2GB shakes up offpeak lineup

Tim Burrowes

August 19, 2009 1:12

Talk radio station 2GB has unveiled the biggest shakeup of its schedule in six years, while stilll remaining firmly focused on its baby boomer audience.

Stuart Thomas, Robert Loewenthal,Russell Tate, Mark Noakes

The AM station – owned by Macquarie Radio Network – is the most listened to in Sydney, driven by Alan Jones’ morning show.

MRN chairman Russell Tate said the introduction of the new lineup over the next couple of months amounts to 40 hours per week of new programming. He said: “The launch of any new radio program is a significant achievement, to be announcing the launch of 10 new programs for an existing radio station I believe is unprecedented.”

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.