The Quarter Hour: the daily podcast for radio nerds

The Quarter Hour: the daily podcast for radio nerds

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NEW: 4BC's Jason Matthews is new to Breakfast (Part 1)

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.

NEW: The Fox's Best Radio Promotions

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.

NEW: B105 brings back the retro radio merch

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!

NEW: How Tim Wong-See went from Nova to the ABC

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.

BEHIND THE SCENES: Triple M's No talk day

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/

MONDAY MEETING: Kylewashing, Christian O'Connell, Airchecking and more

PLUS: If you want a free aircheck from us, email mail@thequarterhour.com - 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.

CHRISTIAN O'CONNELL: Part 2: Human connection & listener questions

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.

CHRISTIAN O'CONNELL: Part 1: His new book & connecting through laughter

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.

NEW: What Kyle can learn from Howard Stern

Howard Stern is the closest radio personality to Kyle. Big name, big show, high risk, high reward. But does Kyle's new venture have enough in-built tension for the audience? American Radio Programmer and Consultant David Hill can pinpoint the moment when Howard changed. It's when he left broadcast radio and went behind the paywall. Does Kyle need an enemy to fight? With no censors, no ACMA, no management and no advertisers - is Kyle heading for bland-ville? David's article is here: https://barrettmedia.com/2026/07/20/when-howard-stern-won-he-lost-the-fight-that-made-him-matter/

AIRCHECK: Christian & Bella from i98 (Part 2: their response to Liam's feedback)

In this episode Christian & Bella from i98 FM Wollongong respond to Liam's aircheck yesterday. If you'd like a free aircheck from The Quarter Hour team - email us some audio! mail@thequarterhour.com

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