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‘Baptism by fire’: How Christian O’Connell won over listeners – Sydney Morning Herald
Within two years the British broadcaster has become Melbourne’s top-rating FM breakfast host.
“I left familiarity and comfort because I wanted a new challenge. I was going, ‘Is this a really bad mid-life crisis?'”
In April’s survey results the ratings couldn’t have been more different. O’Connell commanded a 9.4 per cent share of Melbourne’s breakfast radio market, maintaining a healthy lead over his competitors at Fox and Nova, tied on 7.8 per cent, Smooth on 7.1 per cent and KIIS on 6.8 per cent. (Surveys have been on hold since April due to the pandemic, however data collection resume…
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