Bon Voyage Tony
We’ve been talking a lot about travel lately. In particular, he’s interested in knowing more about Sweden, as he is considering travel there next year. “I have thousands of tips”, … Read the rest “Bon Voyage Tony”
Tag Radio
I’ve been behind a microphone for almost my entire life. I started out as a 13-year-old volunteer in community radio back in 1978, and that spark turned into a lifelong career, In mid-2023, my life took a major turn when I became an amputee. Now, I’m bringing those decades of broadcasting experience to a project close to my heart: sharing the diverse stories of limb loss and difference across Australia and our Pacific neighbours. https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-o-brien-153485123/
Talking To Myself
“Do you always talk to yourself?”, a colleague asked me the other day. She’s in a nearby office, started work with us only recently, and told me she’d noticed every … Read the rest “Talking To Myself”
ABBA Photographic Reunion
There’s a fair bit in the papers today about ABBA’s “photographic reunion” when they appeared together overnight in Stockholm. Being ABC Local Radio’s resident “ABBA Expert”, I was asked to … Read the rest “ABBA Photographic Reunion”
Friday Night
“You know what’s wrong with the media?”, I said to my friend (and fellow media worker) when we met for dinner last night. “They’ve got no idea. I just went … Read the rest “Friday Night”
Olle Scholars
“OMG, I was in a meeting the other week, and I realised I was one of the ‘older people’ in the room”, I told a colleague earlier tonight. “I was … Read the rest “Olle Scholars”
The ABC back in 1992
It’s that time of the year when radio stations in Australia are in the final stages of preparing to make their presenter line-ups for the following year. This is a … Read the rest “The ABC back in 1992”