Paul Jackson on Kate, Tim and Joel’s mixed start and why 2021 will be a ‘reset’ for Melbourne radio

Nova Entertainment had plenty to celebrate in survey seven, but there’s also some key areas of focus for the network moving into 2021. Zanda Wilson spoke with group PD Paul Jackson about the continued performance of talk radio amid COVID-19 and the challenges of rebooting a heritage drive show.

After a long, COVID-enforced break, the GfK radio ratings are back in full swing, with the second survey since the restart dropping, and plenty of key areas of focus for Nova Entertainment.

All eyes were on the network’s new national drive show Kate, Tim and Joel, with question marks floating around about whether comedian Joel Creasey would make an able replacement for Marty Sheargold.

Nova Entertainment’s Kate, Tim and Joel

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