At 5:30am each weekday for the last quarter century, Neil Mitchell has bowled up to the 3AW studios, three hours before airtime, to decide where to channel Melbourne’s thoughts, writes Andrew Crook.
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Neil Mitchell: Melbourne’s emperor of the airwaves
When the powerful want to talk to Melbourne, there’s one man they choose: Neil Mitchell. “Everyone goes to him,” says pollster Gary Morgan. “He’s the doyen of Melbourne radio.”
Radio ratings: ABC makes ground as Mitchell slumps
The ABC was the big winner in Sydney and Melbourne in the latest radio ratings, while the biggest loser was Fairfax radio.
Cranky Gillard is the leader Labor needs
The flood levy may be a bad idea but selling it might give Labor some practice in making real decisions.
The perils of going beyond the information drip feed
Lunatics do get fired up by politicians and the media and public figures do receive threats from psychos out there, Stephen Rowley of the blog site Sterow discusses in the context of comments made by Neil Mitchell and re-tweeted by Victorian Planning Minister Matthew Guy.
The Vic election bomb: commandos raid, documents shred, recriminations begin
There was no bigger symbol of John Brumby’s imminent demise than the scene outside Melbourne’s Treasury Place this morning as hundreds of soon-to-be-sacked staffers huddled nervously as their boss’ private office was raided by anti-terrorism commandos. Andrew Crook reports on the day after the night before.
Wankley Awards: And the Wankley goes to… power out for Melbourne’s media
The people of New South Wales have a lot to be angry about — a toxic Labor government, a string of knifed premiers, a culture of ministerial incompetence. But why would the Daily Tele would try now to plunge an additional stake into the heart of an already terminal government over electricity prices?
Melbourne media rift over naming the Pies’ accused
Collingwood president Eddie McGuire’s on-air outburst this morning over Neil Mitchell’s decision to name the Collingwood players is threatening to tear a rift in the Melbourne media establishment.
Media briefs: 3AW law and order quiz … student pollies list … grand final ratings …
Do you feel safe? Do you need to be safer? Neil Mitchell — the bearded one on 3AW, Melbourne’s top-rating shock jock — wants to know. Plus, how well the Grand Finals rated and other media news of the day.
Neil Mitchell’s hypocrisy over agenda journalism
Talkback radio’s silly season of fills and special programming may be rapidly approaching, but it seems Fairfax’s Neil Mitchell has left it to the last minute to launch his bid for hypocritical media quote of the year.
When Fairfax moves, will Andrew Bolt be an outside broadcast?
Could management at Fairfax Media be so precious about rivals accessing its sparkling new Collins Street headquarters they are already hatching plans to bar News Limited employees from the premises?
Kennett, Bracks, Jeffed — it’s 10th anniversary season
This is a big call, no doubt, but Jeff Kennett led one of the most reformist and revolutionary governments in any stable western democracy over the past 50 years.
Tips and rumours: Royal bailout for Emirates?
Crikey’s readers are sending in tips from around the traps today: Has the Royal Family of Dubai bailed out Emirates? … Cloudstreet loses TV backing? … disgruntled University of Melbourne employee fights back.
Who is the minister some bits of Fairfax refuse to name?
It seems different arms of the Fairfax Media empire are more circumspect than others when it comes to outing Victorian state government ministers, writes Andrew Crook.
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Wayne Goss and Free TV Australia … Paul Keating’s rant … Neil Mitchell … housing prices and grants … same-sex rights … Underbelly …
Fairfax’s Neil Mitchell: free agent or freelancer?
It seems there are freelance journalists in this country, and then there are “headline acts”. The freelancers can be bullied. The headline acts write their own rules, writes Margaret Simons.
