GAME CHANGERS: RADIO IN 2017
We then tried something a little different. In conjunction with Radio Today, we profiled five of the most promising rising stars of Australian radio. We started with Ash London, host of Ash London Live. We then interviewed Dave Matthews, co-host of The Hot Breakfast: Dave, Same & Ash; Zoe Marshall, co-host of Meet the Marshalls; and Ben Harvey and Liam Stapleton, co-hosts of Triple J Breakfast. Our final interview was with Ryan Jon, co-host of Ryan & Tanya.
Season 4 launched in March 2017 and returned to focus on Australian talent. We started the season with Tim Blackwell, and in the same week - in honour of International Women's Day 2017 - we released our interview with Wendy Harmer and our Women in Radio Playlist. The season also featured Jamie Dunn, Robin Bailey, Ash Bradnam and Andy Lee, as well as a wrap up of the entire season from Craig.
We then tried something a little different, and launched Game Changers: Rising Stars - a bonus season featuring interviews with the five most exciting new performers and shows, as voted for by our listeners and readers of Radio Today.
Our first rising star was Ash London, host of Ash London Live on the Hit Network. We then interviewed Dave Matthews, co-host of The Hot Breakfast: Dave, Same & Ash; Zoe Marshall, co-host of Meet the Marshalls on Nova in Brisbane; and Ben Harvey and Liam Stapleton, co-hosts of Triple J Breakfast in Adelaide. Our final interview was with Ryan Jon, co-host of Ryan & Tanya on HIT 104.7 in Canberra.
The original list of rising stars, as compiled by Craig Bruce, also included:
- Tanya Hennessy, Ryan & Tanya, HIT 104.7
- Heather Maltman, Heather, Dan & Ben, Sea FM 90.9
- Smallzy, Smallzy's Surgery, Nova 969
- Amos Gill, Amos, Cat & Angus, HIT 107
- Stacey June and Kristie Mercer, The Thinkergirls, KIIS 1065
- Mike Etheridge and Emma Chow, Mike E and Emma, EDGE 96.1
- Pete Currulli, Lisa & Pete, Mix 94.5.
In late 2017, we transitioned from a season to a fortnightly format, starting with an interview with Tom Gleisner. We then interviewed Broadway Bill Lee (the first American radio host to appear on Game Changers: Radio), Maz Compton, Jules Lund, Jeff Allis, Dave Gibson and Jamie Angel. We then wrapped up the year with Craig's look at his top ten conversations of 2017.