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Tony Mac, Overnights presenter at 3AW and across the 9 Radio
Join Nic for a discussion with Tony Mac who has an infectious love and respect for the power of open line, talk back, live radio. Tony’s Overnights program is now broadcast across four markets, out of 3AW Melbourne and every night he does 5.5 hours of live radio. In this discussion with Nic, Tony shares the highs and lows of his career spanning 25 years at Perth’s 6PR and now 3AW. If you don’t already love radio production and the classic stories behind how it’s done, you will after this chat.
Find out:
What makes companion radio – the 2-5am time slot – really great, including one of the most poignant calls in Tony’s first 12 months in the overnights chair
Tony Mac’s biggest bugbear on radio – learn the old school rule for talent and presenter: only ever be address one listener, not a group of listeners
The challenge of broadcasting live overnights to multiple markets and how to engage listeners from across Australia
How Tony manages the inevitable brain fog after three hours of live radio in the middle of the night
And what still exasperates Tony when it comes to misinformation.
The Experts Podcast is hosted by media professional and commentator, Nic Hayes. The Experts Podcast pulls back the curtain on media and helps you to get a better understanding of how media works. We speak to the country’s leading journalists, hosts, anchors and producers, who are setting the national news agenda as well as some of the most prominent experts who appear in media around the country. The Experts Podcast, powered by Media Stable.
Join Nic for a discussion with Tony Mac who has an infectious love and respect for the power of open line, talk back, live radio. Tony’s Overnights program is now broadcast across four markets, out of 3AW Melbourne and every night he does 5.5 hours of live radio. In this discussion with Nic, Tony shares the highs and lows of his career spanning 25 years at Perth’s 6PR and now 3AW. If you don’t already love radio production and the classic stories behind how it’s done, you will after this chat.
Find out:
What makes companion radio – the 2-5am time slot – really great, including one of the most poignant calls in Tony’s first 12 months in the overnights chair
Tony Mac’s biggest bugbear on radio – learn the old school rule for talent and presenter: only ever be address one listener, not a group of listeners
The challenge of broadcasting live overnights to multiple markets and how to engage listeners from across Australia
How Tony manages the inevitable brain fog after three hours of live radio in the middle of the night
And what still exasperates Tony when it comes to misinformation.
The Experts Podcast is hosted by media professional and commentator, Nic Hayes. The Experts Podcast pulls back the curtain on media and helps you to get a better understanding of how media works. We speak to the country’s leading journalists, hosts, anchors and producers, who are setting the national news agenda as well as some of the most prominent experts who appear in media around the country. The Experts Podcast, powered by Media Stable.
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