1+ hour, 34+ min ago  (333+ words) Gardening expert Annette Mc Farlane has taken her longtime 612 ABC Brisbane audience by surprise by announcing her immediate retirement after 35 years of talkback radio. Saying she never intended to be on air for so long, Mc Farlane told a shocked…...

9+ hour, 57+ min ago  (521+ words) I interviewed hundreds of famous people over my many years as an entertainment journalist. Among them were two people who've been in the news over the past week. I'd like to say I have outstanding anecdotes about them both. The…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (410+ words) This is a big call I know, but I think the biggest media news story of the past week " certainly as far as this newsletter is concerned " is the fact that Bill Mc Donald is returning to the Brisbane airwaves....

3+ day, 23+ hour ago  (306+ words) Before I start: This is not an article about politics; it's about the media business. There's a lot going on in the radio, TV and online world this week, and some of the strands come together in interesting ways. Many…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (792+ words) A few weeks ago, a friend told me they'd scored an invitation to opening night of a big show at QPAC for the first time in many years. The show was Beetlejuice the Musical, and it was announced on Friday…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (724+ words) But several people have asked me for my thoughts on The Courier-Mail's Queensland's most influential audio power list for 2026, and, since it's in my wheelhouse, here goes. I don't know who the author is " there is no byline " and I…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (403+ words) Have you seen Corey with the Story around town? Answer: no you haven't, because this Corey " unlike KIIS's Corey Oates and SENQ's Corey Parker " doesn't exist. But he does host The Daily News Now " Brisbane podcast. This is one of…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (374+ words) Onetime Brisbane bayside resident Kyle Sandilands has reportedly signed a settlement agreement with former employer ARN that will keep him off broadcast radio for three years but put a total of $15 million into his pocket over that time. However, it's…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (469+ words) What a great idea! GOLD's newly national Christian O'Connell Breakfast show is helping to renovate a few local pubs around Australia. And a big winner in the XXX Save our Pub contest is the Criterion Hotel in Helidon, about 100km west…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (857+ words) The quickest way to spoil a flight when you've paid full fare is to ask the person sitting next to you on the plane what their ticket cost. Some Brisbane theatre audiences had a similar feeling earlier this year concerning…...