Game Changers Radio

Marty Sheargold was our first guest on game changers 10 years ago - April 7 2016. In a full circle moment we catch up with Marty and talk about his life after radio.

Special thanks to Jay Mueller, Astrid Edwards, David Collins, Wade Kingsley, Triana Butler, Josh Torney, Dom Evans and the amazing Irene Hulme for making this podcast possible.

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In this episode, we dive deep into the collapse of Australia's biggest radio show. How did it come to this?  What were the signs of the coming storm? Craig and Irene address all your questions and what ifs.

We also talk with the Inspired Unemployed who are back with a brand new podcast.

Game Changers Radio is brought to you by RCS, the world's largest broadcast software company.

And is edited by Abe's Audio.

On April 1 2001, a brand new radio station launched in Sydney, Nova 96.9. Nova was original, it was exciting, it was irreverent. It sounded different. Led by the iconic breakfast duo Merrick and Rosso, Nova 96.9 changed the way Australian Top 40 radio was programmed.

In this episode, we talk with former head of content Dean Buchanan and Tim Ross about the launch of one of the truly iconic radio brands. 

In this episode, we discuss the once-in-a-generation opportunity that is open right now for the next great Sydney breakfast show to step up and take the mantle now that Kyle & Jackie O have left the scene.

Who will it be? Is it a show that is on the air right now, or is there someone waiting in the wings ready to step up?

We discuss the breakfast landscape in Sydney in detail and give you our verdict.

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You've all heard about this mysterious group the 'Mad F**kin Witches', but what is it like to go into battle with them?

Adam Lang has done it twice and he has the scars to prove it. Adam was 2DAYFM's general manager when the MFWs first took to their broomsticks and they followed him in his next role at 2GB where they took down Alan Jones.

How do they work? Can they be stopped? Why does an activist group hold so much power over a sh...

In this episode, we talk with our legal expert Michael Byrnes about the legal proceedings that have been commenced by Kyle.

What does “specific performance” mean? Is there a chance that Kyle could be back on KIIS if he wins this battle?

Where does this leave Jackie and her claim.

All of the legal questions you've been thinking about but were too afraid (and unqualified) to ask are in this episode.

In this episode, we talk to Kyle & Jackie O's first breakfast producer Paul Dowsley about the launch of the Kyle & Jackie O breakfast show on 2DAY FM in 2005.

We have some incredible audio clips as well as insights from those first planning sessions. 

Also this week, we take one last look at the back of the napkin and update our plan for Kyle and Jackie to move into new media, plus we have more insights into the meetin...

Another massive development in this story with the Australian Communications and Media Authority have hit ARN and the Kyle and Jackie O show with a series of additional licence conditions which will apply to any show hosted by or featuring Kyle or Jackie for the next five years.

Under the conditions, ARN must ensure that any program hosted by Kyle or Jackie “does not broadcast content which is highly offensive or which contai...

In this week's episode, we pick apart the pros and cons of a potential Kyle and Jackie O podcast strategy and reveal the results of whether you would pay for their content.

Plus we talk to one of Australia's best marketers about why there brand has been so successful for so long.

Game Changers Radio is brought to you by RCS, the world's largest broadcast software company.

and is edited by Abe's Audio.