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Daily Mail
18-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Devastating ratings blow that could forever change Brisbane radio
KIIS FM's Brisbane breakfast team of Robin Bailey, Kip Wightman and former Broncos star Corey Oates have suffered a devastating blow in the latest radio ratings. The figures, released on Tuesday, show the trio in fourth place in the prized morning slot with a 10.6 per cent share of the audience. It's a terrible result for the KIIS FM breakfast crew, which has seen a 1.4-point drop since April's GfK survey. The poor performance has sparked speculation that the team could be facing the axe, and see the Sydney-based Kyle & Jackie O Show filling the slot. Industry sources say that management at KIIS FM is pressuring Robin, Kip and Corey to find a way to boost their audience before the end of the financial year, as reported by The Courier Mail on Wednesday. The poor ratings don't reflect well in the station's new lineup, launched in January, which saw Corey, 30, join Bailey and Wightman after he featured in the popular 'Find Corey a Job' segment last year. Meanwhile, Nova 106.9's Ash, Luttsy & Nikki Osborne triumphed in Brisbane's 'breakfast wars', landing the top spot for the second time running in 2025 with 13.1 per cent of the audience. Not far behind them in second position in this survey, with a 13 per cent share, are Stav, Abby & Matt on the Hit Network's B105 Brisbane. Finishing third were Marto, Margaux & Dan from Triple M's 104.5 with an 11.7 per cent share. In other results, Triple M topped the chart as the most popular station in Brisbane with 12.8 per cent of the available audience, with Nova trailing on 11.3 and B015 in third place with a 12.8 market share. KIIS FM was the fourth most popular station in the survey with 10.3 per cent of the audience. It comes after the station experienced a decline in the Sydney ratings, as management at KIIS FM has spent several months attempting to improve The Kyle & Jackie O Show's standing in Melbourne. The home of shock jocks Kyle Sandilands and Jackie 'O' Henderson dropped 0.2 per cent of the market share. However, KIIS FM still finished third in Sydney with a 9.3 overall, with 2GB sitting at 13.6 (up by 0.8) and Smooth sitting at 12.4 (up by 0.6). And the wildly popular Kyle & Jackie O Show was again number one in FM breakfast in Sydney, with a market share of 12.5 (up by 0.2). Though their performance in Melbourne has slightly dipped again and they dropped 0.7 to a 5.1 market share following the gains they made last survey. Sydney juggernauts Kyle Sandilands and Jackie 'O' Henderson have been embroiled in the battle since their multimillion-dollar expansion into the city saw ex KIIS FM stars Jason 'Jase' Hawkins and Lauren Phillips be axed. On April 29, 2024 Sandilands and Henderson took The Kyle & Jackie O Show to Melbourne in a huge multimillion-dollar expansion deal. The move triggered the axing of Hawkins and Phillips own KIIS FM breakfast show. Sandilands and Henderson have since struggled to capture the Melbourne market. In November, Sandilands vowed to reduce the graphic sexual content on his KIIS FM radio show this year to appeal to the Melbourne audience more broadly. Brisbane listeners, meanwhile, have only embraced the pain tentatively with their syndicated drive-time slot, 'Hour of Power' finishing this survey with an 11 per cent share of the audience. The result puts them behind the Nova, B105 and Triple M in the same slot.
Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
University of Oregon student workers strike, disrupt campus events
The University of Oregon Student Workers union's fourth day of striking coincided with May Day, the international day recognizing labor movements and workers' rights. On April 28, UOSW, which represents close to 4,000 student workers, launched the university's first strike in 11 years. After voting to unionize in late 2023, the union began bargaining its first contract in May of 2024. While negotiations continue, the strike has not let up. Mediations were held on April 30 and May 1. "For the vast majority, it's our first time in a union, first time on strike, first time doing real-life labor organizing work," said Robin Bailey, media liaison for UOSW and journalism major at UO. "May Day is a great way to show people you're not alone, you're not the first what we're doing here is historic." UOSW picketers rallied on Agate Street in front of Unthank Hall. Cars honked as they passed by. The students then march through Unthank Hall, where the dormitory's dining hall is located. The workers swarmed around the tables, chanting "Get up, get down, Eugene is a union town." The students then made their way to the Ford Alumni Center, where they disrupted a scheduled presentation called "Conversation on Democracy's Future." "We have to make UO care," Bailey said. "We have to cause such a disruption that they cannot continue to ignore us, that they cannot continue to insist that we concede, because we've already conceded by working for so long under what UO has forced us to work under." According to UO's human resources page, the two parties moved slightly closer to the center on pay during mediations on April 30. UO raised its starting minimum from $15.44 to $15.58, and UOSW lowered its from $18.50 to $17.50. On the evening of May 1, more rallies ensued. At 5:30 p.m., a rally and march organized by the UO Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation was held at the Park Blocks in Downtown Eugene. Participating unions ranged from educators to healthcare workers, including the Oregon School Employees Association, the Oregon Nurses Association and the Bigfoot Teamsters. Other groups present were CAHOOTS/HOOTS Teamsters, the Party for Socialism and Liberation and Eugene Food Not Bombs. The May Day celebration will continue into the weekend with Eugene May Day 2025 being held downtown at the Park Blocks from noon to 5 p.m. on May 4. The May 4 event will feature art, food, workshops, a Maypole, games, and speakers. "To honor the ongoing struggle for workers' rights worldwide, we come together to share fun, education, and opportunities to connect for all of our working-class neighbors in Eugene and surrounding areas," the event website states. Miranda Cyr reports on education for The Register-Guard. You can contact her at mcyr@ or find her on Twitter @mirandabcyr. This article originally appeared on Register-Guard: University of Oregon student workers strike on May Day
