This Week's Media Movements
HuffPost launches 'Proud Out Loud series' to coincide with Mardi Gras and Pride month The series will celebrate the stories of trailblazers within the LGBTQI community by showcasing five Australian and international changemakers.
Molly Hunt and Jennetta Quinn-Bates received the first-ever Walkley Young Indigenous Scholarship with Junkee Media and 10 News First:
- Balanggarra/Yolngu woman Molly Hunt from Wyndham, WA has worked in radio for the Top End Aboriginal Bush Broadcasting Association in Darwin
- Barkindji and Yorta Yorta woman Jennetta Quinn-Bates from Muswellbrook, NSW is a former trainee news reporter at ABC Alice Springs
Melinda Zahra is Nine’s new executive producer of the 62nd TV Week Logie Awards 2020 Melissa had previously been a senior producer for the Logies, as well as Dancing with the Stars, Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation and Adam Hills Tonight.
Tim McMillan has joined 7 News Perth as a weekend news presenter alongside Angela Tsun Tim was previously a news presenter at Channel 9 in Melbourne and Sydney, and also hosts Flashpoint for Seven.
Neroli Meadows is releasing sports podcast, ‘Ordineroli Speaking’, in the coming weeks The podcast will celebrate resilience and share the human stories of athletes.
Erin Molan replaces Todd Woodbridge as host of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Erin and James Bracey will provide coverage of the two and a half week tournament commencing Friday, 21st February.
Perth's Community Channel WTV has ceased broadcasting on free-to-air "until further notice" West Television (WTV) replaced Access 31 in 2010 and will now focus solely on developing content for social media and YouTube.
Jenni Gilbert has joined AdNews as a senior journalist Jenni finished up as AAP’s commissioning editor on Friday, 14th February. She commences her new role on Monday, 24th February.
Andy Sands and Kaley-Jade Baker are 94.9 Power FM’s new breakfast duo Kaley has replaced Katie Fleming who left the station in December, 2019.
Southern Cross Austereo will rebrand its recently purchased RedFM and Spirit FM stations to fall under the Hit and Triple M umbrellas from Monday, 16th March:
- 106.5 Red FM – Karratha – Hit 106.5
- 101.3 Red FM – Broome – Hit 101.3
- 91.7 Red FM – Port Hedland – Hit 91.7
- 96.5 Red FM – Geraldton – Hit 96.5
- Red FM remote – mine sites – Hit WA
- Spirit 98.1 FM – Geraldton – 98.1 Triple M
- Spirit 102.9 FM – Broome – 102.9 Triple M
- Spirit 94.1 FM – Port Hedland – 94.1 Triple M
- Spirit 102.5 FM – Karratha – 102.5 Triple M
- Spirit remote – mine sites – Triple M WA
|