Broad Radio has revealed its lineup of presenters and co-hosts as it begins its audio offering. The Broad Radio App is also now available with the full programming.
Broad Radio’s co-founder and breakfast presenter, Jo Stanley, will share anchoring duties with Marieke Hardy and Michala Banas on the weekday breakfast show Morning Broads.
The first regular weekday breakfast show was live for two hours from 7am this morning with Stanley and Hardy hosting. The show also boasts a diverse range of music. The station has already attracted commercial partnerships too.
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Marieke Hardy is already well-known to Australian listeners as a former host of triple J breakfast, as well as her latest audio project, the Marieke Hardy Is Going To Die podcast. Hardy has also had a writing career across television, newspapers, magazines and stage.
Michala Banas joins Broad Radio lineup after a media career spanning over four decades, including over 70 films, television and theatre productions. Banas has been in demand for many panel shows over the years, including Have You Been Paying Attention?
Jo Stanley
Morning Broads will broadcast live on the Broad Radio app or online from 7am to 9am weekdays from 7 October, and will also be available at any time on catch-up.
Rotating co-hosts at breakfast include Ella Hooper (singer-songwriter and Killing Heidi frontwoman), Nelly Thomas (award-winning Australian comedian, author and broadcaster), Shelley Ware (TV and radio presenter on both local and national AFL news shows, and education specialist), Rana Hussain (ABC TV Breakfast, ABC Radio, sports broadcaster, podcaster, diversity and inclusion leader), and Mimi Kwa (best-selling author, podcaster, speaker and journalist).
In addition, regular contributors at breakfast include Brihony Dawson (TV presenter, sports commentator and presenter), Bev Killick (comedian) and Madeleine West (actor, podcaster and advocate).
Friday drive show with Tracee Hutchison
Broad Radio is launching a Friday Drive show Fierce, hosted by Tracee Hutchison. The program will cover music, politics, sports and pop culture, with Hutchison drawing on her 40-year career to drive a fierce mix of music and conversations. She will also be joined by an eclectic range of guests each week.
Tracee Hutchison
First Nations Women’s stories
Leila Gurruwiwi will also host a weekly show, Yapas Yarnin’, celebrating and sharing First Nations Women’s stories – their knowledge, their life lessons and music. Gurruwiwi is a proud Yolngu woman of the Galpu Clan from North East Arnhem Land, a cultural awareness advocate and mentor, and now works at Agency Projects, a non-profit which helps celebrate and elevate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and their communities in public programs to create opportunities for First Nations perspectives to be heard by a wider audience.
All shows will also be available for catch-up listening via the Broad Radio app and online.
Commenting on launch week, Jo Stanley said: “There is an exciting cultural shift taking media by storm worldwide. Women-led content is exploding, in everything from film to sport to social media and of course podcasts.
“Radio is the perfect next platform for exploring and celebrating women’s stories, perspectives and experiences, many of which are missing in mainstream media.
“Broad Radio will be an extension of the intelligent, insightful and innovative conversations that women are having with their friends, family, colleagues and, indeed, themselves. As we get older, there are some big real-life issues that we have to face, big decisions we have to make, big emotions to be felt and big laughs to be had. We know our audiences are eager to engage with this kind of content that will reflect their lives and aspirations.”
Marieke Hardy added: “Being a long-time fan of Jo Stanley and all who sail in her, it’s been a total privilege to join the Broad family. Jo’s vision, ambition and innate capacity to bring together a glorious cacophony of women is heart-soaringly inspiring. I’ve felt a yearning to return to radio and the broader (pun most deeply intended) conversations out there in communities – what a gift it will be to share my clumsy earnestness and adoration for double entendre with a whole new audience of people who still occasionally mistake me for Myf Warhurst.”
Michala Banas said: “I’m so excited to be part of the Broad Radio team and family. Often, once you hit middle-age as a woman, you can start to become invisible in many ways, so to know that our voices are going to be heard and our stories shared is something I feel really privileged to be involved in.
“I’m so thrilled to be working alongside the incredible Marieke Hardy on Broad Radio. Chatting with amazing mates about the things we really care about will be a bloody great way to spend a few hours. Broad Radio is a chance to open real and exciting conversations up in a way they haven’t been before – and I for one can not wait.”
The Broad Radio app is available from Apple App Store or Google Play. You can also stream by visiting Broad Radio or access Broad Live via Alexa.