most promotionally active and innovative commercial stations. They were probably thinking on sacking him for while as hardly anyone called when he was on. Brian continued to broadcast for the next 25 years plus. I'd say he loves bikes more, if this 2012 drawing by illustrator David Green is any indication. 2SM 1269AM Sydney - 2SM and The Super Network footprint covers over 90% of New South Wales and the booming corner of South East Queensland. This is not commercially released footage and I am not in a position to pass it on, however if you go to Youtube and do a search there are many clips from the TV special available for you to view and I do share some of those clips on the Concert of the Decade page. And then that social media posting got up to the higher echelon of Super Radio Network. They have a depth of journalistic experience and each one of them delivers the news in their own individual, unique style. Those who came and went during the first GG period included: Graeme Lyndon aka The Ghoul Guy, a rushed replacement when Mel got the chop. If you have any memories or artifacts from the glory days of 2SM I'd love to hear from you, so drop me a line. In both cases, their employers are upset that the employees personal views are at odds with their own public face or brand. Captain Matchbox Marc Hunter Richard is interested in what's going on in your world and welcome your suggestions, information and feedback. Actually, that's an understatement. He was trying to be a radical lefty on an AM commercial talk network. Sinclair's career began in the small town of Young on 25 October 1976. 2SM breakfast talk show host Marcus Paul has been sacked. When he quit in July 1979 to take the position of program manager at 2UW, it was a tragedy of epic proportions. I still miss his calm quiet authority. all we hear now on 2hd are galahs who want to promote Butcher shops,and a plug here and a plug there. The spokesperson denies that that was the case. On balance, the Saturday afternoon shift should be sports or talk not this on/off sport for a few weeks and then talk for a few weeks. To be honest, Im surprised he lasted so long. It is owned and operated by Broadcast Operations Group. KOFM has today, 9-Nov-2018, been rebadged as Triple M 102.9 Newcastle. Thank you, Im a people person and love talking to our listeners as well as meeting them at various live events. Send us your media releases. Staff employed by Radio 97 (Tweed Radio & Broadcasting Co Pty Ltd) have NO commercial agreements in place. One is this record that he released in 1970, with the not-too-modest title of "Mac Mac Mac MacRae". [Your] outrageous views cumulated in your dismissal 3 years very late. After dark radio is a time when people like a more relaxed exchange of ideas and thats what Talk Tonight offers. Besides entertaining a large nightly audience, Graeme acknowledges Talk Tonight is the media of trust in times of community disruption., Talk Overnight . Forward to 1991, when I was living in London, about to fly home to Sydney for a three-week visit. There are many similarities between this case and the Israel Folau molehill made mountain of which Ive written extensively here and here. Hinting that, instead, hell use other media to take his case to the court of public opinion, Im not going to take a backward step. Full details about the radio professional Poppy Savakis. I was listening. Media Watch presenter Monica Attard commented: "Nowadays, 2SM doesn't attract too many listeners, but Graeme Gilbert reckons his audience is the smartest in the world, and they certainly outsmarted him.Well we've now been sent a copy of the email that organised the attack on Graeme's quiz." The email showed a photo of Mahatma Ghandi accompanied by text reading: "Tonight Graeme is . Irregularity in programming may not necessarily produce pleasing ratings for that timeslot. I'd love to get hold of a copy to find out. Shortlist. Here are three different promos for the free gig and the on air special on The Knack: The Knack 1 . You never know when something new will appear so keep checking in. God help you if you ever disagreed with him. Before joining 2SM, Marcus Paul worked as a senior journalist at i98 FM and a presenter at 2CC Canberra. Anyone with even a tiny bit of experience in radio will tell you that you that commercial AM talk is conservative heartland especially on the regional stations he was networked into. 4KQ. He's still on 2GB to this day. In 2002 the night time show, hosted by Graeme Gilbert, scored a rating of just 0.1%, the lowest rating ever recorded for a commercial program in a metro market in Australia. Management may have the right to suggest to the presenter to take on guests of an opposite viewpoint to the presenter. This set the trend for years to come, with 2SM relying heavily on adapting of formulaic programming strategies sourced from American commercial radio, which in turn were then picked up by other stations around the country. Swanson recently told her employer, the Super Radio Network, of her decision and this morning decided to share her reasons with her Facebook community :-, Since posting the above, the station has reportedly escorted her from the studio and ended her program immediately. I've discussed the issue of a radio station taking a particular narrative such as 2GB and how intelligent presenters of a left-wing persuasion would not be employed. 2SM airs news bulletins every hour and half-hourly during breakfast. "He's in Newcastle on 2NX," Sparxy replied. Sinclair continued his association with the Network through its AM stations in Sydney (2UW) and Melbourne (3KZ) conversion to the FM band (Sydney's Mix 106.5 and Melbourne's TT FM) until 2001. Radios Future is Looking Good: 30 UNDER 30 Winners List, A local legend and a gentleman: Strawny hosts his last shift, Thats a wrap: Survey news and end-of-year moves in last ep for 2022, Andy Mathers stepping down as GM of K rock and 93.9 Bay FM. 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