📻 The Australian Radio Awards Have Been CANCELLED!

Does that mean we will forever hold the title of Best On-Air Team?

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Jersey and Amanda jam Nation.

Speaker 2 (00:03):
Oh look, I know this might sound a little bit
in but in the same way that the TVs have
their logis, the radio industry has what's called the Acres,
the Australian Commercial Radio Awards, and they said that they
weren't going to be hosted this year. But then a
press release came out yesterday saying they're not going to return.

Speaker 3 (00:22):
At all, never coming back to you.

Speaker 1 (00:24):
To cost issues. Here's the press release.

Speaker 2 (00:25):
You're ready see if you can understand this word salad.
After careful consideration, in consultation with our board and members,
we're directing our resources into initiatives like Soundstart, CRA Audio
ID and heard the regulatory matters such as Radio Prominence,
where we can have the greatest impact supporting our industry's future.

Speaker 3 (00:43):
Yeah, I speak word sellers.

Speaker 1 (00:44):
And what are they saying it's too expensive to run? Yeah,
we're going to give them money to making some broches and.

Speaker 3 (00:49):
There's going to be a lot of team meetings and
whiteboards and.

Speaker 1 (00:52):
Sam, how do you feel about it? Brendan, You know
I'm in.

Speaker 3 (00:55):
Two minds about this. First, I remember my first actress
in nineteen nine, I was nominated for Best on air
presenter Country and I flew over from Karafa, Western Australia
to the Convention Center, which which is gone now, but
I'm looking at that space and it was such a
big night and I remember being I had someone said
to the radio station, bring a tape if you work,

(01:17):
bring a tape just in case you run into any
big win anyway, I mean at the urinal and the
guys from the d Generation, Rob Sich, Tom Glis and
all those guys are standing next to me at the
troth and I'm just going and then they said, look
at this young fellery. Where's he come from. I said, oh, Karatha, you.

Speaker 1 (01:34):
Know, mister Sich.

Speaker 3 (01:35):
And he's going, well, you know, good luck tonight, you know.
And it was just it was so good. I didn't
win that night, but it was That's what that night
fraught with anxiety though well it.

Speaker 2 (01:45):
Is, but that's what that night is all about, is
watching the people who've flown in from other parts of
the country, from regional areas, from country areas, and the
thrill that they get in seeing the big executives, in
seeing people who were in Sydney radio. It's a it's
a very very important night and I think it's a
real shame that it's not going to be there. The
travel industry have their awards, the building industry have their awards.

Speaker 1 (02:08):
We really can't rally to have radio awards.

Speaker 3 (02:10):
Really, maybe we should put on an alternative awards. Maybe
you and I should put on awards.

Speaker 1 (02:14):
Well, look, that's just the best use.

Speaker 3 (02:16):
Of John Farnham.

Speaker 2 (02:17):
Well they have a million categories. That probably is one,
but without Actually, let's blow our trumpet if it means
that this is the last one. Last year was the
last one. We won Best Show in Australia. For the
last two years we've won that award.

Speaker 1 (02:32):
Did we yep? Did we? Yeah? We did, so we're
the retiring champions.

Speaker 3 (02:36):
I don't remember.

Speaker 1 (02:37):
Best on Air team for Metro. The ACCRA goes to
Jonesy and Amanda.

Speaker 3 (02:43):
That's right. I was just there for the screaming jets
and the eulogy to see if I made it.

Speaker 1 (02:49):
But I've been inducted into the Hall of Fame. There's
such big Yeah.

Speaker 3 (02:53):
I'm never going to get inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Speaker 2 (02:55):
The thing this is where it ends. But lots of
comments on socials about this. Suppose Winnie an Accro will
be a permanent dream now has said someone. You know,
if it's a radio industry, it's a big deal, and
they're saying, I hope the board. Someone here has said,
I hope the board members who made this disgraceful decision
are named. I'm sure the country and regional announcers who
only once a year get the opportunity to mix with

(03:16):
those from the bigger stations will gain absolutely nothing from
the initiative initiatives you've mentioned, and the resources will be
applied to instead. You know, this important night should be
the last thing canceled if you want the industry to continue.

Speaker 3 (03:29):
You know else is going to hurt through this Kelly
Country You're going to go break Where else are you
going to get a Neil fitting suit from?

Speaker 1 (03:36):
Where'd you get yours? Kelly Country last year as well?
I've had that for years nineteen ninety. Oh. I think
that's a real shame, but.

Speaker 3 (03:45):
That means we are the champions forever

Speaker 1 (03:47):
Forever, Brendan forever.