ABC Radio introduces regional current affairs show
By Jonas Lopez in Media News on Thursday, 18th January 2018 at 1:31pmABC Radio is hitting the airwaves with a new weeknight current affairs show for the regional market.
Premiering at 6:05pm on January 22, 2018, the 25-minute “Australia Wide” will feature stories from the ABC Regional network and its national rural and regional reporting team. The content will be geared for people living in rural and regional Australia. The ABC studios in Perth will facilitate the production, with Sinéad Mangan as presenter and Bridget Fitzgerald as producer.
Radio National and ABC Radio Australia will run replays each weeknight at 7:35pm.
“The launch of Australia Wide gives those living in local communities a stronger voice in national conversations and builds on our commitment as Australia’s national broadcaster to reflect the whole of Au...
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