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February 8, 2021 2:54 Drag superstars Courtney Act and Vanity are launching their new podcast, ‘Brenda, Call Me!’, on the Nova Network. The announcement: Courtney Act and Vanity are the latest names to join the Nova Podcast Network with Brenda, Call Me! launching on Thursday 11 February. Best friends, drag superstars and sisters in crime, Courtney Act and Vanity catch up on what’s got them fired up each week. Chatting all things drag, what’s going on in their lives and in the world around them – so grab a cocktail and get ready to dish! As for Brenda? You’ll have to listen to fin...

February 1, 2021 1:25 After spending the last three years away from commercial radio, experienced broadcaster, comedian and author Meshel Laurie is making a return to the airwaves. She’ll be filling in on Grant Broadcasters-owned Wave FM in Wollongong, with Jade Tonta (née Papesch) of the breakfast show set to take maternity leave. Laurie has hosted flagship shows with Nova and ARN ADVERTISEMENT Prior to that, Laurie spent a decade at the Nova Network, in that time serving as a founding breakfast presenter on Nova 106.9 Brisbane. Laurie made her official return to radio this morning along...

Nova Entertainment launches twice-daily news podcast, The Update January 11, 2021 4:30 Nova Entertainment is ramping up its flagship news podcast with a new twice-daily offering called The Update, replacing the daily Nova National News Briefing. The rebranded podcast will now go out two times every weekday, with a morning episode hosted by Erin Ramsey and an afternoon episode hosted by Michelle Stephenson. The Update replaces the Nova National News Briefing Ramsey is an ACRA-award-winning journalist and presenter, and has been the breakfast newsreader for Star 104.5FM on the Central Coast si...

Irene Hulme promoted to head of national content at NOVA Entertainment Nova Network’s music director, Irene Hulme, has been promoted into the new role of head of national content for the wider NOVA Entertainment. Hulme has held senior content roles at all three major commercial radio networks, Southern Cross Austereo (SCA), Australian Radio Network (ARN) and NOVA. NOVA Entertainment quickly scooped her up, with chief programming and marketing officer, Paul Jackson, saying at the time he was delighted to get her back. In March, Hulm...

The Weeknd’s ‘Blinding Lights’ was easily the most-played song on Aussie radio this year, generating over 30,000 spins between January 1 and December 8. Its first play was on the Central Coast’s Star 104.5 just after midnight, and it has since scored airplay across 31 stations. Sydney’s Nova 96.9 played the song more than any other station, putting it to air 2,057 times, while the wider Nova Network accounted for more that a third of the song’s yearly airplay. Aircheck, which compiled the figures, said the total airplay of ‘Blinding Lights’ was equivalent to listening to the s...