The year is ending badly with the death of a long-serving industry veteran
by Frank Avis | December 31, 2021
The year is ending badly with the death of a long-serving industry veteran and a former colleague, Glenn Daniel.
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One of "The Great Ones" departed recently, with Bert Newton passing at the age of 83
by Frank Avis | November 8, 2021
Bert Newton, latest Sydney survey, and AUKUS.
Earlier this year I wrote an extremely negative prediction on the outlook for Afghanistan...
by Frank Avis | October 13, 2021
Afghanistan, Sydney radio surveys, Australian history, top ten Broadway showstoppers.
A giant has fallen as we salute one of the greatest names in our radio and TV history
by Frank Avis | September 2, 2021
Brian Henderson, Ernie Sigley, Sydney survey, Tokyo Olympics, COVID, and a $250 hose.
Not the best of news this time, I'm sorry to say, having found out only recently of Peter Sharp
by Frank Avis | August 1, 2021
Peter Sharp, Jonathan Coleman, Mike Bailey, Sydney radio ratings, COVID, the CSIRO, Hong Kong, the USA, and the Olympics.
We've made it half way through 2021
by Frank Avis | June 18, 2021
Sydney radio, Bill Marsden, Five Things that Could Wipe out Life on our Planet, When Will We Open the Borders and Patrick White.
We survived the bushfires, now we've survived the floods. This truly is the land of "flood and fire"
by Frank Avis | May 14, 2021
Radio ratings, COVID 19, Bert Newton, Meghan Markle, Taxation. AFL v NFL, Golf and television.
Here we go with another year... good luck to you all
by Frank Avis | March 18, 2021
Coronavirus, John Brennan, Jim Graham, Sydney radio survey, television and Brexit.
Crikey! What a heck of a month we've just had
by Frank Avis | December 16, 2020
Coronavirus, US election, radio ratings, Bob Hughes and Yowies.
It'll be a tough summer for all of us on a range of fronts.
by Frank Avis | October 6, 2020
Coronavirus continues to stalk us all with a second wave in Victoria having a devastating impact on the national economy. Donald Trump and Joe Biden are trying desperately to fight out a US Presidential election in the middle of all of this drama. Radio has just revved back into life with our first ratings in six months. It continues to be pretty average in TV land. This has been a pretty special football season in the UK.
2GB is front and centre on our radio dial this month
by Frank Avis | June 30, 2020
2GB is front and centre on our radio dial this month with the shock resignation of the News Talk superstar Alan Jones.
2020 is certainly going to be the worst year of our lives.
by Frank Avis | April 28, 2020
PM Morrison is right about that. I went through WW2 and the Coronavirus is worse than that.
Damn it. We've just lost another big name in radio...
by Frank Avis | March 17, 2020
We've just lost another big name in radio with the death of Grant Goldman, aged 69.
Well, she's all over for another year
by Frank Avis | January 6, 2020
Well, she's all over for another year and the Alan and Ray Show ended the ratings, owning Sydney's overalls...
Are we watching the death of a Sydney radio giant?
by Frank Avis | December 2, 2019
Are we watching the death of a Sydney radio giant with the announcement that the experiment with Macquarie Sports on the old 2UE is over?
I see that Alan Jones continues to defy the "great sock crisis"...
by Frank Avis | October 23, 2019
Radio, Alan Jones, Graeme Turpie and Ian Nicholls, Brexit, Richmond AFL and TV.
We lost another famous name in the industry recently
by Frank Avis | September 13, 2019
Loss of Malcolm T Elliott, Sydney radio market, "put a sock in it", catch up with Brendan Sheedy, Brexit, and dog washing...
Sanity returned to the radio market this winter
by Frank Avis | August 2, 2019
Radio, the Federal Election, ABC television and Brexit.
Radio ratings, elections, Brexit and golf
by Frank Avis | May 8, 2019
There's continuing drama at 2GB with Alan Jones still unsigned to a new contract. This absolutely stuns me.
Heading into 2019... And Don't Spare the Horses
by Frank Avis | March 22, 2019
Recently involved in a Skype interview with a couple of radio men from the old days – Ray Kelly and Doc Livingstone – for a 3MP reunion event.
