Alan Jones to remain on 2GB for two more years
Sydney’s most prominent AM broadcaster, and the man who sits at the top of the breakfast radio ratings, Alan Jones, will remain on air on Sydney’s 2GB and Brisbane’s 4BC.
Jones has signed a two-year contract, effective from 1 July.
Jones is still on top of the Sydney breakfast market
The announcement comes despite intense tabloid speculation that the media company – now majority owned by Nine – and the broadcaster would part ways.
Macquarie Media chairman Russell Tate was pleased with the news, and said Jones would be an integral part of the broadcaster’s on-air team for at least another two years.
“Over his already extraordinary radio career, Alan has dominated Sydney radio with 218 ratings survey wins, including 15 consecutive years at number one on 2GB – an unprecedented achievement,” he said.
“And with Alan’s current ratings share of the Sydney radio audience amongst the highest it has ever been, his dominance shows no sign of slowing down. All of us at Macquarie are delighted that we will continue along for the ride with one of Australia’s most outstanding performers.”
Jones – no stranger to controversy – attracted multiple headlines last year, for using the ‘n-word’ on air, getting involved in the Opera House’s advertising dispute and demanding the resignation of CEO Louise Herron, and losing a defamation battle, which resulted in a $3.4m payout for the Wagner family.
In the most recent radio ratings survey, Sydney’s 2GB commanded a 16.4% share between 5:30am and 9:00am – a 1.2 percentage point climb from the previous survey.
Odious little goblin.
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Can’t deny his popularity. Can’t deny I’m disappointed that he remains on air after his various incidents.
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As above comment, very dissapointing.
A man who says ‘Ni**er in the woodpile’ on air, to an audience of ‘middle Australians’ and stays on air – disgusting.
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honestly, we shouldn’t lose our jobs over a slip of the tongue. that’s an old expression that should never be used and sounds awful these days, but it was clearly something he didn’t intend in a racist manner.
there are far worse examples of definitely racist comments by on air talent that have been barely punished. see McGuire E.
I’m not pro or anti Jones and am not a listener but I would think if I was compiling a list of his ‘sins’ or things that he could/should be stepped down for, that one wouldn’t make the top dozen
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Yeah!!!
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‘a slip of the tongue’? From a public figure in 2018/19 – I am not buying that in anyway shape or form.’
Racism aside, how is Jones’ NIMBYism? Against fracking in his backyard, yet Galilee coal gets his blessing…
It’s complicated, I guess?
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Dear flesh peddler
The things you have mentioned here are only the half of it. Just google [Edited under Mumbrella’s comment moderation policy] – there are many more scandals surrounding this man that astounds me that he is still on the air
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As a long time Macquarie radio analyst, since 1974 in fact, Jones is a talent with a view. You don’t have to listen to him, and you should all defend to the end his right to stay on air. He does more good than bad, researchers well, and has a far superior intellect to most other, if not all, others on air.
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Couldn’t agree more…it’s about time keyboard warriors grew up and stopped calling for the sacking of anyone who says something they don’t like….they are mere WORDS, sometimes spoken by mistake, often spoken for a particular reason, but deliberately taken out of context and seized on by political adversaries as a pretext to silence an opponent…
To demand that someone loses their livelihood simply for words spoken reveals more about the authoritarian mindset of the digital lynchmob than it does the purported transgressor
…and have you ever noticed that such demands are only made against Conservatives, usually from the Left? when a Progressive puts his/her/their foot in their mouth, you’ll never see a Conservative demand they be sacked.
I guess they figure that freedom of speech is kind of important.
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