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Gippsland radio programmer honoured as one of Australia’s best

TRFM and Gippsland’s GOLD have further established themselves as the region’s radio leaders by picking up awards at the radio equivalent of the Logies. The Content Director at the ACE Network Gippsland combo, Ryan Khay, was named Best Program Director (Provincial) at the Australian Commercial Radio Awards in Brisbane on Saturday night. Provincial is the middle tier of Australian stations, with Ryan winning out over … Continue reading Gippsland radio programmer honoured as one of Australia’s best

Greg Allen-Pretty
Greg's Blog

Rising above political bias and fake news

Some media commentators seem obsessed with political labels, saying certain issues belong to the left or the right. Certainly some issues can be characterised that way but such labels are unhelpful in other issues that should be above politics, free of political bias, and understood simply by the facts of the matter. One of these was highlighted by veteran ABC journalist Kerry O’Brien as he … Continue reading Rising above political bias and fake news

Greg Allen-Pretty
Stories

Talk about racing: Justin Darcy

On the morning of a Gippsland race meeting, or on the Friday before a weekend meeting, Justin Darcy presents a preview on the radio. Those reports and a bit of racing chatter on YouTube constitute the early steps toward a full blown career for Justin in racing media. You’ll hear Justin’s previews in the sports section of local news bulletins on Gippsland’s Gold 98.3 FM … Continue reading Talk about racing: Justin Darcy

Greg Allen-Pretty
Stories

Celebrating 80 years since 3GG’s first words were spoken

By Greg Allen-Pretty Warragul-based commercial radio station 3GG is celebrating 80 years of broadcasting to west and south Gippsland. For its first 52 years the station was known as 3UL, ‘UL’ being the last two letters of Warragul. Then 28 years ago it was renamed 3GG, when the station temporarily left Warragul. 3UL went to air in 1937, filling a radio void left when 3TR … Continue reading Celebrating 80 years since 3GG’s first words were spoken

Greg Allen-Pretty
Stories

Life in Gippsland in 1965 included frequent visits to drive-in theatres

50 years ago, drive-in theatres were as popular as Elvis. To celebrate its 50th anniversary last week, the Latrobe Valley Express reprinted its first ever issue. The then-weekly newspaper was born on Wednesday 14 July 1965 and was distributed for free, as it is now. Additional copies could be purchased for 3 pence each. As well as the news of the day, the 28 pages … Continue reading Life in Gippsland in 1965 included frequent visits to drive-in theatres

Greg Allen-Pretty
Stories

An afternoon on the radio in the Gardens of Arcadia

Meet four people in Year 10 at Traralgon College who play in a band and do a weekly radio show. Tori Grace, Jay Doorty, Cameron Brown and Brad Rogan are an acoustic/alternative band with the interesting name Gardens of Arcadia. “We wanted something called ‘Gardens of…’ and we looked up some cool words and ‘arcadia’ caught our eyes”, says Jay. “So arcadia basically means: a … Continue reading An afternoon on the radio in the Gardens of Arcadia

Greg Allen-Pretty