Nic Nolan

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Nic Nolan
Nic Nolan

Gerard Dominic Nolan (born 1 May 1958 in Chiswick, London, England) is an Australian broadcaster known professionally and personally as Nic Nolan ("Nic" being a contraction of his middle-name "Dominic"), who has been Programme Director of Adelaide’s number one Newstalk radio station 5AA (FIVEaa) since 2004.[1] Prior to that, for 16 years, Nolan was the breakfast news anchor and News Director of Perth’s number one rating radio station, MIX 94.5.[2] Nolan was a finalist for Best Programme Director in the Australian Commercial Radio Awards, in 2005[3] and in 2007.[4]

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[edit] Biography

Nolan started his career in radio on 24 March 1974 (while still at High School) working as a freelance producer for the London Broadcasting Company (LBC), a Newstalk radio station in London.[5] Nolan graduated with an honours degree in Communications before moving to New Zealand with his Auckland-born wife, Colleen.[6] Nolan then spent seven years with the Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand, working in radio and television as a presenter of music and entertainment programmes, news and current affairs and with a heavy emphasis on radio commercial and promotions production.[7]

During this period, Nolan also helped create New Zealand’s number one-rating NewstalkZB radio network,[5] was a television continuity announcer with New Zealand’s TV ONE, hosted a number of television specials and was appointed to the New Zealand Film Censorship Board of Review.[7]

A six-month assignment followed, as Australia’s Hoyts Radio Network London News Correspondent. A holiday stopover in Western Australia, saw Nolan hired to read morning news on Perth’s Channel 7 for two years, at the same time starting his breakfast news-anchoring role at 6KY (now MIX 94.5). Nic also read news for Perth’s Channel 9.[8]

[edit] Personal life

Nic and Collen Nolan had two children, Alexandra (born 30 November 1981) and Francesca (born 13 December 1984). The couple divorced in 2005 and Nolan married Manon Strachan in October 2006.[9][10]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Manning, James. "Inside Radio", Media Week, 11 November 2007. 
  2. ^ Prior, Stephen. "Newsman Moves East", Perth Alive, February 2004. 
  3. ^ Finalists announced for 2005 Commercial Radio Awards. Retrieved on 2007-12-21.
  4. ^ Finalists for 2007 Australian Commercial Radio Awards (ACRAs). Retrieved on 2007-12-21.
  5. ^ a b Manning, James. "FIVEaa's Big Breakfast", Media Week, November 11 2005. 
  6. ^ Brewer, Grant. "4ZB's Newest Recruit", Dunedin Newsmaker, June 12 1980. 
  7. ^ a b Player, Lindsay. "Nic Nolan to leave 1ZB", Radio News, August 28 1987. 
  8. ^ Regan, Ray. "Newsmakers", WA Life, 17 July 2003. 
  9. ^ Adelaide Now website, retrieved 21 December 2007
  10. ^ Industry News. dBmagazine.com. 8 Nov-22 Nov. 2006.

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