Keller picks up gong, enters $1m-a-year market
WSFM’s breakfast presenters Jonesy and Amanda have beaten Kiis1065’s Kyle and Jackie O to win the top gong at the Australian Commercial Radio Awards.
Amanda Keller and Brendan Jones, who have been on air together for nine years, have recently overtaken Kyle Sandilands and Jackie ‘O’ Henderson in the FM radio breakfast ratings.
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They won the Best FM Team Metro gong at the awards in Melbourne on Saturday night, while former Seven Sunrise television presenter Melissa Doyle was named Best Newcomer Metro for her weekend morning program on smoothfm.
I’ve admired Amanda Keller since I was a teen – smart, funny & classy. Great @InSharpRelief column on women in radio: http://t.co/CG6wNXDl0m
— Melissa Matheson (@Mel_Matheson) October 17, 2014
Amanda Keller belatedly breaks into the million-dollar radio boys club – why it’s long overdue via @InSharpRelief http://t.co/el0L41ejzp
— Steve Jackson (@Jacko) October 17, 2014
Melbourne breakfast radio duo Ross Stevenson and John Burns from 3AW took out the Best AM Team Metro award for the third time while the station’s morning host Neil Mitchell won the Best Current Affairs Presenter Metro award.
AUSTRALIAN COMMERCIAL RADIO AWARDS 2014 KEY WINNERS:
Best FM Team Metro – Jonesy and Amanda WSFM
Best AM Team Metro – Ross Stevenson and John Burns 3AW
Best Current Affairs Presenter Metro – Neil Mitchell 3AW
Best Talk Presenter Metro – Ben Fordham 2GB
Best Newcomer Metro – Melissa Doyle smoothfm
Best Sports Presenter Metro – Ray Warren Triple M Sydney
Best Entertainment/Music Presenter Metro – Chris ‘Becko’ Beckhouse Triple M Sydney