Radio 3AW Sports Today cut in half after nearly 20 years

[Boogers]

The show will be on from 6 to 7pm, then from 7 to 10pm there will be networked shows from Sydney: a finance guy for an hour, then Andrew Bolt and Steve Price for 2 hours.

Sports Today started as a one-hour show in 1993 or 1994, and has been a 2hr show for at least 16 or 17 years.

Opinions? I think it will be tough to squeeze everything into less than 40 minutes (less ads and news).

I think it's a free kick to Mark Fine on SEN

 

[Bristol]

Is this as of today the cut is happening, or from next year or something?

 

[Boogers]

Today

 

[peternorth]

yes interesting.

steve price, who was once moderate right wing then moved to sydney and got even more angry. coupled with andrew bolt too!

maybe 3AW reckon its cause of no footy. which is sad, given there are plenty of sports in the summer to cover.

 

[Bomberboyokay]

Can count on one hand the times I've listened to it.

 

[Cleavy]

I haven't listened to it since David Hookes passed away.

 

[Satan]

The show will be on from 6 to 7pm, then from 7 to 10pm there will be networked shows from Sydney: a finance guy for an hour, then Andrew Bolt and Steve Price for 2 hours.

Sports Today started as a one-hour show in 1993 or 1994, and has been a 2hr show for at least 16 or 17 years.

Opinions? I think it will be tough to squeeze everything into less than 40 minutes (less ads and news).

I think it's a free kick to Mark Fine on SEN

thought sports today, was after the olympic show summary in 96, when olympics finished, it became sports today

 

[Clint Bizkit]

Less Dwayne Russell is always good news.

 

[10Dulkar]

Listen every day from the UK. Disappointed about this but from what Dwayne said yesterday it's just for your summer - at least I hope so.

 

[peternorth]

ive maintained that there is plenty of sport to cover in the summer. in the past its been a 2 hour show still, and with cricket on its enough. 1 hour is poo.

but anyway, abc grandstand on weekends > aw

as for less derwayne.....is it worth having more bolt on air?

 

[JUBJUB]

then from 7 to 10pm there will be networked shows from Sydney: a finance guy for an hour, then Andrew Bolt and Steve Price for 2 hours.

Well if anyone has sleeping problems tune in to AW between 7-10pm and your problem is solved

 

[raymond35]

Listen every day from the UK. Disappointed about this but from what Dwayne said yesterday it's just for your summer - at least I hope so.

="10Dulkar, post: 41378264, member: 143863"]Listen every day from the UK. Disappointed about this but from what Dwayne said yesterday it's just for your summer - at least I hope so.[/QUOTE]

I listen from Queensland every night at work, have done for about 5 years. I was hoping Dwayne was saying it was just over summer too. When you miss Melbourne and footy its a godsend

 

[stmookeyj]

With the Sydney owners muscling in, I won't be surprised if the show itself and indeed the entire Melbourne based night lineup is gone from next year in favour of 2GB Sydney programming Mon-Thurs (obviously they'll have different footy Friday Nights).

 

[peternorth]

With the Sydney owners muscling in, I won't be surprised if the show itself and indeed the entire Melbourne based night lineup is gone from next year in favour of 2GB Sydney programming Mon-Thurs (obviously they'll have different footy Friday Nights).

i seem to recall reading on AWs facebook page that price and bolts show is melb based. dont think thats true

 

[raymond35]

Networking talk radio from Sydney is always a debacle. I can't believe they're doing it again.

 

[Registered User]

I'm a bit spewin' about this. I enjoy listening to it when I'm out and about.

This is the dumbest thing 3aw have done since they let Shane McInnes be the fill-in host in Summer. Blerk! He's twice as bad as Mark Doran and Matt Thompson put together

Taking out news and ads, the show now goes for just over 35 minutes. Then if you take out all the times Dwayne says the talkback phone numbers, and "thanks for your company, where ever you might be listening around the land", and all the in-show ads for more sponsors (which are badly disguised 'prizes' for talkback callers), we're down to about 29 minutes

It's not so bad now, with not much going on, but it'll be tricky to squeeze everything into to 35 minutes during a big week in footy season. I wonder it Gerard's pissed off.

Ah well, another first world problem I'll have to get over

 

[Registered User]

With the Sydney owners muscling in, I won't be surprised if the show itself and indeed the entire Melbourne based night lineup is gone from next year in favour of 2GB Sydney programming Mon-Thurs (obviously they'll have different footy Friday Nights).

Yeah, it's definitely a possibility if the ratings improve.

 

[pazza]

3aw will lose a lot of listeners.

Sports Today was pretty much dead for most of the time anyway.

But, it is the listeners to Nightline that will suffer.

Put it this way - many of our older generation love listening to Bruce Mansfield, Phillip Brady and their panel of regular members like John Blackman and Patti Newton. For that to be thrown away, despite the health of the hosts currently, will affect a lot of 3aw's ratings and listenership.

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

i seem to recall reading on AWs facebook page that price and bolts show is melb based. dont think thats true

Before the change it was from 2GB. Since the change he's moved down and does the show from AW.

 

[sammm]

looks like its a permanent move

 

[imadodgyumpire]

This is the dumbest thing 3aw have done since they let Shane McInnes be the fill-in host in Summer. Blerk! He's twice as bad as Mark Doran and Matt Thompson put together

Strewth! Is this possible???

 

[pazza]

Well it appears the ratings are getting a hit.

I mean who really wants to listen to Piers Ackerman's drivel for a hour a night!

 

[Registered User]

Strewth! Is this possible???

Yep. Have you heard him? "Try-hard" ain't strong enough.

 

[peternorth]

who he trying to be like?

 

[Registered User]

who he trying to be like?

Hmm, it's hard to say. It's a bit like a mix of Cometti and Ted Knight from The Mary Tyler-Moore Show (I've just showed me age ).