Major ABC star is leaving the national broadcaster after more than three decades in the industry
- Major ABC star has resigned from the broadcaster
- Announcement marks end of 30-year career
ABC star Richard Kingsmill has announced he is quitting the national broadcaster.
Triple J's music director announced on Monday that he would be resigning after a storied career spanning more than three decades.
“Creating the Unearthed brand and the initial concept was one thing,” Kingsmill said.
“It is one of the greatest thrills and privileges for me to be able to discover people like Missy Higgins, Grinspoon, G Flip and Genesis Owusu.”
Kingsmill said what he was most proud of “was Triple J increasing its Australian music content from 30 percent to 60 percent.”
ABC star Richard Kingsmill (pictured) has announced he is stepping down from the national broadcaster
He couldn't resist criticizing commercial music stations for their choice of music.
“For years all I heard from the commercial radio sector was that Australian music was bad for ratings,” he said.
“Well, we did what we did and more than doubled our audience reach in the process.”
Triple J saw the reach of its five capital cities – Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide – grow from 980,000 in 2006 to 2.3 million in 2022.
More to come