Musical Chairs, October 25, 2013

Will Anderson hoses down Kyle rumours

Comedian Will Anderson was on Hitz FM Bundaberg to hose down rumours sweeping radioland that he was set to take over Kyle Sandilands’ breakfast spot on Southern Cross Austereo’s 2DAY FM. Telling The Pete and Trace breakfast team the story was “all made up”, he gleefully added that he had to go to the SCA Sydney office on other business. He “accidentally” got off on Sandiland’s floor and  “walked around really slowly” to keep rumours going.

In the latest in that saga, Sydney’s Sunday Telegraph reported that Sandiland is set to re-sign with SCA for 12-months, even though he pushed for a three-year deal. Whether he got double his current $2 million fee remains to be seen.

WAM searches for new CEO

As reported here previously, WA peak music association WAM’s CEO Wendy Were leaves Perth to begin her new job in Sydney in January as executive director of Arts Development at the Australia Council. After joined WAM in early 2012, Ware rebranded the association and set up a new strategic and business plans to take WAM through to 2016, implemented the WA Music Council and introduced changes to membership, staffing and programming. A new digital identity will be launched in November. For enquiries on the role, click here.

Columbia promotes Isaac Green to SVP of A&R

Columbia Records promoted Isaac Green from VP of A&R to Senior Vice President of A&R. Before joining the label in 2008, Green founded the

label StarTime International, home to The Walkmen and French Kicks.

New CEO for The Voice UK producer

Wall to Wall, which produces shows as The Voice UK, named Leanne Klein its new CEO. She was previously Creative Director. Wall To Wall is owned by UK TV production and distribution firm Shed Media Group which is majority-owned by Warner Bros.

Jenni Easterbrook joins SCA Sydney

Jenni Easterbrook moves to Sydney as Executive Assistant to Content Directors Donna Puechmarin and Jamie Angel at 2Day/Triple M. She was based in Brisbane, as Executive Assistant and Publicist at B105/Triple M.

Kelly Glover relocates to LA 

Kelly Glover, host of 105.3 NEW FM’s Love Song Dedications and the A-List Countdown, has relocated to Los Angeles to work on her plus-size website.

Paula Abdul joins So You Think You Can Dance

US choreographer and singer Paula Abdul is a new judge on Ten Network’s So You Think You Can Dance Australia which the station is bringing back after shelving it four years ago. Abdul was a judge on the US version of the show.

Adam Straney swaps radio for politics

Adam Straney, Executive Producer of WAVE FM Wollongong’s breakfast show and former 2ST Nowra announcer, is leaving radio to join the staff of Liberal MP for Gilmore, NSW, Anne Sudmalis, as Communications Officer.

Pete Curulli leaving B105

B105 Brisbane announcer and AMD Pete Curulli is leaving at the end of the year to return to Perth to take over his family business, Curulli’s Seafoods.

Theatre agent Vincent Ciccarello joins orchestra

Vincent Ciccarello, Director of theatre agency Fanfare Artist Management, has become the new CEO of Adelaide Symphony Orchestra on November 18.

Rathbone takes over Mix show after Braund exits

Mix 106.5 Sydney’s PD Ryan Rathbone takes over EP duties for Sami & Yumi’s brekkie show after Mitch Braund returned to Brisbane to be with his family after five months. His predecessor Mike Byrne lasted four months.

Maree Phelan takes integration role at SCA

Maree Phelan is new Activations Director for Southern Cross Austereo’s National Integration, based in Melbourne. She was Head of Tactics at B105/ Triple M Brisbane