Volume 33.No 11-12 NEWMEDIA Jocks’ Journal June 1-30,2021 “Australia’s longest running radio industry publication” Lisa Barnes Departs 6PR After 13 Years Postal Address: Lisa Barnes, 6PR News director has announced she is leaving PO Box 2363 the station.“Barnsy from the burbs” has worked in the news Mansfield BC Qld 4122 team for the last 13 years. “I am sad to be leaving the 6PR www.newmedia.com.au family and obviously all our beautiful listeners,” she said. Email: “But it’s a new chapter in my life and I am really looking [email protected] forward to what I do next. I’m going to a highly regarded PR company here in Perth, Profile Media.“ The mother of two Phone Contacts: - who is currently on maternity leave from her job as news Office: (07) 3422 1374 director — joined Gareth Parker on Breakfast to announce Mobile: 0407 750 694 her resignation from the station. Radio News Cameron Smith has signed with SEN. He will co-host the weekly There’s been another shake- show, ‘The Captain’s Run’, every up at Mix 102.3. Richie Wednesday at noon, alongside Wright has been moved on from retired NRL playerDenan Kemp. his role as content director. Each Thursday Smith will join Wright had been in the role Pat Welsh and Ian Healy on for Mix and Cruise 1323, SEN’s QLD ‘Breakfast with Pat which are both owned by ARN and Heals’, heard on 1053 (Australian Radio Network). He Brisbane, 1620 Gold Coast, and Sami Lukis has returned Editor & Assistant to returned from holidays to be across regional QLD on the SEN to radio. Sami has joined Publisher Editor promoted to a newly created network of stations. the Wave FM 96.5 Breakfast Greg Anne-Marie position. Wright is now the Show with Straney & Newman James national content operations Damien Leith while Jade manager. Mix 102.3 and Cruise Office/Web Mic Tonta continues on maternity 1323 music director for the past Assistant Flags leave. decade, has taken Jayden George Jeff Burzacott, over Wright’s role as content James Whittaker Matty Newell returns to Hit director for both stations. 100.9 Hobart after a five-year (Source: The Advertiser) hiatus. Following his 2013 appearance on Channel 7’s My We welcome new subscriber! George Sargent is the Kitchen Rules, Matt started his new workday announcer 102.3 Triple M Townsville has career in radio the same year at Hit Central Queensland. announced that Cliff ‘CK’ Kern where he enjoyed three years Winner of the Australian has returned to the station, as a workday announcer and Commercial Radio Awards taking over afternoons. Dan breakfast producer. Matty 2019 ‘Best Newcomer On Air – Hill, Group Content Director for returns to Hit100.9 as a casual Country’, plus a finalist for ‘Best Triple M Northern Queensland, announcer and says he is Sports Coverage’ and a finalist in said the announcement was a thrilled to be back behind the the Australian Podcast Awards full circle story. “Cliff Kern got radio microphone. this year for ‘Best Entertainment his start on this radio station Podcast’, Sargent was most almost 20 years ago, when the Hayley Bourne has recently the Executive Producer station was known as 4TO, and joined Nine Radio as the Anna Usher and co-host of It’s All True? with we are thrilled to welcome him Head of Digital Audio. Hayley Grant and Chezzi Denyer as well back to his spiritual home,” Hill has 17 years experience (Mosman, NSW) as announcing at the ACE Radio said. in media, across TV, radio, Network. digital, podcasting, social All material in Jocks’ Journal is Maz Compton and Dr Sam and production. She’s most subject to copyright. It may only Amanda ‘Mandy’ Catalano, Hay are hosting a new podcast recently been the Head of be used by the subscribing radio a former FOX FM announcer The Wellness Rebellion on the Brand Partnerships at Joe station or individual subscriber in has joined KIIS 101.1’s “Jase Southern Cross Austereo’s Media in the UK. As part of an on air format. Reproduction & PJ” breakfast program as LiSTNR Network. The program this evolving structure, M a tt involving internet, photocopying, an Audio Producer. Amanda will cover health and wellbeing Cram’s title will change to emailing, scanning or faxing to joined Fox in 2017. Prior to that, information as well as debunking Head of Digital Content and non-subscribers is prohibited by she worked as a Hit Weekend myths. The first program aired Growth. law without permission from the Breakfast EP. publisher. It’s also very naughty. on May 17. More news on back page Jocks’ Journal published by Newmedia. www.newmedia.com.au 1 Meet The Manager Nikki Kenwrick 2TM/92.9 FM Tamworth Childhood ‘job’ ambition: - Graphic Design. First regular job (after leaving school): - Radio 2EA Sydney (now known as SBS Radio) and Channel 0-28 (now known as SBS). I floated between the two. First radio job (when and where): - Radio 2EA, then in Clarence Street, Sydney. Any other radio roles before moving into management? - Accounts, Production and Sales When did you commence at your current station? - December 2017. Briefly describe ‘yesterday’s’ working day - Busy, creative, productive, positive with a few laughs along the way. Hobbies and passions (apart from family) outside of your radio role - Fishing, photography (have won many awards, including one with Capture Magazine. - Graphic Design, I design a lot of the stations graphics, including our own logos. I recently created the graphic below for the entrance to the station. 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The customer uploaded Female.” Chapman’s noteworthy achievement came after she hit a video as he unpacked the new heater and pointed out the a C# note at 34.21 hertz (cycles per second). Chapman has been bizarre instruction that came with it. One of the instructions read: singing all her life and noticed her voice was more versatile than the “The room must be insulted”.