Racing radio station Sport 927 has drastically revamped its two major morning timeslots and in the process dumped two of the network's key personalities. The station yesterday sacked morning host Steve Moran and co-breakfast host Angela Pippos. The changes came as a shock as Sport 927 is not in the ratings and rely on private polling. Program director Steve Cairns yesterday said the changes were in keeping with the station's policy of improving the network in an ever-changing media landscape. ''Both are fine people. Excellent people for this station. But we are having a change of direction here at 927 and both were not going to fit that change,'' Cairns said. ''Steve (Moran) has worked for us for a long time in different roles and has had the morning show for just on four years but we must change to hopefully stay at the front of a rapidly changing environment.'' Neither Moran or Pippos were available for comment yesterday but Melbourne's only other sporting-based station SEN is sure to be interested in Pippos with her extensive sporting journalism background. With the station having no on-air female talent of note, Pippos would be an asset to the all-sport agenda. Moran is currently editor of racing publication Best Bets and is also a presenter on TVN. Cairns said that Pippos' replacement would be announced by station manager Noel Crowe later next week, but the successor to Moran's role will not be revealed until late February or early March. Channel Nine commentator Tony Jones is the favourite for the new breakfast role while Andrew Bensley and Shane Anderson are the frontrunners for Moran's position. Courtesy of Patrick Bartley of THE AGE, 21/12/2009 |
OUTSPOKEN TVN CRITIC GIVEN THE SACK FROM 927
