The Quarter Hour: the daily podcast for radio nerds

PLUS: Some BIG news for superfans of Kyle Sandilands - there's a brand new podcast coming! It's called 'The Kylecast'. You'll get the full details in this episode. (Note - it also means this podcast (The Quarter Hour) stays focused on ALL of radio).

Wade Kingsley & Liam Renton gives the radio nerd review of Kyle's new paywalled show. It's $99 per year - is it worth it? Wade's thoughts might be surprises.

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Liam Renton sits down with 4BC's new Brisbane breakfast host. He tells Liam about his career across music formats and in off-air roles as a programmer and producer.

Also Jason shares

• How he wears his politics with pride
• What his content filters are
• and how Breakfast moves at a fast pace and what he does to turn that into entertaining talk radio.

This is Part 2 of a 2 part conversation.

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PLUS:

Liam Renton sits down with 4BC's new Brisbane breakfast host. He tells Liam about his career across music formats and in off-air roles as a programmer and producer.

Also Jason shares

• How he wears his politics with pride
• What his content filters are
• and how Breakfast moves at a fast pace and what he does to turn that into entertaining talk radio.

This is Part 1 of a 2 part conversation. Our next episode will publish Sunday Morning 8th August.

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INCLUDING LAST NIGHT'S UNDERDOGS

101.9 The Fox is one of the best radio stations at running promotions, led by their Breakfast Show - Fifi, Fev & Nick.

In this episode you'll hear about 'Underdogs' and also one they ran earlier this year: 'Fev on your footy team'.

Hear how consistency and focusing on your audience is key.

There are some great takeaways for every radio show.

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Radio nerds unite! B105 Content Director Ed Kirkwood tells Liam Renton why they've gone back to the prize cupboard and cranked out the old B105 merch.

Got any radio merch? DM us on instagram your pic (@thequarterhourpodcast) and we'll share it with other radio nerds!

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PLUS: How did he land his first radio job at Nova 96.9 in Sydney?

In this episode, Liam Renton speaks to Tim Wong-See, ABC Sunshine Coast Breakfast Host.

• How his love of radio came from an unlikely source
• His time at AFTRS
• What he learnt about how the off-air culture means for the on-air sound
• How his Chinese heritage has been addressed on-air
• What he loves about the ABC

It's a fascinating chat about how radio careers can evolve in their own way.

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In this episode of The Quarter Hour podcast Wade Kingsley talks to Brendan Tacey from SCA about Triple M's No Talk Day.

It's a world-first radio event where they remove all the talk (presenters, commercials) and play music and powerful production pieces.

TW: Mental Health and suicide is discussed in this episode.

Beyond Blue: https://www.beyondblue.org.au/

Lifeline: https://www.lifeline.org.au/

Are ya bogged mate?: https://areyouboggedmate.com.au/

This is a Conversation starter: https://www.tiacs.org/

Find ya Feet: https://findyafeet.org/

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PLUS: If you want a free aircheck from us, email [email protected] - no matter where you work or where you are in the world. We're a show that is here for radio people.

AND shout outs to Merrick & Rosso, Trevor Chappell, Bree Tomasel.

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On The Quarter Hour, we talk to people who are positive about radio. This man is the cheerleader at the front of the parade.

Christian O'Connell (Host of GOLD FM Breakfast) has a new book called 'Unscript: The Radical Act of Being Yourself'.

In the first of two episodes, Christian talks about:

• The purpose of the book
• His technique for writing it
• How laughter makes us connect as humans

This episode is a must listen for radio people who want to learn how human connection can be your superpower.

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On The Quarter Hour, we talk to people who are positive about radio. This man is the cheerleader at the front of the parade.

Christian O'Connell (Host of GOLD FM Breakfast) has a new book called 'Unscript: The Radical Act of Being Yourself'.

In the first of two episodes, Christian talks about:

• The purpose of the book
• His technique for writing it
• How laughter makes us connect as humans

This episode is a must listen for radio people who want to learn how human connection can be your superpower.

You can send us a voicemail to use on the podcast! Just click here. Please say your name and give us your thoughts.