Air Heads

This week on the show we head to Townsville and catch up with Hit Morning's announcer Carley Whittington. A stereotypical radio career has you moving 10 times before you finally secure your dream job! Not Carley! She landed her dream job early in her career and enjoys broadcasting to the City she grew up in.There are some great lessons in this weeks podcast including trying your hand at most roles in radio to set yourself up for success. Carley was great to have a chat too and you should get alot out of this weeks episode.

This week on the show I chat with Elerrina McPherson from Triple M Gippsland.Elerrina hails from Community Radio on the Gold coast which is where she learned the craft of Breakfast radio. It's a common thread on this podcast that young announcers tend to spend the time behind a community radio station's microphone before entering the world of Commercial Radio. You'll hear on this Podcast Commercial radio can be quite your learning curve when you have come from Community Radio. That's a good thing! If you are thinking about getting into the the industry then Elerrina has some great advice for those that are wanting to test the waters of Commercial Radio.

This week on the show I chat with George Sargent from Hit CQ who pulls back the curtain on his love of radio. Described as an infatuation, like any relationship it has it's ups and it's downs and George shares that if it wasn't for his good mate Grant Denyer he may have very well walked away from the game all together. Sarge is a great chat this week on the show as he shares some great advice for new comers to the industry.

This week on the show I chat with fellow Group Content Director Mat Cummins from the Ace Radio Network. Matt is a self confessed Radio Nerd which makes him the prefect fit for this podcast. Mat talks about how Radio Legend Barry Bissel was solely responsible for his radio career. How? You've have to listen to the show to find out. See what I did there? That's a hook!There is alot of great advice in this weeks Episode of the Air Heads Podcast!

Jake Tracey from Fresh 927 in Adelaide joins me this week for a chat on the Air heads Podcast.Jake talks about the importance of The Australian Radio School and the role it's played in his career so far and suggests you take your opportunities when they present themselves.Jake understands the importance of making yourself valuable in this industry and suggests you do as much as you can to empower your future in the radio industry.If you have been thinking about a career in radio then this is definitely an episode you could take a lot from. Listen now at airheadsradio.com

Sarah Patterson is another great talent that got her start in Community Radio. From anchoring the news for Eddie McGuire's hot breakfast on Triple M Melbourne to writing articles for one of Australia's best radio publications - Radio Today, Sarah's career has covered many angles. This week on the show we talk through Sarah's incredible career and lift the lid on the secrets to recording a successful radio/ podcast interview (Conversation). You'll love this week's edition of the Airheads Podcast.

Ryan Bebbington is Group Content Director for SCA, Central QLD and Wide Bay. This week on the show we discover how Hamlet played a key role in Ryan nailing his first role in Radio.Ryan talks about how trying your hand at EVERYTHING in the industry has helped set him up for success in the Industry.For Ryan as a CD it's all about Catch and Release so when it comes to new talent he's not a bad guy to have in your corner when you are looking to land that first gig in the radio industry.

I'm lucky enough to work along side Ashleigh Baker on a daily basis at Shepparton's Hit 96.9. Everyone in the station will tell you that Ash is a ball of energy and there is never a dull moment when she's around, this translates on the air too. Ash has One Direction to thank for her career in radio and has this interesting fact that every job she has been rejected for ends up hiring her in the end (True Story). You'll love this week's edition of the Air Heads Podcast as there are some great tips in here for up and coming radio announcers.

This week on the show it's The Central Coast's Brandon Atkin. He's been involved in the radio industry for a little over 9 years and has tried his hand at pretty much EVERYTHING! From Producing the big shows like The Thinker Girls, Jonsey and Amanda, Operations with the Nova Network and pulling weekend shifts at NEW FM. We have heard it plenty of times on this podcast before and again Brandon shares that if you can learn many skills within the radio industry then you set yourself up for success later. There are a lot of Golden Nuggets in this week's episode of The Air Heads Podcast. You'll love it!

One of the longest standing, most decorated and best shows in the Country at the moment sits comfortably in the Sydney Radio Landscape on WSFM, Jonsey and Amanda. This week on the show I talk to one half of this brilliant team. Jonesy talks career highlights, recalls why he fell in love with this great industry and pulls back the curtain on what makes such a great breakfast show.

Jennie Lenman is a journalist with the Australian Radio Network in Murray Bridge. This week we sit down on the air heads podcast and talk about the radio fence that was responsible for starting Jennie's Radio Journey.Jennie talks about some of big mistakes made in her career that set her up for success!

In a career spanning 30 years, David Rogerson has experience in every facet of the radio industry. He has held positions like Group Program Director, a National Marketing Manager and Company Director. He was most recently the Group Director for Programming and Content at Grant Broadcasters.David is now a senior lecturer at the Australian Institute of Music which covers all things radio and media and has made famous The Radio Rubber Room on facebook! Dave break down what COVID has done for the radio industry in this edition of the Air Heads Podcast.

Harry Boucher is a ⭐ on the rise. He's been in Commercial radio for 3 Months working at Hit105 in Orange. Radio has always been on the cards for Harry as a self Proclaimed super fan of the Hamish and Andy show he was making radio content years ago and just didn't know it yet. Harry organised a birthday Party for Andy (Who never celebrated Birthdays) which the boys turned up to for their final 15 mins of their radio show in Melbourne's at Federation Square.

You hear the term "Jack of all Trades" in the radio Industry all the time but you might be hard pressed trying to find someone that has done everything from On Air Announcer to CEO of a Media Company. Challenged accepted! Mark Taylor from The ACE radio network is a self confessed radio nerd and loved this industry from Primary School. Mark has done it all in radio and still loves to get back to his roots of announcing on 3MP in Melbourne.If you ever wanted an example of someone that oozes passion for this industry it will be found in this week edition of The Air Heads Podcast!

This week on the show we dive into some content that I posted on the Air Heads Face Book Group earlier this week. "Have you ever been the recipient Hate from a listener?" Needless to say you didn't disappoint and there are some fantastic stories on this podcast. I think every announcer has a radio horror story when it comes to hate mail! Enjoy this little collection this week!

There are some great lessons is this weeks podcast especially for young Air Heads. Dylan talks into building your skill sets in radio incase you need to change gears at some point in your career. The other great lesson from this podcast is the importance of building connections. There's alot to like about this weeks Poddy.

Much like most of our guests on this Podcast Ewan Grant got the taste for radio while doing some volunteer hours at a Community Radio station. After years of pushing out the volunteer over time, Ewan took it upon himself with a friend to walk into the studios of K-Rock Geelong and demand a job!Did he get that job? You'll have to listen to the podcast to find out what happened next... Nice hook Right?This Podcast is a great reminder that building relationships and Community is a very important resource in your radio career.

Today we celebrate WORLD RADIO Day 13th of Feb 2022.Normally Facebook and Instagram is flooded by Facebook memories of people’s time in radio and it’s a day like today us radio people (Nerds, airheads) stop and think about what our careers have looked like over the journey. I thought Instead of sharing some of those moments on Facebook I’d create a bit of a podcast of some of my favorite moments along my journey.

Simon Owens is one of those rare species that has only ever worked in the ONE radio station across a 20+ year career.

Let me set the scene for you! You are in the middle of a busy radio shift and you have just played the latest no#1 song on the radio, it's currently everyone's favorite song and you've just come off the back confidently back announcing the artist. Problem is you have just said the Artist name incorrectly and now everyone in their cars have are rolling their eyes because the guy on the radio doesn't know how to pronounce the number one song around the Country right now.Sound familiar? It's happened to the best of us. This week on this show it's a collection of people's stories who have had this happen along the way in their career.