Jon Faine to retire at the end of 2019
ABC Radio Melbourne broadcaster Jon Faine has announced he will retire at the end of 2019, reports ABC News. Faine has hosted the weekday Mornings program for 23 years, in which...
ABC Retail launches website for smartphones
ABC Retail has launched a new website that is optimised for smartphones.‘Having a mobile retail experience for ABC Shop was a critical element in ABC Retail’s customer focus strategy where we recognise...
ABC opens flagship Melbourne CBD store
The ABC has opened its flagship store at the new Emporium shopping centre in Melbourne’s CBD. The store is located on the centre’s third level and features ‘two reading areas,...
‘The Broken Shore’ to screen on ABC TV this weekend
The television adaptation of Peter Temple’s novel The Broken Shore (Text) will screen on ABC Television at 8.30pm on Sunday 2 February. The telemovie stars Don Hany, who has appeared in...
Bryce to deliver 2013 Boyer Lectures
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has announced that the Governor General of Australia Quentin Bryce will deliver the 2013 Boyer Lectures next month. The lectures will be broadcast on Radio National...
Safran presents true crime series on Radio National
Author and broadcaster John Safran is currently presenting a six-part series about true crime writing on ABC Radio National. ‘John Safran’s True Crime’ is being broadcast on Radio National each Sunday at 3pm, and again each...
Hoekstra appointed head of ABC Retail; ABC Shop in Melbourne CBD to close this month
Regina Hoekstra has been appointed as the new head of ABC Retail and has been given the task of moving the ABC Shops, ABC Centres and the ABC’s online business...
Epstein launches new book club on ABC radio
Journalist and radio personality Rafael Epstein has launched a new book club for listeners of his Melbourne ABC radio program Drive. According to the ABC, Read with Raf will offer...
ABC launches new educational website
The ABC has launched a new educational website aimed at providing online educational material to children, teachers and parents. The website, called Splash, is funded by the Federal Department of Broadband, Communication...
New name for ‘First Tuesday Book Club’
The ABC’s First Tuesday Book Club has been renamed the Book Club. A spokesperson for the program told Books+Publishing that the First Tuesday Book Club team felt ‘it was time...
Radio National to cut Book Reading
The ABC will cut its Book Reading program, among several cuts to the national broadcaster’s programming, reports the Australian. The newspaper, which quotes an email sent by Radio National manager...
Rolley to leave SWF
The Sydney Writers’ Festival (SWF) has announced that current director Chip Rolley will leave the festival in August to take up the role of editor of the ABC’s The Drum....
Koval leaves the ABC
Ramona Koval, presenter of ABC Radio National's Book Show, has left the ABC. Koval's departure comes after Radio National's planned changes to its Book Show program that will 'refocus the...
Koval leaves the ABC
Ramona Koval, presenter of ABC Radio National?s Book Show, has left the ABC. Koval?s departure comes after Radio National's planned changes to its Book Show program that will 'refocus the...
‘The Slap’ on TV
The first episode of the eight-part mini-series adaptation of The Slap (Christos Tsiolkas, A&U) is due to air on ABC1 on Thursday, 6 October at 8.30pm. Each episode, like the...
New-look Book Show to focus on fiction, new Saturday night program planned
Radio National manager Michael Mason has stated that the ABC radio station's planned changes to its Book Show program will 'refocus the program on to fiction'. Replying to concerns raised...
Authors among signatories to open letter protesting ABC arts cuts; proposed changes to The Book Show
A number of prominent Australian authors are among 59 signatories to an open letter sent to the board of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) protesting proposed changes to the broadcaster's...
Brooks to deliver ABC lectures
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has announced that author Geraldine Brooks will deliver this year's Boyer Lectures. Brooks will present four lectures on ABC Radio National from November 2011. The...
ABC Books launches ebook list
ABC Books, which is published by HarperCollins, launched its ebook program this week with 27 titles from a range of authors including Sally Wise, Steve Cannane, Craig Lowndes, Claire Hooper,...
ABC to open four new stores in 2011; seven stores opened in 2010
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is planning to open four new retail stores this year. The Weekly Book Newsletter understands that there are currently plans to open three new stores...