"These are the reason I haven't worn a watch in about twenty years", I told Sue, as we wandered around the ABC Studio at Old Parliament House, now the "Museum Of Australian Democracy". I was referring to something commonly known as a "bulk eraser", though they probably had a more formal name. In the days … Continue reading One Night in Canberra
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I’m the Manager of Local Planning for ABC Regional & Local, which is a role mostly focussed on the ABC’s Capital City Radio Network. Though I work mostly as a Manager, I still keep my hands “dirty” in radio presentation, with the weekly radio program, Editor’s Choice
"Can you give me a hand up? I'm not sure I can get back up", an older woman (probably in her early 70s) said to me today. She was one of many people taking part in today's protest march in Sydney. She'd just taken part in a collective action where people knelt down and gave … Continue reading Black / Indigenous Lives Matter
Here's a handy hint for making use of that old digital TV set-top box you might still have. You can now listen to ABC stations like local ABC Radio, Triple J, Classic and RN etc via free-to-air TV. https://about.abc.net.au/radio-on-tv/ Today I was chatting to a colleague who lives in the south of Sydney, and doesn't … Continue reading Making use of that old digital TV set-top box
I took a rebel stand on my outfit for this year's "Andrew Olle Media Lecture". Though I've been attending the lecture for over twenty years (only missing one, the year I lived in Western Australia) dressing for it is pretty simple. As a man, all you need to worry about is a tuxedo and a … Continue reading Andrew Olle Media Lecture 2019
"I was on the verge of getting up and walking out", a colleague told me over lunch. "He's a disgusting, horrible person, and represents everything I hate", she added. She was referring to the radio presenter, Kyle Sandilands, in conversation with TV presenter, Karl Stefanovic. They were on strage at Radio Alive, an annual radio … Continue reading Radio Alive
"Because a lot of producers come from a journalism background, they mostly think about the words. I love that he spent so much time speaking about the sound", I said to someone over drinks at the end of #ozpod2019 today. We were talking about Dan Blank, creator of the fiction podcast, "Carrier". Dan, incidentally, has … Continue reading #ozpod2019
Having worked as a journalist and broadcaster for over thirty years, I've got to know a LOT of politicians. In my view, some of them have been very good people, and some of them have been arseholes. On one side of politics, I've had the son a politician threaten me with physical violence over a … Continue reading The Boy from Boree Creek