Nine Radio syndicates overnight programming across 2GB, 3AW and 4BC, with Michael McLaren to host
Nine Radio – formerly Macquarie Media – has announced Michael McLaren will host the overnight program across Sydney’s 2GB, Melbourne’s 3AW, and Brisbane’s 4BC.
The syndicated program means Tony Moclair and Bianca Johnston will no longer occupy the slot on 3AW.
Nine has made a series of changes to its radio assets in recent months
Head of content Greg Byrnes, who joined the business from Sky News in November, said: “I wanted to thank Tony Moclair and Bianca Johnston for the work they’ve done on 3AW overnights. We’re currently discussing other opportunities within the business with them.”
The change occurs from Monday, with the program running from midnight until 5:30am during the week.
Weekend overnights are already syndicated across Nine’s radio network.
The announcement is the latest in a round of changes Nine has made since fully taking over the Macquarie Media business.
It announced a content review of 2GB, and in particular that produced by Sydney breakfast host Alan Jones, after the presenter caused mass outrage and an advertiser exodus over inflammatory comments about New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Jones tops the breakfast ratings in Sydney by a significant margin.
Macquarie Sports Radio, which by comparison has floundered in the ratings since its inception, is also under review, and has ceased its talk-based programs.
In November, Nine’s director of sport, Tom Malone, took the lead position at the radio arm, becoming Nine’s managing director of radio.
One of Malone’s first major moves was to bring back 3AW operations manager Stephen Beers, who had been made redundant a few weeks earlier.
Around the same time, the radio business’ national executive producer, Michael Thompson, departed. Thompson had hit headlines earlier in the year as the station clashed with afternoons presenter Chris Smith, who ultimately departed the broadcaster.
Following Thompson’s departure, it was announced Smith would be returning as Weekends presenter across 2GB and 4BC.
Other shake-ups include Steve Price departing the Afternoons slot, with existing Nine talent and former Today show host, Deb Knight, replacing him.
Meanwhile, 3AW Afternoons host Denis Walter moved to Nights, returning Melbourne to local programming, while broadcast veteran Dee Dee Dunleavy took over afternoons.
Commercial boss Mark Noakes also left in November as Nine continued to align the two businesses.
Money News host Ross Greenwood is also not returning to the radio network this year. Former Your Money host Brooke Corte is Greenwood’s 2020 replacement.
It is expected Nine will increasingly use its television talent across its radio assets, and vice versa.
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Melbourne is Sydney. Brisbane is Sydney. Sydney won.
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As a regular 3AW listener for many years. I loved tuning into 3AW it was like tuning into an old friend. Sadly that will be no longer. I have struggled through the holidays listening to unknown voices, news reports were painful incorrectly pronounced names and locations, voices lacking any knowledge, very similar to Overseas call centers very sad. I will not be tuning in even if it means missing Ross and John in the mornings. Good luck to all the wonderful 3AW staff lets hope a Melbourne station snaps up you guys maybe we will have a mini 3AW emerge from the dust. Not happy ???????
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JUST READ THE BAD NEWS..I WILL NOT BE LISTENING TO 3AW AFTER MIDNIGHT ANYMORE. BAD CHOICE TO DROP TONY & BIANCA. NOW I’M DROPPING 3AW. AS YOU CAN SEE I HAVE TYPED THIS IN UPPERCASE, A SIGN OF ANGER.
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Tony Moclair gone? Me too after listening to 3aw since 1970.
Thanks Tom Malone for destroying the best station in radio.
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Both too good for that time of night anyway. I imagine you will stuff it up anyway..all you are actually doing is moving presenters about…spreading it thin.
Why does a new management always charge in and immediately make changes….why cant you just work with what you got and improve on it? You leave yourselves wide open for failure….You are dead in the water when Ross and John are gone.
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As far as all the loyal listeners and other listeners too that have for many years tuned in, the so called “Nine radio” seems to be absolutely wrecking the radio industry with all the bad moves being made to 3AW, I, along with many friends am not only disappointed with all of the changes being made and at the same time but I wonder why shows that rate so highly would ever be considered as failures, I hope your stations fail miserably, you may be saving money along the way which must be your only aim because you’re depriving the listeners from the entertainment we’ve grown to love and rely on and to have the companionship it provides helps a great number of us to look forward to and enjoy listening day after day, why change the programs and presenters when they’re doing a wonderful job. Hopefully Karma will prevail.
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Been 3AW listener since 1978, no more for me, no longer recognise it as the station I know and love so won”t miss it. Killed the best station ever, Jane from Bell Park
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Well listeners in the great city of Melbourne, mark July 1st 2020 in your diary. On this day 3AW will no longer be putting to air any local program content. Goodbye Ross and John, and the biggest shock will be the laying off of Neil Mitchell. Ch Nine, you will learn that the core of 3AW listeners will not tolerate the right wing crap of Alan Jones and Ray Hadley. The ABC will happily scoop up these tens of thousands people searching for a new home to park their ears. You bloody idiots. In time, the board of Nine will be severely punished by their shareholders, but the damage done will never be able to be reversed. Vale 3AW.
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Best person to remove from our airwaves instead of overnight presenters is Simon z
Owens. Not only is he boring but a no all who thinks he knows all about cultural things but in fact knows nothing. Phillip Brady has had his time now let other people step in with up to date ideas.
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This Nine Sydney trying to make a national service that appeals to all is the beginning of the end for AW. Obviously those who are in charge have never heard the saying, “If it ain’t broke don’t fix it.” They’ve paid a lot of money and now, as per usual, the cutting begins.
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Luke bona triple m here we come
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Who is Michael McLaren? Another Sydney-based person?
I was always an anti-commercial radio listener until I discovered Tony and Bianca.
Sadly, I am away on holidays and missed Tony and Bianca’s last morning. Overnight radio will never be the same.
Goodbye 3AW.
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Unfortunate that the mass exodus of advertising has caused the shakeup of 3aw , no fault of there own but Sydney will kill off all the listeners in Melbourne. A talking point around the water stations will see 3aw flounder.
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You really know how to stuff up good programs
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i for one am happy with the change in the end since last year i have thought 3AW needed a refresh Michael McClaren will be great i will be listenjng because i wake up quite early. Melbourne’;s overnight program got boring late last year it needed to be changed. New year new onernigght program . Just Alan Pearsaal’s program i think git boring it it’s katter days and it was time for a change… Luke Grant and clintin maynard are great on 3AW. IMay I quite the words pf Simon Owens in regards tyo te MIchael Mcclaren appoinytmenr On Moday “A new annoumcer wilol have his onw listenership sojmne listeners wikl stay and othewr will nt?”.
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You stupid people. Tony and Bianca gone? Im gone too!
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The only reason I still listen to 3aw is because of Tony and Bianca overnight. So I guess I don’t have to be loyal anymore. Is Darren James staying. I get the feeling he will be going so I won’t be listening weekends either if that is the case.
To the person responsible for all these changes. You obviously have no consideration or respect for Victorian listeners. We are not Sydney nor do we want to be, I do not want to listen to their boring talk about Sydney. And putting Dee Dee in arvo slot, big mistake.
So one loyal 3aw listener, gone.
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I have listened to 3aw for over 40 years no more
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3AW run out of Sydney….yeah na, will never work. Sydney and Melbourne are two very different planets.
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Not interested in listening to or reading irrelevant Sydney media here in Melbourne. Starting to turn off 3AW, and will start avoiding the products that advertise on these syndicated shows.
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Nine will learn the hard way about radio just as Melbourne based Southern Cross broadcasters did back in the early 2000’s when they let Jones and Hadley go to 2GB from 2UE . They never recovered.
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Greg Byrnes good luck.
Whoever gets Tony Moclair and Bianca to work for them will be a winner, you will always be a loser like you’ve just proved yourself to be along with all the other decision makers in channel 9.
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Greg Byrnes good luck.
Whoever gets Tony Moclair and Bianca to work for them will be a winner, you will always be a loser like you’ve just proved yourself to be along with all the other decision makers in channel 9.
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I couldn’t agree more, I’ve listened to 3aw since 1970, no more, I’ll go where the ex 3aw staff go. I’m not interested in listening to other State’s gossip and mispronunciations all day, we hear enough during News broadcasts. How very rude of ch 9 men ignorantly bullying their way into our lives.
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What is wrong with you idiots? Tony and Bianca had a huge following in Melbourne and now you expect us to listen to some Sydney person we don’t even know ? What’s next replace Mitchell with Jones !
Yep you will go broke very early, I like many others will now listen to another station at night
Bunch of moron’s
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Over the past few months I have listened to unknown presenters deliver pronouncements on topics they have very little knowledge of and struggle with Australian place names that are familiar to all except to the presenters. 3AW was always like a ‘family’, but sadly, not anymore. It may be broadcasting nationally, but it is now a non-event locally.
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Unbelievable. Recent programming changes evidence a lack of understanding of a dedicated Melbourne audience. Saturated political coverage by a cavalcade of dubious and unknown presenters is a recipe for disaster.
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Good bye 3 Aw
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I am sorry Tony is gone now l Will listen to another station
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Ruining our wonderful 3AW
Joan Wardley
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Absolutely amazed at the sheer stupidity of these new owner’s of 3AW for forcing its Sydney bias on to the loyal Melbourne audience of 3AW listener’s , by getting rid of Tony and Bianca from the overnight program ( so much fun and very entertaining) to listening to some Sydney hack shows how stupid the new owners/management are . Goodbye 3AW , you’ll be greatly missed.
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If 9 has any sense left they could put EVERYONE they have dismissed (please no mention of there will be work around the station!!! ) onto 1278 and have a music/ entertainment station. I am in fear of Darren’s name being on that list ……either that or pay people to fill in the ratings book.
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Tony GONE?! Stoopid mistake whoever is the decision-maker. If Neil goes you may as well turn off Melbourne Radio.
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2GB Sydney overnights usually Mike McClaren uber switched on patient good listener. Other predesenters Luke Grant good value calm got beut sense of humour. Mike Williams zesty and on the ball. Recently overnights were from Melbourne somone called “Pat” something. I frequency surfed to the ABC.
Patrick
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I am really pleased Chris Smith is coming back to 2gb. It’s a shame not the time slot he had, but good luck to him. I really like Alan Jones alot he is great value. I wish they would leave him alone. There are a few not as good maybe Collins
That’s all
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I think the changes made recently to the 3AW arm of the business will prove to be a huge mistake. Sydney and Melbourne both large modern cities, but that is where it starts and ends. There have always been 2 dynamic unique cities but WORLDS apart in too many ways for this plan to result in anything other than tears????
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I think the changes made recently to the 3AW arm of the business will prove to be a huge mistake. Sydney and Melbourne both large modern cities, but that is where it starts and ends. There have always been 2 dynamic unique cities but WORLDS apart in too many ways for this plan to result in anything other than tears????
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This is the case of history repeating itself. Back in 1986 ( a long time ago ) the Nine Network bought 2UE in Sydney and 3AK in Melbourne. The original presenters were replaced by Nine personalities like Brian Bury,George Negus,Ernie Sigley,Jana Wendy,etc.All programs run out of Sydney.The late Brian White ( God bless him ) tried so hard to make it work. But in the end both stations fell on their swords.How true is the saying “Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it “.
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This is the case of history repeating itself. Back in 1986 ( a long time ago ) the Nine Network bought 2UE in Sydney and 3AK in Melbourne. The original presenters were replaced by Nine personalities like Brian Bury,George Negus,Ernie Sigley,Jana Wendt,etc.All programs run out of Sydney.The late Brian White ( God bless him ) tried so hard to make it work. But in the end both stations fell on their swords.How true is the saying “Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it “.
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Totally agree. Simon is boring. Zzzzz
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I use too listen to 2UE then they changed it.Now somebody is changing 2GB.2UE is dead 2GB is dying and I’ve discovered a thing called commercial free books.
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Very sad to read Tony Moclair and Bianca have left and the Melbourne content gone. Truly loved listening to Tony while early at my local gym, the callers were great, Darren Casey, thanks for the asthma attacks mate and Terry Galloway with the eye on sky, its been great listening.
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What a terrible decision. I loved Tony and Bianca. Plus the regulars who called. I enjoyed hearing from them too. This always happens when you really enjoy someone, and in this case two people the powers that be get rid of them. Crazy nonsensical stuff. Just wondering if this is a political agenda?? Tony was a right wing man. I hate 9 Radio and won’t listen.
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I am not impressed with Deb Knight doing afternoon spot when I am listening. Chris Smith was very entertaining and Steve Price was also good. Deb is boring.
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Channel 9 muppets. I gave Ch 9 up when Sixty Minutes went feral with their holier-than-thou mock trial like reporting.
As for 3AW which was our station of choice, well, less and less now. The local 3WBC 94.1 station is streeting them with local stuff and a great variety of music.
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So DISAPPOINTED !! Only listen to Tony and Bianca because they are clever, smart, articulate, intelligent, interesting and funny. Won’t listen to moronic Sydney people overnight, Enough !
Tony and Bianca deserve better, like afternoons instead of the awful D Dunleavy ! GOOD BYE 3 AW
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Sorry to see you go Tony and Bianca
You have made a big mistake 9 media as the Sydney thing is not working for people living in Melbourne
Goodbye 3aw as I will no longer be tuning in
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3 aw talking Melbourne I’m sorry what rubbish !!! Going national will be the death of you .Remember we are the listeners we have the choice We have our fingers on the dial not 3 aw at night any more for me
Good night
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Tony was boring overnight. A Melbourne appointee like Pat who has been filling in would be best. Clinton Maynard on weekends is much better than Alan Pearsel.
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I,too, would like to add my disappointment with the current changes at your radio station
I have been a loyal listener for many many years but the last straw was the sacking of Tony Moclair.
I will no longer tune into 3aw sorry
Ross but I believe even John is going
So I wish all the departing guys well
And goodbye 3aw Sydney!!!
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A staunch listener to 3AW since the days of Norman Banks, I have listened many hours a day since I can remember. His influence created through “The Voice of the Voyager” show instilled in me a passion for travel. Over the 70 odd years as a listener, the station has had many wonderful presenters, including those in sporting shows. Since all the changes by Ch 9, I have become disillusioned as I hear so frequently of the removal of local, popular presenters. Radio, in Melbourne, is like a comfort food to many. It is on for many hours a day and the personalities become like extended family.
Currently, at night, the quality of the reception is dreadful and it sounds like the voices are coming over a mobile or from an international service. One of the worst shows for this has Peta Credlin and that show sounds as if it’s coming from a tunnel.
Sydney presenters sound as if they have a lack of knowledge similar to overseas visitors. The pronunciation of many Victorian place names is so bad that they are unrecognisable even to locals.Pure ignorance!
Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne are very different cities with many separate interests so it is obviously very hard to produce a ‘national’ perspective but surely a ‘middle ground’ can be found.
It will be of interest to hear how Dennis Walter will slot in at night given his afternoon popularity. Separating a 32 year successful pair like Grubby and Dee Dee is also something to be watched.
I am seriously considering my decades of loyalty to 3AW.
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We have not any new on 4BH we would like to go back to music not sky sports so give us a fair go. Please
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I have my radio on 24/7 always on 3AW,not any more!currently looking for alternative, I’m alone and thé commentators (local) kept me informed and amused.
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Great news. Looking forward to tuning in.
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Heading more and more to the ABC Im afraid..
I hate the label “9 NEWS ”
3AW has been a GREAT radio station for as long as I have been in Melbourne (since 1981).
It could easily be stuffed up !
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3AW will regret the day they dismissed Tony and Bianca, the best pair for midnight to dawn ever. Can’t wait to see who picks them up, cos that’s where I’m going. Pity they have chosen Dee Dee to replace Denis Walter, would be better to give that spot to Tony Moclair.
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I cannot believe u have got rid of tony and bianca. Best show on 3aw. I live in melbourne and want melbourne radio. Not the boring rubbish that comes out of sydney. They r on a different planet. My radio is never off 3aw UNTIL NOW. BYE BYE 3AW. Why ruin a good thing. Obviously very POPULAR shows must go. Very weeird!!!!!!
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Bewildered. Radio is off 3aw
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So pleased Michael Maclaren is still hosting midnight to dawn….although would prefer to listen to him during the day…such a huge talent.
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Don’t write off Michael McLaren before you hear him people, he is a brilliant young bloke. His knowledge and patience is outstanding !!!!.
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Never to listen to 3aw again. Why have u taken off the most popular show on 3aw. I live in melbourne and dont want the boring sydney rubbish. My radio has never been off 3aw until now. BYE BYE 3AW. U r the best tony and bianca. Sydney radio is on another planet. PLANET BORING
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Everyone here is spot-on. Melburnians detest being a satellite city of Sydney, and will react according. We’re a city of nearly 5 million people – surely we can have our own radio station!
This high-handed disregard for Victorians, will of-course fail, just as similar previous programming has.
For many years, 3AW’s slogan was “Talking Melbourne “. How sad that it no longer is.
A tragedy to lose our uniquely Melbourne station.
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What a disgrace. And they keep Simon o ? And mumble d ‘Kane.
Also Dee Dee b?
Lost me. Only. Justin smith
Tom Elliott and Ross and John
Will
I listen too. Good luck tony. Ho blues. Will miss u dearly.
Shame shame shame
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Michael McLaren is one of the worst announcers I’ve ever heard ,his program has too much political content and very little variety.
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So we can expect this iconic Melbourne radio station to become even more Sydney-centric than ever before as it cuts costs to the minimum. I hope Melbourne advertisers flee as the local listening audience declines. I won’t be listening.
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I agree totally with you are they playing us victorians for fools thinking that we will just keep listening to there Sydney rejects very sad ??
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Well I won’t be listening. Melbourne audiences are totally different to other states. You will learn the hard way. I could see this coming. If it aint broke dont fix it!!
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Are you for real you got to be kidding any 3AW listeners who continue to listen to what you have on offer are as stupid as management are bring on the ratings you deserve what you’ll receive.
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The current Nine management team think Sydney IS Australia.
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How can any of us be surprised when Nine has zero experience in any other medium other than free to air? Fairfax is now reading like nine.com.au, Macquarie Radio will be a cross promotion medium for TV, and they have destroyed niche digital publications like PedestrianTV and CarAdvice. Nine share price reflects the value they are failing to create I’d suggest.
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How disgusting to take Tony and Bianca off the over nighters they are MELBOURNE and so are most of the listeners you just come in from Sydney we are MELBOURNE WAKE UP to yourselves……
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How disgusting to take Tony and Bianca off the over nighters they are MELBOURNE and so are most of the listeners you just come in from Sydney we are MELBOURNE WAKE UP to yourselves……
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You have lost me, listening to your Sydney Stooges no thanks. Wake up, we want the Local Personalities who know and can talk about Melbourne. 3AW going down the drain . Long Time Listner Saying Farewell.
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What a bunch of corporate clowns. Tony and Bianca were top of the day… 3aw have lost the plot
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3AW going downhilll in ratings! Why are you tormenting long time listeners who are devoted to Phil Simon Tony and Bianca? Give us our entertainment back ! We don’t want Michael mcLaren or Sydney strangers we want Melbourne 3AW like it used to be! Change is not always a good thing!
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SHOCKING and BAD IDEA, for Tony & Bianca leaving 3AW. I listen to their show through my internet radio HERE in HASLINGDEN Rossendale(north of Manchester UK) They were a wonderful combination, very enterianing and I will miss them very much.
Michael Hiluta.
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Im with you?????
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Im with you?????
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Im with you?????
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Im gutted you have axed Tony and Bianca in the overnight slot. They are a fantastic duo and its a sad loss to all there very loyal listeners. It’s a big mistake.
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AW is certainly on a downward spiral. I hate to see Tony and Bianca go. I too am worried for D. James! I am afraid his days are numbered. Channel Nine, wake up and smell the coffee! RJ
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Here we go again, arranged and rearranged by Sydney radio to save money and provide us with syndicated radio. Names not known to Melbourne listeners.
3AW without Neil Michell the breakfast boys will be dull and ill informed radio with the parrot sprucing his gabble.
Sadly for me, there goes my 3AW, my days with you are over.
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I was a huge Keith MacGowan fan. The overnighters were family. Topics were more light-hearted and Keith had a wonderful broad range of music he shared with us. I also loved Alan Pearsol. Now we are bombarded with politics, everyone singing from the same song book. It really is so tedious. We have enough of it throughout the day with Neil and Tom. I crave a little light relief if I am struggling to sleep. I definitely don’t want to be listening to a campaigner for the LNP.
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Good buy 3aw& channel 9 ! ??
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You treat your Melbourne listeners with disdain. Well your Melbourne listeners will return the favour.
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Very sad to lose Tony and Bianca they filled many sleepless hours with enjoyable listening. Used to listen to Magic until they changed and ruined that now will have to spend hours finding a new station to replace 3AW. as someone else said
‘if it ain’t broke don’t fix it”
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I want Tony and Bianca to stay on radio from Midnight – 5.30am.
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I live in NSW but I am a Victorian through n through. Knowing that 3AW has gone Sydney eccentric n 3AW has lost there 3AW sound that is replaced by 9 before the news has lost that Victorian feel n comfort for our wonderful state. It is radio not TV. Im very disappointed for all the Queensland n Victorian radio announcers that have been taken away and ambushed for there warmth n knowledge of there own state listners. Whoever made this stupid decision clearly does not understand how each state works within there community differently to each other.
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Reverence substance informative in contact with Melbourne audience Tony ..knows regional Vic towns & can pronounce them…our 3aw has history in OUR town it cant be bullied by interstate cousins ….sadly Tony & Bianca cant be replaced and new broadcadters wont be listened to ..history repeats ..farewell Tony thanks for all the laughs ….
Real talent will pop up on another chanel or go pod casts
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I cannot believe that Nine media have done this to loyal Melbourne listeners! I only heard this last night and am so upset. We don’t want to listen to talk about current affairs all night and especially not about Sydney. Nights they stuffed up and now trying to save with Dennis. Now overnights will be stuffed. Well stuff you, I’m leaving you!
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Same as many, been listening to 3aw for 40 years, but with the changes ladt year with all the new angry editorial presenters now nearly 24 hours a day I have moved to ABC. 3aw is dead that is why they are starting to use ‘nine news’. Maybe ‘nine news’ should do a current affairs investigation on how they killed off a bit of Melbourne radio.
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What has happened to 3AW. They moved Denis Walter to evenings so now I won’t listen to him anymore. Loved him on the afternoons and Friday lunch with ‘The Boys’ was a must with me tuning in from Bali when on holidays. That’s gone and now you take Tony and Bianca off overnight. What is going on. I am now looking for another radio station. Management have lost the plot.
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Bad decision channel 9 there were lots of listeners of Nightline show that reliant on that program to open themselves up to….. lonely people who were infact the backbone of the show itself….I for one will certainly miss the voices of those people and Bianca and Tony themselves thankyou for listening to everybody Tony and Bianca..
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Channel 9 will rue the day when it tried to turn 3aw into a pale imitation of 2gb. I often listen to 2 gb via the internet, but 3aw should retain its Melbourne presenters …
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I am so disappointed with the changes on 3AW over the last 6 months. Most of the shows I used to listened to have changed and appear to be more focused on a Sydney audience. Now the last evening show I used to really enjoy listening to with Tony Moclair and Bianca has gone I am no longer interested in tuning into 3AW.
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I couldn’t agree more. I was so looking forward to going to bed tonight and listening to Tony and Bianca. This is an absolute mistake for 3AW. ??
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Disgusted with the sacking of Tony and Bianca I will listen to 774 now, thank heavens Denis is doing nights the rubbish that has been on, I do not want to know about the newspapers in Brisbane or Sydney my radio was turned off loved Pat Panetta I hope he doesn’t get the shove, and I totally agree with Simon on Saturday night how brave to say what he thinks and I really look forward to his show but really miss Mike Brady, another great loss.
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BIG POSITIVE VOTE FOR NEW PRESENTERS AND CHANGES – I am pleased that 3AW is refreshing its programs and I am looking forward to the new programs and the replacement presenters. I have enjoyed the presenters over the summer – they have presented something new and refreshing instead of the dull ones. I am pleased that the new management have changed the presenters for the after midnight time slot – the two previously were out of date – had a dull and predictable format each evening with nothing substantial. Also am looking forward to the new afternoon program with Dede – I will be interested to see what we get from her – hope it not the far left material which means cant be objective like on ABC.
Glad you have kept Tom Elliott- he has a bit of spunk and is objectivel
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THUMBS UP FOR THE CHANGES TO 3aw – Glad you have made changes to the afternoon timeslot to Dede – hope she shows some character and can be objective – not like the ABC presenters which are totally biased and stack their audiences.
Looking forward to the after midnight show – was really getting bored with Tony & Bianca – they have passed their use by date – we need a bit of something substantial.
Glad you have kept Tom Elliott – he has character and spunk
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I have been waiting for Tony and Bianca to come back. May be they are too intelligent for Sydney listeners? I agree that Channel 9 bought 3AW for their audience and they are now destroying those successful shows. May be we should all move to 774. The only way they will learn is ratings. So if they lose listeners they will lose advertisers and money is the only thing they care about.
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Tony and Blanca will be sadly missed, don’t try and fix what isn’t broken! Sydney and Melbourne aren’t just different cities they are different planets. Sydney presenters don’t talk to you they SHOUT at you, it’s exhausting listening to them. You won’t save money by combining the shows because you will lose all your listeners – me included.
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Surely this has to be another joke to do with 3aw’s tallent. I have just read that Tony and Blanca are now no longer at 3aw. It’s quite obvious that the peanuts making the decisions out of Sydney are not in tune with what the listening audiences want here in Victoria and beyond. It’s just another attempt for these guys in Sydney to control or take what’s good from us Victorians ie Melbourne Cup, Grand Prix etc. Guess what Channel 9, this will never happen. Just be prepared for the backlash as Victorian listeners and I dare say viewer will turn off in droves as your program sponsors follow behind us. Having 9’s t.v. tallent cross into radio and visa versa will only mean we get sick of the same voices quicker. I wish nothing but the best to all at 3AW that have been affected by these recent nonsensical changes and I for one will be tuning out of all 3aw and channel 9 programs. Here I come all other stations and good bye to and anything related to the 9 network.
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Loathed his politics….loved his show.I hope Tony and Bianca find greener pastures.Farewell AW…..good luck with your projects.
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Such a horrible choice to come in and make a fresh start as channel 9 are trying to do.
All the foreign voices to Melbourne is not going to get anywhere that the station thinks it will go.
They tried it with TV back in the 80s and 90s and tried to syndicate across states, however they all went back to local content after a few months (& from hurtful ratings) …
When will they learn and try to stop saving money for valuable ratings and in this case of most valuable Of all – the listeners!!
Goodbye 3AW! ?
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Absolutely appalled yet again that Melbourne’s radio scene has been decimated by incompetent and Sydneycentric idiots.
The loss of Tony Moclair and Bianca Johnston will send me along with others to the ABC.
I, along with many others will be ignoring your advertisers that are Melbourne based on these programs that originate from Sydney. I will be informing any advertisers from these programs that I will not be supporting them.
Sydney is not the centre of Australia, in fact it is the arse end.
Goodbye 3AW!
Peter Lynch
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How true! You have stuffed it up again. Wishing Tony and Bianca all the best in their future radio slot. I will be following you!
Peter
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Yeah! Sydney is the arse end of Oz radio with no talent bar continual verbal Diarrhoea!
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I was a long time listener to sky racing in the morning I moved over to Macquarie when the breakfast team started and kept the radio station on all day even after all the changes glad to have the drive team back hope they return
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Nick. I’m assuming you come from Sydney. it just goes to show that Sydney folk can only conqueror by taking over and no other way. [Edited under Mumbrella’s comment moderation policy]
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Good luck Tony & Bianca . Best program on radio. Will no longer listen to 3aw.. good onya nine certainly have stuffed things up again.
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I am not too sure now if I’ll ever listen to 9AW again.
The changes to a top rating radio station (for no reason) astounds me.
I’m not against change, but I cannot see the logic in how the station has worked will benefit anyone and this new strategy will send existing listeners packing.
John Burns retires in July and Ross won’t be around to long after that methinks.
They may as well just burn the station down and go out with dignity rather than a huge fall in the ratings that I predict.
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Good luck Tony – these changes to 3AW won’t be long term….
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ABC for me from now on. Will miss Tony & Bianca very much. I am a bad sleeper but they made me feel as if I had comfortable slippers on. Very very sad not having them to listen to- Big mistake ??
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Who wants to listen to people talking about Sydney all the time overnight. Disgusting Overnights are terribly boring now 3AW has been ruined
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Channel 9 are ‘The Biggest Losers” with all the changes and sackings, they have and will continue to loose many listeners. Especially with the most recent news of sacking Tony and Bianca. How” Dare “they, I have been hanging out for their return. Good luck to Tony & Bianca, whoever snaps them up will be the winners. How 3AW thinks that people will continue to “Tune In” , what with their appalling frequency, get into the 21st Century, get onto a decent frequency and listen to your listeners, you have way too many commercials, just like Channel 9, that I no longer watch. Send whoever is making these decisions for a “Mental Health Assessment” as they are stark raving MAD!!!!!!!
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Bad idea , no idea of what Melbourne listener base wants , Melbourne listeners do not want Sydney based content , it’s been tried before and didn’t work, Bring back Tony overnight , 3 aw has been a great station but unfortunately due to new management decisions has lost the plot , like everyone else I will be looking for another station.
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I agree with all the comments about 3AW sackings. No longer a listener along with the many thousands that will be turning “OFF” , there are plenty of better stations to listen to, on a much clearer frequency, with no ads. Bring on the ABC to snap up Tony and Bianca .WHO is making these stupid decisions??? Melbourne people DON”T WANT to listen to Sydney broadcasters. From “NOT HAPPY SAN”.
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Well what a pack of losers
Good luck tony and bianca.
They keep the likes. Of Simon Owens terrible
Denis o ‘Kane
Der Dee Shocking only people worth listening too
Justin smith
Tom Elliot
Neil Mitchell
And get rid of know all
Darren James. By by 3 aw
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Thanks for your reverence humour insight
.humour & planes U guys the A TEAM
The bullies from Sydney dont realize 3AW IS TALKING MELBOURNE …not Sydney we have history !! Turn the dial
?????take care Billy & thx Chris
Good luck Tony & Bianca
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The changes over the last 6 months at 3AW now mean there are no evening shows left that I used to enjoy. As a long time listener I am totally disappointed. Sydney seems to have taken over the station I once loved.
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Tony and Bianca were the best sound in Radio. I listened to them religiously from Israel my late afternoon to early night and enjoyed their humour, compassion, empathy, ethos, entertainment. You can’t replace them with a mono boring voice syndicated from Sydney. They were Melbourne, they knew and understood their listeners, they headed a loyal and almost loving family, even saved lives and provided a home away for many people of different paths and backgrounds. I and many others others will follow them to which ever station they go and I hope some sensible station will snap them up quickly. If I had my own station I most certainly would. Will miss you Tony and Bianca. Until then back to the ABC classical station for me. Be strong Tony and Bianca. You were amazing
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I am devasted ,have been waiting all summer for my favourite shows to keep me company.
Tony and Bianca thank you for getting me thru the night time .Good bye 3 AW
Sydney & Melbourne might as well be separate countries.??
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Totally agree Christine. 3AW has lost me. I gave this lot away when the replaced Andrew McLaren and Mark Petkovic and went to 2gb. I could not stomach John Deeks. Tony & Bianca were a breath of fresh air. I always listened to them when working night shift in Melbourne before switching to Alan Jones and Ray Hadley after 0530 hours. To blazes with you Nine News. NEVER AGAIN!
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I will not be listening to the rabid Left Wing 3AW again. Thank God for Alan Jones and Ray Hadley
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Tony and Bianca………too intelligent, articulate, witty and wasted in that time slot! Sydney presenters lack all the former virtues…………The most boring presenters…….at night and now overnight from Sydney………..and that channel 9 news theme! Torture!!! Good luck Tony and Bianca…….. and thanks for a wonderful diet of laughs, cheezels and insomnia!
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I live in Melbourne. I dont want to listen to Sydney radio.
You have misread your audience.
Tony and Bianca were fantastic.
9 Radio bosses, hang your heads in shame.
Your jobs will also be flushed round the bend.
Short sighted corporate madness.
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Always listened to tony and bianca on the way to work listen to the sydney centric broadcast this morning and turned off. Another loyal listener gone
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What Melbourne stations are people tuning into now?
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Can’t believe that you think Melbourne listeners want a Sydney presenter! Tony and Bianca had a huge following and will be missed. Was a loyal 3AW listener not anymore.
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So done with 3AW, will not be listening anymore!!!!
Tony and Bianca were amazing, funny, interesting. Now, we have boring wafflers which I will not be listening to.
Thanks alot ??????
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HUGH MISTAKE for taking Tony and Bianca from 12.00 to 5.30.
You have ruined 3AW and lost thousands of listeners.
Melboune is not Sydney and never will be.
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Listened to the replacement for Tony and Bianca last night, boring, an absolute lightweight. A programmimg decision from Sydney, which will be regretted.Bring them back, I will not listen to the replacement, and I suspect I will not be alone.
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3AW MAY WELL BE ADVERTSED ON GTV NINE MELBOURNE TI GAIN MORE MELBOURNE LISTENERS.. THE ARTICLES THAT ARE BEUNG PUBLSIHED ABOUT 4\3AW WILL ADD LISTENERS IN MELBOURNE LISTENERS TO 3AW
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Good Night 3AW, Good luck Tony and Bianca.
Shame!
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Good Night 3AW, how sad that I have to switch to some other station.
The best of luck to Tony and Bianca, the people that have made the decision to put them off the air must be blind indeed!
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3aw now very hard to listen to.
Too much advertising, too many like-minded and often rude presenters (eg Justin Smith, Elliott).
Back to ABC after giving you a try over Summer.
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Won’t be listening to 3aw any more after all these years chanel 9 will destroy radio
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I have to agree with all the other former listeners of 3aw. Your wholesale changes to the line-up of radio presenters have given me no alternative but to change stations. Goodbye Sydney eccentric Nine.
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Intrigued how many people say they will now listen to ABC 774, because 3AW programs over night will be from Sydney. ABC 774 is from Sydney 10pm to 2pm and sometimes until 5:30.
ABC announcers have a National outlook and you don’t realise from which State they are Broadcasting.
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Getting rid of Tony is a bad mistake
3AW is on a downward slide
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Typical ch9 the public are all idiots, we can manipulate them. No ch9 for the past few years after dramatising news and reporters stretching the truth !! I wouldnt be signing a long term advertising deal with ch9 / radio . They wont have an audience to sell to . No more 3aw for me ! Sadly! And no support of advertisers from me. We’re not the IDIOTS !!!
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That is the end of 3AW for me Tony and Bianca just were a fresh of breath air ,who wants to listen to politics etc at midnight .Miss hearing about planes??? miss Chris ,and was it Billy of Inverloch who was the Richmond supporter?What about that splinter!!! Bianca a pleasure to listen to you too ,always an answer for Tony .No Dee Dee for me in the afternoon sooo A.B.C for me and at midnight begin with the challenge Go Blues
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Tony Moclair …a most unusual talent. Witty, imaginative and never patronising. A talent like his should not be lost in the wilderness created by the stupid corporate decision makers. Surely an excellent choice to partner Grubby, or Ross Stevenson.
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I think the advertisers at 3AW will now leave in bigger numbers- no point in advertising to a smaller and unhappy listening audience.
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Over the last 6 months 3AW appears to be losing its identity. Every evening show has changed and I have lost interest in listening as it is so Sydney biased. Even listening to Ross and John this week there were so many advertisements it has spoilt the content of the program. Channel 9 is totally choking the 3AW I enjoyed listening to. If you wanted Tony Moclair to leave, why announce it two days before he was expected to return on air? You have lost me after tuning in for over twenty years. Obviously I don’t fall into the bracket of listener you are trying to capture.
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Yeah.. well you’re the only one that thinks so!
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Cannot believe you have taken Tony & Bianca off the overnight radio. That programme is the BEST on 3aw. I am going to tune into another radio program In protest & wont listen to 3AW until they return
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I listened to and contributed as a caller to Australia Overnight, my reaction to the removal of Tony and Bianca, was to email 3AW and ask if this was an early April fools day joke.
If it aint broke then don’t fix it, instead 9Radio broke it now have to fix it.
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The 3aw I grew up with is going, going, gone! I lament the Melbourne identities we all loved. In particular, the overnight replacements are BORING, heavy and dull. Who wants to listen to political interviews over night? Give us the laughter and light touch we had!
Change should be for the better! This isn’t. There doesn’t seem to be a plan, it’s just Sydney taking over in a commercial deal.
Are there any Melbourne names being heard in Sydney?
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M0REBNNE TALENT ON 3AW
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What have you done to my radio station? First you split Grubby & Dee Dee, a team that has been together for over 30 years at 3KZ, Gold 104, Fox, and 3AW. They bounce off each other and they are very entertaining with Melbourne content. Would anybody consider splitting up Hamish & Andy? I think not, or the Krakoer Brothers, although you dumbheads in Sydney probably have never heard of the Krakoer Brothers. Then you decide to move the legend Denis Walter to a night time slot. Wrong, Wrong, Wrong. We in Melbourne tune into our television shows at that time of night The last straw was taking Tony & Biannca off the air overnight. I for one am a bad sleeper and these two helped me through the night I thought it was 3AW talking Melbourne, not Talking Sydney, we want to talk Preston & Prahran, Not Parramatta & Potts Point. Your presenters cant even pronounce our suburbs. The 3 golden rules in business, 1.if it’s not broke don’t fix it. 2. The best customer/listener you can get is the one you already have. 3. There is no such thing as bad staff only bad management. Whose next? Ross & John, or maybe Neil Mitchell. Thank God I don’t have shares in Channel 9. Goodbye 3AW and thank you for the past umpteen years.
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Tony and Bianca.Imiss them so much .What are 3aw thinking!!.Big mistake.Bring them back.Boring replacement .Turned off 3aw .
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Bring back Tony and Bianca overnight. Don’t want to listen to Sydney radio. It’s boring as bat shit. And bring back Denis on afternoons
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Smooth 91.5 for me from now on
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3AW what have you done???
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Enough of Sydney centric media.
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another longtime 3AW listener tuning out of Sydneycentric radio
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3AW has changed that much it is like losing a good friend.
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PLEASE. Bring back Tony& Bianca. They are superb. Laid back. Funny. Night time listening. Not the same without them. Very much missed
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3AW have made a big mistake.Tony and Bianca were a breath of fresh air and often had me in stitches.Also replacing Denis Walter with Dee Dee a dumb idea.She is not interested if the caller does not agree with her.Considering not listening to 3AW anymore.Ross and John and Tom are fantastic and I love listening to them .
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3AW’s Melbourne without a doubt. To those of you complaining about Sydney presenters it has now been narrowed down to midnight to dawn. Whilst I don’t agree with the overnight changes, please embrace the daytime changes of Dee Dee & Denis.
What is sounding tired and what has to go is Remember When, sorry folks it has run its course. Relaunch it up as Sunday Nightline, 2 hours of open line. The other mistake they need to fix is Saturday nights which is ideally suited to include Andrew McLaren. A play on words in the title Saturday NightLIVE.
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More changes need to be made, good to see the end of Remember When etc, but please do something with the very tired and boring weekend format it’s time for Darren James to go along with Emily Power.
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Who is the idiot that got rid of Steve Price.
Steve was the only person that got the Melbourne ratings up in his time slot.
He together with Bolt had Melbourne eating out of their hands.
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I am not listening to 3aw since you got rid of Tony Moclair .
Clare Ryan
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Won’t be sorry to lose Neil Mitchell, Can’t happen soon enough
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Won’t be sorry to lose Neil Mitchell, Can’t happen soon enough
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But he’s from Sydney. It won’t work in Melbourne
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I cannot believe Tony and Bianca have gone ?
Listening to overnight now isn’t entertaining anymore.
Won’t be tuning in anymore.
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Very disappointed at the axing of
Tony and Bianca…..the new host
Is dull and too political for overnight
Radio…..Sydney and Melbourne are two
Different countries….have departed
to try other stations who provide
More variety (music banter talk back
Quizzes )goodbye 3AW overnight .
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