A Newsman And His Music

With a career in broadcast journalism spanning five decades, Bayside resident Colin Tyrus brings you his unique blend of talk and music.

Counting down to the Great Bayside Swim 2025

In the lead up to the 2025 Kieser Great Bayside Swim, Colin Tyrus had a chat with event director Stuart McIntyre from the Rotary Club of Brighton. Also in this podcast, you’ll hear Great Bayside Swim ambassador, the legendary ultra-distance swimmer and Bayside personality John Van Wisse. If you can’t make it to Middle Brighton Beach on Saturday (25 January

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Shadow Treasurer James Newbury meets Dr Evil

The Liberal Member for Brighton James Newbury is a semi-regular guest on Southern FM’s Monday morning program A Newsman and His Music with Colin Tyrus. In this podcast, James talks about the Liberal Party’s change of leadership and his new role as Shadow Treasurer. Colin introduces the infamous Dr Evil who gives James a tip on how to deliver his

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Glen Eira Council rubbishes Government plan for an extra bin

Glen Eira Mayor Cr Simone Zmood was in the studio on Monday 6 January to discuss a range of issues including the opening of the redeveloped Carnegie Memorial Swimming Pool this week. In this podcast, Cr Zmood explains why Council opposes the State Government’s costly plan to introduce an extra recycling bin exclusively for glass. More info: gleneira.vic.gov.au

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Santa on Southern FM

On A Newsman and His (Christmas) Music, Colin secured an exclusive interview with Santa Claus from his workshop at the North Pole. Despite a reindeer allergy, Santa manages to explain how he’ll head to Australia on Christmas Eve, arriving in time for Carols By Candlelight.

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A touch of Hollywood in Brighton

The CEO of Palace Cinemas Benjamin Zeccola is excited about the relaunch of Palace Dendy Brighton as Palace Cinema Church Street after a makeover that brings a touch of Hollywood to the heart of Brighton. Ben is speaking to Colin Tyrus about the current trends in the movie industry; how cinemas have recovered from the dark days of COVID and

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Meet Glen Eira’s new Mayor Cr Simone Zmood

The newly-elected Mayor of Glen Eira Cr Simone Zmood dropped in to the Southern FM studios for a chat with Colin Tyrus on A Newsman and His Music (Mondays 9 AM to 11 AM). Have a listen to the podcast of the interview here: Broadcast 9 December 2024 More information: gleneira.vic.gov.au Photo courtesy Glen Eira City Council  

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