Every month on 88.3 Southern FM, Glen Eira Mayor Cr Simone Zmood chats with Colin Tyrus on A Newsman and His Music. This is the mayor’s segment from 7 July 2025 with details of Council’s budget, strategic plans and a disappointing outcome to a long running debate over a major project in the heart of Elsternwick. Southern FM is indebted
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Southern FM’s Colin Tyrus does the interviews on his program A Newsman and His Music, but in this podcast, you’ll hear The Musician and our Newsman talking about Colin’s career in journalism and media. Seventies pop star Paul O’Gorman (pictured left) interviews Colin in this special edition of Two Little Dicky Birds (with Colin sitting in for Peter Sullivan on
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In this second podcast of 88.3 Southern FM‘s live broadcast from the 2025 Kieser Great Bayside Swim, you’ll hear our presenters doing a strength test with Ash Oscini from Kieser Brighton; Bayside Mayor Cr Hanna El Mouallem, Michael Hingston from Jellis Craig Brighton, Winner of the Under 9’s event Thomas Lander, swimmers John Meagher and Sally Martin, Caroline and Katie Clarkson,
Read moreWho was the first reporter on the scene at the 1978 CHOGM terrorist bombing (above), interrupted a news bulletin to report on John Lennon’s death, led the ABC news teams nationally, was a 3AW stalwart, and is the voice of Yarra Trams? Southern FM’s Colin Tyrus, of course. Colin joined Alli Harding on South of the River on Sunday
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“I’m embarrassed to call myself a journalist”, said Southern FM newsman Colin Tyrus in reference to the actions of Martin Bashir in forging documents to deceive Princess Diana, in a frank discussion with Hear and There presenter Nathan Reynolds about the BBC Panorama interview scandal. “Princess Diana at Accord Hospice” by paisleyorguk is licensed under CC BY 2.0
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‘Twas just days before Christmas and on Southern FM, the Mayor of Glen Eira Margaret Esakoff joined Colin for a chat on A Newsman and his Music. Have a listen to the podcast here
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