The Quarter Hour: the best daily radio industry podcast

In this exclusive interview, Wade Kingsley sits down with Abby Butler & Tyrone Pynor who start hosting triplej's Breakfast Show on Monday morning. After being on the Drive show for the last few years, Abby & Tyrone are fired up and ready to go. In this episode you'll hear: Their different paths to radio How they first came together Who spotted their chemistry What they plan to take to Brea...

In this episode, Liam talks to Justin Smith, long time 3AW & ABC Melbourne presenter and producer on the life of Derryn Hinch. Derryn passed away earlier today aged 82.

TIPS: How to get your best creativity on the air Today on The Quarter Hour Liam Renton talks to one the all time greats - Richard Stubbs. Stubbsy was one of the biggest names in Melbourne Radio for over 2 decades and today he shares stories from his career and secrets to his success. We learn how he became the first stand up comic in Australia to be cast on a breakfast radio show. He shares what w...

INCLUDES: Special Guest Tom Hanks & audio from her first show Rachel McGrath (Freelance Culture Writer) gives her review of the first show from Sara Cox on BBC Radio 2 Breakfast. The show is the most listened to Breakfast show in Europe, having been hosted by Terry Wogan, Chris Evans, Zoe Ball and until recently Scott Mills. Here's a link to Rachel's review: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-...

PLUS: What's it like to compete with your wife on a rival Breakfast Show? As the country gets ready for State or Origin Game 3, we meet a Rugby League legend who's made the transition from football to breakfast radio. From a former Brisbane Broncos Captain to Breakfast host of SENQ, Corey Parker takes us through how he made the transition from football to media. The radio station did he grew up li...

PLUS: Who is on Channel 9's Shopping list to replace Kyle Stefanovic? Liam Renton and Rob McKnight from McKnight Tonight look at the reasons why TV Executives need to poach top radio talent when finding a replacement for Karl on the Today Show. They discuss: Attributes radio people have in spades that really shine on TV What radio hosts can do better than TV presenters The top 3 current radio pers...

PLUS: Should 'The Long Weekend' continue with Eddie McGuire and no co-host? Also... Reaction to our Duncan Campbell interview + behind the scenes goss How does Wade feel about going up against 'Game Changers'? Who are the big guests on The Quarter Hour this week? Who's the Melbourne 'Amanda Keller'? and which radio show did Wade call in to last week?

Liam talks to the undisputed Queen of Newcastle Radio - Tanya Wilks. She's been on the air since she was 15 on a number of Newcastle Radio Stations Why she never left Newcastle The advantage she thinks she has over any new competitor who comes to Newy How has she navigated 2 long term on air 'husbands' and how different they are And which major radio gig did she turn down to keep calling Newcastle...

iHeartRadio has uncovered hundreds of once famous Rick Dees weekly Top 40 countdown shows and has given them a new lease on life, playing them on loop on his own channel. On Today's episode of The Quarter Hour we take a look at how the radio legend is recycling, reusing and repurposing content and giving it a fresh life on digital channels around the world. Imaging realising you had decades worth...

In this episode, Wade talks to former ARN Chief Content Officer Duncan Campbell. Since the Kyle & Jackie O show ended, Duncan has been unable to talk publicly about it. Now his contract with ARN has ended he's chosen to share answers to some of the burning questions with The Quarter Hour podcast. Did he ever think it would all ended like it did? Was he responsible for the big $100 million 10-y...

Liam Renton talks to Nic O'Riley (from Bay FM Geelong's Mill and Nic in the morning) about powerful storytelling. Nic suffered a significant personal tragedy when he was a child and he opens up on how he shared his story on-air.

Wade & Liam discuss the current issues around radio every Monday morning What happened last week on The Long Weekend with Eddie McGuire & Karl Stefanovic Should people who get the sack get a farewell show Do social media hits translate to radio ratings? A funny bit of audio from the Chrissie & Ronnie show (featuring Wade playing a caller)

In this Saturday Special, we hear from Intern Pete about leaving Kyle & Jackie O and his new role on the Christian O'Connell Show. PLUS: How he got his start in radio and why he went for producing over being on the air. This is an episode that was first published in May.

To round out Kiwi Week on The Quarter Hour, hear Wade's exclusive chat with The Ash London Show (Ash, Harry and Yas). Hear the story of how their socials blew up with segments like 'Best Ever Key Change'. Also Ash shares... Why this is the show she was born to do Why a clear vision helped get the show started so now they can go wider on content choices Why learning to panel made the difference for...

Find out this show got it's start, PLUS what's it like for a third person to join an established duo? And what's the New Zealand version of the famous 'shit sandwich' airchecking technique? Wade finds out.

What's it like to work in one of the most crowded radio markets in the world? How can you stand out? Liam Renton talks to Andrew Curtis who started in commercial radio and now co-hosts The Rhema FM Breakfast Show.

PLUS AN EXCLUSIVE INTRO FROM A SPECIAL GUEST Matty and PJ are the hosts of their own national network Drive Show on 'The Hits'. PJ is well known to Aussie radio people from her time with Jase Hawkins on 'Jase & PJ', the pre-cursor to Jase, Lauren & Clint. Matty has a national TV profile working for over 15 years with NZ's main broadcaster TVNZ. Listen to their chemistry and why they think...

PLUS: Ross Stevenson's 3 things you can learn for your radio show AND: a preview of this week's BIG week of episodes

In this interview, hear Jackie O talk about working with Kyle. How they came together, their working relationship, the chemistry, and more. This was the most downloaded episode of 'The Quarter Hour' when first published earlier this year. Jackie O is on stage at Radio Days Europe in Athens, 2025. Wade was in the audience listening along.

PLUS: The latest on Jackie O's legal action. Conrad Liveris is an Independent Economist who explains why Kyle's asking price was unrealistic from the start. Here's the article: https://www.afr.com/companies/media-and-marketing/kyle-sandilands-was-never-going-to-get-85-million-20260617-p607ll Here is his website: https://www.conradliveris.com/

NEW EPISODE: Liam Renton chats exclusively with Christie Hayes just hours after she finished her last show live in Hobart. She's raw, she's real... and super positive. How is she dealing with losing her radio gig? What will she miss the most about this radio gig PLUS What's one idea did she have planned that she now wont be able to execute on air (she said you can have it and use it in your market...

EXCLUSIVE: Wade Kingsley sits down with 3AW's Ross Stevenson for the second of a 2 part special. What Wade thinks Ross does well Where the Rumour File came from How long he will keep doing Breakfast radio for His relationship with the late satirist John Clarke

Liam Renton celebrates and elevates 3 shows that have finished up this week with SCA. Robbie & Carly from WA Bronte & Lakey from the Gold Coast Dan & Christie from Regional Victoria & Tasmania

PLUS: What ARN CEO Michael Stephenson told us + Why legal expert Michael Byrnes says this is a two-part deal between ARN and Kyle Sandilands.

PLUS Changes to SCA Regional Breakfast Shows