ABC chairman Kim Williams says Peter Tonagh has provided his resignation from the ABC board to the governor-general.
On paper,the former Nine chief executive looks like a good pick. But running the public broadcaster is probably one of the toughest gigs in the country.
Hugh Marks is the ABC’s new managing director,replacing David Anderson,who announced his departure in August after six years in the role.
A concerted campaign by the public broadcaster’s chairman Kim Williams has helped convince the federal government to tip in more dollars.
The ABC chairman has met a small group of Radio Sydney staff who wrote to the board last week,incensed over recent high-profile talent changes.
The ABC chair says he won’t tune into Rogan. Well,he should hope his journalists are doing it for him.
For a decade,the ABC has been on a forlorn quest for digital relevance. It’s time it dared to be itself again – and took the risks required to be interesting.
Despite posting a $16 million deficit and facing a government inquiry,the regulator threw a party at a floating beach club on Sydney Harbour.
Calling the most popular podcast host in the world repulsive and predatory isn’t just lazy. It shows how deep the ABC’s reluctance to evolve really is.
Sarah Macdonald’s surprise removal from her Sydney slot was met by fierce backlash from both within the ABC and outside it.
There will be more changes at the ABC following Kim Williams’ appointment as chair,with a standalone Audio division to put radio content at the forefront of the broadcaster’s future.