2UE
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2UE is a commercial radio station in Sydney
, Australia
owned by Fairfax Media
. It is Sydney's and Australia's oldest commercial radio station, first broadcasting on 26 January 1925 on 1025 kHz AM
before moving to 950 kHz in 1935 when virtually all Australian radio stations were assigned new frequencies. In 1978, 2UE moved to 954 kHz. It is located at the studios in Greenwich, New South Wales
in Sydney's North Shore
. In 1999, the radio station was at the centre of the cash for comment affair
.
2UE has a news/talk format, involving current affairs oriented programs with talkback
across the day and more relaxed programming at nights and on weekends. News updates are broadcast at the top of every hour, with news coming from its own Sydney newsroom.
It has been a constant rival of another Sydney station 2GB
, which offers a similar format. 2UE suffered major blows when long time breakfast program host Alan Jones
moved across to the 2GB breakfast program and when broadcaster John Laws
retired from radio, leaving his 2UE morning program at the end of 2007.
on talk back radio that was presented to the audience in such a way as to sound like editorial commentary. The affair was first reported on the ABC
program Media Watch by reporters Richard Ackland
, Deborah Richards
and Ann Connelly. They revealed that 2UE hosts John Laws
and Alan Jones
had been paid to give favourable comment to companies including Qantas
, Optus
, Foxtel
, Mirvac and major Australian banks, without disclosing this arrangement to listeners. The Australian Broadcasting Authority
found that John Laws, Alan Jones, and 2UE had committed 90 breaches of the industry code and five breaches of 2UE's license conditions. 2UE was fined $360,000 for John Laws's improper conduct.
, David Oldfield, Paul Murray, Murray Olds
, Murray Wilton, Stuart Bocking
and Mike Jeffreys.
Weekend presenters include John Kerr
, John Stanley
, George Moore
, Tim Webster
, Ross Walker, Pete Graham, Tim Shaw
and Sharina.
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
owned by Fairfax Media
Fairfax Media
Fairfax Media Limited is one of Australia's largest diversified media companies. The group's operations include newspapers, magazines, radios and digital media operating in Australia and New Zealand. Fairfax Media was founded by the Fairfax family as John Fairfax and Sons, later to become John...
. It is Sydney's and Australia's oldest commercial radio station, first broadcasting on 26 January 1925 on 1025 kHz AM
Amplitude modulation
Amplitude modulation is a technique used in electronic communication, most commonly for transmitting information via a radio carrier wave. AM works by varying the strength of the transmitted signal in relation to the information being sent...
before moving to 950 kHz in 1935 when virtually all Australian radio stations were assigned new frequencies. In 1978, 2UE moved to 954 kHz. It is located at the studios in Greenwich, New South Wales
Greenwich, New South Wales
Greenwich is a suburb on the lower North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Greenwich is located 7 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Lane Cove.The suburb occupies a peninsula on the northern...
in Sydney's North Shore
North Shore (Sydney)
The North Shore is an informal term used to describe the primarily residential area of northern metropolitan Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The term usually refers to the suburbs located on the north shore of Sydney Harbour between Middle Harbour and the Lane Cove River, up to...
. In 1999, the radio station was at the centre of the cash for comment affair
Cash for comment affair
The cash for comment affair was an Australian scandal that broke in 1999, concerning paid advertising in radio that is presented to the audience in such a way as to sound like editorial commentary. John Laws, a shock jock radio presenter for Sydney talk back, was accused of misusing his authority...
.
2UE has a news/talk format, involving current affairs oriented programs with talkback
Talk radio
Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...
across the day and more relaxed programming at nights and on weekends. News updates are broadcast at the top of every hour, with news coming from its own Sydney newsroom.
It has been a constant rival of another Sydney station 2GB
2GB
2GB is a commercial radio station in Sydney, Australia broadcasting on 873 kHz, AM. It is one of Australia's most popular talk-back radio stations, and is the number one station in Sydney.-History:The station commenced broadcasting in August 1926...
, which offers a similar format. 2UE suffered major blows when long time breakfast program host Alan Jones
Alan Jones (radio broadcaster)
Alan Belford Jones AO is an Australian radio broadcaster, former rugby union and rugby league coach and administrator.Jones hosts Sydney's most popular breakfast radio program, on radio station 2GB...
moved across to the 2GB breakfast program and when broadcaster John Laws
John Laws
Richard John Sinclair "John" Laws, CBE , an Australian radio presenter, sometimes known as Lawsie, was from the 1970s until his retirement in 2007, the host of a hugely successful morning radio program, which mixed music with interviews, opinion, live advertising readings and listener talkback...
retired from radio, leaving his 2UE morning program at the end of 2007.
Cash for comment
2UE was the centre of the cash for comment affair, an Australian scandal that broke in 1999. It concerned paid advertisingAdvertorial
An advertorial is an advertisement in the form of an editorial. The term "advertorial" is a portmanteau of "advertisement" and "editorial." Merriam-Webster dates the origin of the word to 1946....
on talk back radio that was presented to the audience in such a way as to sound like editorial commentary. The affair was first reported on the ABC
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
program Media Watch by reporters Richard Ackland
Richard Ackland
Richard Ackland is an Australian journalist, publisher and lawyer, who has won many awards for his reporting.Ackland graduated with degrees in Economics and Law in the early 1970s and was admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales before going on to pursue a career in...
, Deborah Richards
Deborah Richards
Deborah Richards is an award winning Australian journalist, of English descent from the Edwards family. Richards has worked for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Essential Viewing Group, and Special Broadcasting Service.-Life:...
and Ann Connelly. They revealed that 2UE hosts John Laws
John Laws
Richard John Sinclair "John" Laws, CBE , an Australian radio presenter, sometimes known as Lawsie, was from the 1970s until his retirement in 2007, the host of a hugely successful morning radio program, which mixed music with interviews, opinion, live advertising readings and listener talkback...
and Alan Jones
Alan Jones (radio broadcaster)
Alan Belford Jones AO is an Australian radio broadcaster, former rugby union and rugby league coach and administrator.Jones hosts Sydney's most popular breakfast radio program, on radio station 2GB...
had been paid to give favourable comment to companies including Qantas
Qantas
Qantas Airways Limited is the flag carrier of Australia. The name was originally "QANTAS", an initialism for "Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services". Nicknamed "The Flying Kangaroo", the airline is based in Sydney, with its main hub at Sydney Airport...
, Optus
Optus
SingTel Optus Pty Limited is the second largest telecommunications company in Australia, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore Telecommunications...
, Foxtel
Foxtel
Foxtel is an Australian pay television company, operating cable, direct broadcast satellite television and IPTV services. It was formed in 1995 through a joint venture established between Telstra and News Corporation....
, Mirvac and major Australian banks, without disclosing this arrangement to listeners. The Australian Broadcasting Authority
Australian Broadcasting Authority
The Australian Broadcasting Authority was an Australian government agency whose main roles were to regulate broadcasting, radiocommunications and telecommunications....
found that John Laws, Alan Jones, and 2UE had committed 90 breaches of the industry code and five breaches of 2UE's license conditions. 2UE was fined $360,000 for John Laws's improper conduct.
Presenters
The current weekday presenters are Jason MorrisonJason Morrison (radio broadcaster)
-History:Jason was born in 1971 and raised in Hornsby, which is a suburb of Sydney's North. He went to St. Leo's College at Waitara and is Catholic. He has given little away about his family but has revealed that his father is an Engineer and his mother is a Librarian.He trained at 2GB in a...
, David Oldfield, Paul Murray, Murray Olds
Murray Olds
Murray Olds is an Australian sports journalist and broadcaster.He has been a reporter for radio stations, including 2UE, and has provided reports for events such as the Commonwealth Games and Olympics since the 1980s. Currently he hosts the Late Drive program on 2UE along with Murray...
, Murray Wilton, Stuart Bocking
Stuart Bocking
Stuart Lyndon Bocking, , is an Australian radio presenter and has worked for regional and Sydney stations. He is currently the 2UE evenings host.-Early life:...
and Mike Jeffreys.
Weekend presenters include John Kerr
John Kerr (broadcaster)
For other people called John Kerr see John Kerr John Kerr is a multi-talented Australian radio announcer....
, John Stanley
John Stanley (radio broadcaster)
John Stanley is an Australian radio broadcaster, currently host of 2UE Weekend Breakfast.He was the long time presenter of the afternoon and drive programs on the station, however was moved to breakfast after the resignation of Steve Price.- Reference :...
, George Moore
George Moore (Australian Radio Presenter)
George Moore , was born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia. He has been on Australian radio for 40 years as a DJ, Announcer and Radio show host. He originally started his radio career at 2WG in Wagga Wagga during the late 1960s. During his time there he was also a singer with a popular...
, Tim Webster
Tim Webster
Tim Webster is a Australian television and radio personality. He currently is a fill-in presenter for Ten News....
, Ross Walker, Pete Graham, Tim Shaw
Tim Shaw (salesperson)
Tim Shaw is an Australian after dinner speaker and appears on the Seven Network show My Business on Sunday mornings. He presented infomercials for his Demtel company in the early to mid 1990s and from this he popularised the expression "but wait, there's more" in Australia...
and Sharina.
Former presenters
- Gary O'Callaghan (top rating breakfast announcer 1956-1983 and Saturday/Sunday early morning host 1986-2003
- Ward "Pally" Austin in the early 1960s (died in 1998)
- Alan JonesAlan Jones (radio broadcaster)Alan Belford Jones AO is an Australian radio broadcaster, former rugby union and rugby league coach and administrator.Jones hosts Sydney's most popular breakfast radio program, on radio station 2GB...
(now with 2GB2GB2GB is a commercial radio station in Sydney, Australia broadcasting on 873 kHz, AM. It is one of Australia's most popular talk-back radio stations, and is the number one station in Sydney.-History:The station commenced broadcasting in August 1926...
) - Ray HadleyRay HadleyRaymond Morris Hadley OAM is an Australian talkback radio broadcaster. He presents 2GB Sydney's morning show, and leads the Continuous Call Team, a rugby league-based talkback radio panel program.-Early Life:...
(now with 2GB2GB2GB is a commercial radio station in Sydney, Australia broadcasting on 873 kHz, AM. It is one of Australia's most popular talk-back radio stations, and is the number one station in Sydney.-History:The station commenced broadcasting in August 1926...
) - Ian Parry-Okeden
- Andrew Moore (now with 2GB2GB2GB is a commercial radio station in Sydney, Australia broadcasting on 873 kHz, AM. It is one of Australia's most popular talk-back radio stations, and is the number one station in Sydney.-History:The station commenced broadcasting in August 1926...
and MTR 1377) - Brian Bury
- Malcolm T. ElliottMalcolm T. ElliottMalcolm T. Elliott is an Australian radio personality.-Early life and education:Malcolm T. Elliott was born Malcolm Allan Elliott at Moreland, Victoria, on 13 May 1946.-Career:...
drive time 1983 and weekend presenter 1996-2004 - Prue MacSween
- Arch Tambackus (1987-1989 died heart attack 1997)
- Stan ZemanekStan ZemanekStan Zemanek was an Australian radio broadcaster who presented a popular night time show on 2UE Sydney and which was networked across parts of Australia via Southern Cross....
(passed away 2 July 2007) - Deb Elsworth (now known as stage performer Ella James)
- Dr James Wright (runs a medical foundation)
- Bob RogersBob Rogers (disc jockey)Bob Rogers OAM is an Australian disc jockey and radio broadcaster. He currently presents the Bob Rogers Show, Monday to Friday between 9am-12 noon and the 6-hour Saturday evening Reminiscing program on Sydney radio station 2CH....
- Owen Delaney
- Peter Bosly
- Ian Maurice (now with 4BC)
- Brian CarltonBrian CarltonBrian Carlton is an Australian radio announcer, producer and journalist.-Biography:Carlton was born in Australia, into a Catholic household. He grew up in Beacon Hill, a suburb of Sydney's Northern Beaches, finishing high school in 1980. Working several jobs, including a bank manager, he entered...
- John LawsJohn LawsRichard John Sinclair "John" Laws, CBE , an Australian radio presenter, sometimes known as Lawsie, was from the 1970s until his retirement in 2007, the host of a hugely successful morning radio program, which mixed music with interviews, opinion, live advertising readings and listener talkback...
(retired 2007 from 2UE, now with 2SM) - Peter FitzSimonsPeter FitzSimonsPeter John FitzSimons AM is an Australian journalist and author, based in Sydney. He is a former radio presenter and national representative rugby union player.-Early life:...
(resigned at the end of 2007) - Andrew HarwoodAndrew HarwoodAndrew Harwood was an Australian quiz show host, announcer and actor. He had a career that spanned over 40 years in the Australian entertainment industry.-Career:...
- Glenn Wheeler (now with 2GB2GB2GB is a commercial radio station in Sydney, Australia broadcasting on 873 kHz, AM. It is one of Australia's most popular talk-back radio stations, and is the number one station in Sydney.-History:The station commenced broadcasting in August 1926...
and MTR 1377) - Jon Harker
- Mike CarltonMike CarltonMike Carlton is an Australian media commentator and broadcaster. He formerly co-hosted the daily breakfast program on Sydney radio station 2UE with Peter FitzSimons and later Sandy Aloisi. He is a columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald, having been sacked from the position on 29 August 2008, for...
(retired from broadcasting on the 18 September 2009) - Steve PriceSteve Price (broadcaster)Steve Price is a radio broadcaster currently working as program director and breakfast presenter on Melbourne talkback radio station MTR 1377...
(resigned 2009, now Program Director and Breakfast presenter on MTR 1377) - Jim Ball (resigned in March 2010)
- Michael Smith