ARN Brisbane’s Barry Drinkwater departs, Alisson Longhurst steps up as CD

Australian Radio Network (ARN) long-serving Brisbane content director, Barry Drinkwater, has called time on his tenure at 97.3FM and 4KQ.

Drinkwater has spent more than 40 years in radio, and joined 4KQ in 1993 as its drive announcer before becoming assistant program director and music director eight years later.

He was the inaugural content director for 97.3FM when the brand launched in 2001, and has also served as content director for 4KQ since 2007.