2BH 567 AM Broken Hill
2GF 1206 AM Grafton and 103.9 FM Clarence Valley
2HD 1143 AM Newcastle and 97.5 FM Port Stephens
2LF 1350 AM Young, 107.7 FM Cootamundra and 99.5 FM
Cowra
2MO 1080 AM Gunnedah
2PK 1404 AM Parkes
2SM 1269 AM Sydney and 2SM Digital Radio
4WK 1359 AM Toowoomba, 963 AM Darling Downs, 95.9 FM
Dalby and 91.5 FM Stanthorpe
RADIO 97 Tweed Heads, 104.1 FM Gold Coast and 103.5 FM
Northern Rivers
Biography
Meryl reckons working as a kitchen hand and waitress whist she was studying
communications at the University of Newcastle was possibly the best training
she could have had to work in the media.
Her first real media job came when she was employed by NBN Television and it
wasn’t long before she was working two jobs. She used to get up at 3.30 in
the morning and work at 2KO on breakfast and then drive over to NBN at
9.00am to start her TV job. The days were long but it was a great start in a
tough industry.
From there she spent a brief period with the ABC in Newcastle and Sydney,
where she worked as a researcher for Andrew Ollie.
Meryl returned to the Hunter take up a position with Newcastle Council and
eventually became the Business Manager for the Hunter Region Organisation of
Councils, from there she spent time as a media adviser in federal politics
and then as Executive Director of Hunter Tourism.
After getting the taste for radio again she went back to school at a station
called 3SA in Melbourne – this was run by Clarke Sinclair. He has since
passed away but is a legend in radio circles and Meryl still feels indebted
to him for his guidance and tough love.
After two years of hard work she returned to the Hunter to be closer to
family and was employed for the first time with 2HD, after working at the
station for twelve months Meryl was offered a position with sister station
NewFM as a breakfast announcer, from there she moved to KO and then back to
2HD, in her present role.
Meryl says, “My program and others like it provide company and connection
for a vast array of people, many without family and friends – to me it is an
honour and responsibility."
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