NEWMEDIA Greig ‘Boldy’ Bolderrow, 103.5 Mix FM (103.5 Triple Postal Address: M)/ 101.9 Sea FM (Now Hit 101.9) GM, Has Retired from Brisbane Radio
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Volume 29. No 9 Jocks’ Journal May 1-16,2017 “Australia’s longest running radio industry publication” ‘Boldy’ Bows Out Of Radio NEWMEDIA Greig ‘Boldy’ Bolderrow, 103.5 Mix FM (103.5 Triple Postal Address: M)/ 101.9 Sea FM (now Hit 101.9) GM, has retired from Brisbane radio. His final day was on March 31. Greig began PO Box 2363 his career as a teenage announcer but he will be best Mansfield BC Qld 4122 remembered for his 33 years as General Manager for Web Address: Southern Cross Austereo in Wide Bay. The day after www.newmedia.com.au he finished his final exam he started his job at the Email: radio station. He had worked a lot of jobs throughout [email protected] the station before becoming the general manager. He started out as an announcer at night. After that he Phone Contacts: worked on breakfast shows and sales, all before he Office: (07) 3422 1374 became the general manager.” He managed Mix and Mobile: 0407 750 694 Sea in Maryborough and 93.1 Sea FM in Bundaberg, as well as several television channels. He says that supporting community organisations was the best part of the job. Radio News The brand new Bundy breakfast Karen-Louise Allen has left show has kicked off on Hitz939. ARN Sydney. She is moving Tim Aquilina, Assistant Matthew Ambrose made the to Macquarie Media in the Content Director of EON move north from Magic FM, role of Direct Sales Manager, Broadcasters, is leaving the Port Augusta teaming up with Sydney. Sunshine Coast. After 4 Tracey Sergiacomi. Editor & Assistant to years with MIX/SEA FM he’s Publisher Editor accepted a programming role The parent company of 102.9 Greg Anne-Marie as Content Director with Triple Hot Tomato, has appointed Newman James M/Hit103.5 FM in Cairns. current radio station GM Graham Miles into the role Triple M Sydney will reunite of CEO. The Hot Tomato four of the original Chaser Broadcasting Company said in a team members: Andrew statement that the company’s Hansen, Dom Knight, Chris Board appointed Mr Miles Taylor and Charles Firth. They to the position “based on will present a daily radio show Assistant Research his expertise, experience and Alex Nation became a for a 12 week season from to Editor Assistant long term management of the household name after Monday 1 May. Christie Rod business”. capturing the heart of Richie J Hanckel Strahan on last year’s The Marc Dwyer has been Bachelor Australia. She is Thanks for renewing appointed Creative Writer at now looking at a stint in radio. SCA’s 2DayFM and Triple M in She debuted as a radio co- Sydney. He will be leaving Star host alongside Luke Forrest 104.5 Gosford in four weeks. and Jay Bruno on Melbourne community station Southern FM’s ‘The Drive Out with Jay, Foz and Alex’. Tina Arena is returning for the Neil Bradshaw has been 3AW (Melbourne) fifth time to join thesmoothfm appointed as General - with us since 1989! weekend line up to host her Manager Fraser Coast own show up until Sunday 7 Maryborough and Hervey All material in Jocks’ Journal is May as well as a Mother’s Day Bay with responsibility subject to copyright. It may only special on Sunday 14 May. Tina for Hit101.9 and Triple M be used by the subscribing radio Arena recently released a new Mark Hales, Music Director Fraser Coast 103.5 as well station or individual subscriber in double album ‘Greatest Hits & and Morning Announcer at as the Nine TV brands in an on air format. Reproduction Interpretations’that celebrates River 94.9 Ipswich has left. He Maryborough. He was the involving internet, photocopying, her music career and includes joins Nova Entertainment Wide Bay General Sales emailing, scanning or faxing to hits such as Chains, Burn, You as podcasting operations Manager. He replaces Greig non-subscribers is prohibited by Set Fire To My Life and Sorrento law without permission from the manager. Greg ‘Woody’ Wood Bolderrow who has retired. Moon. publisher. It’s also very naughty. will take on the MD role. More news on back page 1 Jocks’ Journal published by Newmedia. www.newmedia.com.au Jocks’ Journal Interview with Heidi Everett (General Manager) Radio Training Institute (Melb) Pictured left to right: Jason Sinnott, Nick Backstrom, lecturer Sarah Maree Cameron (in jacket), Daniel Hilliard, LJ Gorse, David Murphy and Jennifer Rose. Jocks’ Journal: I’m talking with Heidi Everett who is the General You come from a rich radio background. Have you always had this Manager of the Radio Training Institute - ACE Radio Network. I’m passion, did you grow up saying ‘Dad, I want to get into radio?’ at their headquarters in South Melbourne and tonight’s class is - I think I just kind of fell into it to be honest, I remember the phone just about to commence. Heidi is heating up a chocolate pudding call with Dad (Stephen Everitt) ringing me saying ‘We’ve just bought as we have a quick chat about her role and the school. Heidi, tell a radio school, we need a hand’ - and that was literally it. I was us about what’s happening tonight at radio school? doing other things, studying elsewhere, so I fell into it a little bit but Heidi: I have got my night advanced students back. They were on obviously it’s not a huge surprise seeing Dad’s history in radio and work experience last week so they’ve been into a lot of commercial that a lot of my family has been involved in media or advertising regional stations around Victoria and they’re now back and we’re so its probably in the blood I think. doing a whole lot of career stuff and they’ve got a guest lecturer coming in. We are getting into the wrap-up part of the course, all Radio has changed particularly since 2000. My friend Phil who the career side of things. drove me here today made an observation, he said - ‘Are there any jobs still in radio?’ There’s a lot of networking, but there are If you commit yourself to the course, how long should it take you other types of jobs now like running a station website, imaging before you might step into a full time radio career? producers etc. So what do you say to people who are saying - ‘are - About 20 weeks, so it works out to about 5 months. You’re here there many jobs in radio?’ either 2 days a week or 2 nights a week, plus you’re adding in studio - It’s a valid point and it’s one question I get a lot. There is certainly time and work experience and bits and pieces on top of that. It’s a lot of jobs out there but you’re right it has shifted, so there’s almost full time in the educational side of things. a lot of new roles coming up and a lot of those come into that online content, digital content, social media umbrella. That’s sort You’ve been involved with the school pretty much the beginning of where it’s going. Radio is not just about audio anymore there’s haven’t you? a huge visual aspect to consider. There are lots of new roles that - Yeah, since ACE bought it out which was in I think, end of 2002 we haven’t seen before that have been popping in the last 5 or so early 2003 roughly. I started soon after, so I’m coming up to close years and I think that’s where a lot of the growth area is. to 14 years. Somebody comes to you and they’re say 30, 40 maybe 44 - do you The school was originally owned and founded by Gary Mac? turn them away and say ‘Sorry, you need to be younger’? Is there - Correct, yes. a cut off age? - No, I don’t think so. Our students vary in age. I think we’ve got age You realise Heidi, you could’ve been doing a gig on say a NOVA or 16 up until 60. This industry seeks diverse background of people, maybe heading an ACE network breakfast show - yet you’ve decided ages, cultures etc. and we get students employed right across the to stay on and teach, has this been your passion? full age bracket. - Yeah, I just really like working with the students to be honest. I’ve got a bit of a social work/welfare background in terms of some of Well this course is locked in - but if any of our readers or their friends my other worlds out there. I just love working with students and wish to do the next course when does that commence? working with them through that process or that sort of journey - We’ve got the next one coming on May 8th, it’s a night intake between coming here as a nervous little student, young or old, and and then a day intake in July 3 I think off the top of my head. All coming out of the course a lot more confident and obviously a lot the details can be found at: www.radiotraininginstitute.com.au more highly skilled. I just enjoy that process as well as working with Or click on the banner on the RTA website banner at the Jocks’ them ongoing after they’ve finished the course as well. Journal website www.newmedia.com.au 2 Jocks’ Journal published by Newmedia.