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Welcome to the 2020 program year

The team are all back and looking forward to another exciting year of programming and delivering you the voices and stories which shape our city. 

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On Sammy J's first day hosting Breakfast on Monday, he became incensed when Mornings host, Virginia Trioli, announced live on air that her special guest was opposition leader Anthony Albanese. 'Why do you get all the scoops,' he whimpered. The week ended somewhat differently. 


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Listen back: Sammy J's scoop spectacular: 'Game on, Virginia!'


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Listen back: Sammy J's maiden speech

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Read more: Meet your new Breakfast host and self-confessed 'Melbourne nerd' 


The Conversation Hour on the road across East Gippsland

 
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Your new hosts for the Conversation Hour, Richelle Hunt and Warwick Long launched their broadcasting year this week with a series of live broadcasts from East Gippsland.

This year the Conversation Hour is focussing on real people and inspiring stories from across Victoria. They started the week in Buchan and finished the week in Orbost, visiting different communities affected by the recent bushfires in Victoria.

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Other stories you might have missed
 


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Listen back: The seedbank preserving rare native species on Evenings with David Astle

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Listen back: The unofficial history of the Australian Open with Raf Epstein

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Listen back: Shaun Micallef remembers the late Terry Jones on Mornings

 
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MSO free Feb concerts Wed 5 | Sat 8 | Sat 14 

The MSO has partnered with ABC Classic and the Australian Red Cross to support the Bushfire Disaster Relief, for its first Sidney Myer Free Concert on Wednesday 5 February. Join Jacinta Parsons and the Classic team as they present these free concerts.

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Will Archie Roach be Australian of the Year?  

Join us on Saturday from 7.30pm on ABCTV + iview, as we celebrate 60 years of innovation, triumph and leadership, and reveal this year’s Australian of the Year winner live from the National Arboretum in Canberra. 

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Australia Day ceremonies and live concert

The theme for this year’s Australia Day weekend is "everyone, every story". This year, we're reflecting on what it means to be Australian. As part of our coverage, we’ll also be recognising bushfire affected communities by sharing stories of generosity, solidarity and community spirit. 

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Classic 100: Music in the movies rescreened

 

This Australia Day long weekend, 25-27 January, ABC Classic is “rescreening” the complete top 100 from 2013’s Classic 100: Music in the Movies.

 
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Hottest 100 countdown

The Hottest 100 countdown kicks off tomorrow January 25 from midday.
Listen on the radio, online or via the triple J app. Visit the webpage for countdown and voting information.

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Happy Year of the Rat

From January 25, about 1.5 billion people around the world are getting ready to welcome the Year of the Rat.  To celebrate the Lunar New Year in 2020, five Asian Australian poets reflect on tradition, legacy, identity, sense of place and navigating a contemporary Australia through verses, voices and poetry beats.

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