Nic Nolan

Nic Nolan

Nic Nolan
Born (1958-05-01) 1 May 1958
Chiswick, London, England
Occupation Journalist and Broadcaster
Years active 1974–present
Spouse(s) Colleen Shana McCullough (m. 1980–2005)

Nic Nolan (born 1 May 1958 in Chiswick, London, England) is an Australian broadcast journalist and communications consultant. Nolan was Director of Communications for the Leader of the South Australian Liberal Opposition, Isobel Redmond.[1][2][3] Nolan has worked as a communications consultant with both private enterprise and State and Local Government in South Australia. Nolan was General Manager of Adelaide youth radio station Fresh 92.7 (Fresh FM (Australia)) 2009-2011. Before that, Nolan was Programme Director of Adelaide's number one Newstalk radio station 5AA (FIVEaa) 2004-2008, in that time, taking the station to 32 consecutive breakfast number ones and 11 consecutive 10+ number one ratings victories.[4][5] Between 1988 and 2004, Nolan was the breakfast news anchor and News Director of Perth's number one rating radio station, MIX 94.5.[6] Nolan was a finalist for Best Programme Director in the Australian Commercial Radio Awards, in 2005[7] and in 2007 and 2008.[8] In February 2009, Nolan was commissioned to project-manage the establishment of an online daily newspaper in Adelaide, "Indaily".[9][10] Nolan is Vice-President of the South Australian Press Club of which he has been a committee-member since 2004.

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.[11] Nolan graduated with an honours degree in Communications before moving to New Zealand with his Auckland-born wife, Colleen.[12] 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.[13]

During this period, Nolan also helped create New Zealand's number one-rating NewstalkZB radio network,[11] 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.[13] In 1987 he co-presented the Listener Gofta Awards with Leeza Gibbons.[14]

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.[15]

Personal life

Nic and Colleen Nolan have two children, Alexandra Ray Brett (née: Nolan - born 30 November 1981) and Francesca Lynda Nolan (born 13 December 1984). The couple separated in 2003 and divorced in 2005.

References

  1. ↑ Norton, Kevin (4 January 2012). "Isobel's new ma". Indaily (Solstice Media).
  2. ↑ Smithson, Mike (8 January 2012). "For Libs he's in the Nic of time". Sunday Mail (News Limited).
  3. ↑ Owen, Michael (14 August 2012). "Absent Leader's Party in turmoil". The Australian (News Limited).
  4. ↑ Noonan, Amy (13 December 2008). "Adelaide Confidential". The Advertiser.
  5. ↑ Manning, James (11 November 2007). "Inside Radio". Media Week.
  6. ↑ Prior, Stephen (February 2004). "Newsman Moves East". Perth Alive.
  7. ↑ "Finalists announced for 2005 Commercial Radio Awards". Retrieved 21 December 2007.
  8. ↑ "Finalists for 2007 Australian Commercial Radio Awards (ACRAs)" (PDF). Retrieved 21 December 2007.
  9. ↑ Gout, Hendrik (15 May 2009). "The Independent Weekly".
  10. ↑ Gout, Hendrik (15 May 2009). "The Independent Weekly".
  11. 1 2 Manning, James (11 November 2005). "FIVEaa's Big Breakfast". Media Week.
  12. ↑ Brewer, Grant (12 June 1980). "4ZB's Newest Recruit". Dunedin Newsmaker.
  13. 1 2 Player, Lindsay (28 August 1987). "Nic Nolan to leave 1ZB". Radio News.
  14. ↑ The Listener Gofta Awards 1987
  15. ↑ Regan, Ray (17 July 2003). "Newsmakers". WA Life.

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