Shaping Market Leaders
Killed Too Soon: The 10 Formats Australian Radio Should Have Kept 10. Zoo Soft Rock Before Super Radio Network’s DAB+ station ZOO Super Digi became the broader music-variety station many listeners later knew, it occupied a very clever piece of musical real estate: soft rock. ZOO was one the multiple additional Sydney DAB+ licences acquired […]
Radio Survey 5: 2DayFM Strikes Back as KIIS Slides Nationally Survey 5 delivered plenty to talk about. 2DayFM finally has a genuine win to celebrate, the KIIS Network has softened nationally and Triple M Perth Breakfast deserves real credit for its impressive growth. I joined Max Munday on Biz Audio to break down what the […]
If I Built Australia’s Next Radio Network, Here’s Exactly What I’d Do… What would it take to build Australia’s next great radio network? Max Munday put that question to me on Biz Audio, and I didn’t hold back. Drawing on my experience as a multi-award-winning radio professional, I break down the stations, markets and opportunities […]
Kyle Sandilands, KS Live and the rise of what I’m calling “The Netflix of Australian Radio” Australian radio may have just changed forever. And I’m not convinced the industry fully understands what has happened yet. Kyle Sandilands has launched KS Live, his own subscription-only broadcasting platform. For AU$99.99 a year, listeners can access his weekday […]
I said KIIS1065 Breakfast had not yet found its floor and Survey 4, 2026 has proved the point. The latest radio results are not just another bad book. It is a clear sign that the audience has not accepted what replaced Kyle and Jackie O and the decline may still have further to run. In […]
Noosaki has officially arrived, bringing Noosa its very first weekly Greek dance class for children, teens and adults. Founders Peter Samios and Vicky Samios recently joined Mark & AB on 92.7 MixFM Sunshine Coast to announce and celebrate the launch, sharing the heart behind this exciting new local movement. Created by Noosa locals, Noosaki is more […]
Radio Killed The Radio Star The Australian commercial radio industry has a problem. Not a ratings problem. Not a technology problem. A talent problem. And ironically, it’s creating that problem itself. For years, commercial radio and podcasting grew side by side. Radio built personalities. Podcasts gave those personalities another platform. The two mediums complemented each other. Today, I believe that […]
Survey 3: A Changing of the Guard I joined Max Munday again for the Biz Audio podcast following the release of the GfK Survey 3, 2026 radio ratings to unpack what I believe is one of the most significant shifts Sydney radio has seen in decades. During the conversation, I described the latest results as “a […]
Excited to Announce clinicroomrental.com.au I’ve spent years working across marketing, real estate and digital, understanding how space, demand and positioning drive real returns. My wife Vicky Samios has spent years inside dentistry, building and scaling practices from the ground up. When we brought our worlds together, one thing became obvious – clinics are carrying the […]
Survey 2, 2026 Shock: The Real Ratings Reset Begins Survey 2 is where the real shift begins. In this breakdown, Max Munday from Biz Audio and Peter Samios go market-by-market to unpack the first true read of the landscape post The Kyle & Jackie O Show era on KIIS Sydney & Melbourne and what it […]
