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Frank Presley's 'Now's the Time'
99.3 FM Sunday nights 7-9pm
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Frank Presley's 'Now's the Time' is one of the longest serving weekly jazz programs on Australian public radio. Frank commenced broadcasting at the age of 24 from the studios of 2BBB Bellingen in 1991 and soon after commenced a weekly radio program 'Now's the Time' broadcast from 2NVR Nambucca Valley Radio. In 1993 'Now's the Time' continued broadcasting from 2WAY FM Port Macquarie where it attracted corporate support from major wine producer Cassegrain Wines.
During this period, Frank's travels took him to many of Europe's & North America's most celebrated jazz venues such as Bim Haus in Amsterdam, Quasimodo in Berlin, Unterfahrt in Munich, Reduta in Prague, Ronnie Scott's in London, the Village Vanguard in NYC and Snug Harbour in New Orleans to witness leading artists such as Lionel Hampton, Sonny Rollins, Lee Konitz, Michael and Randy Brecker, David Murray, Joe Zawinul, Dave Holland, Elvin Jones, Ron Carter, Wynton Marsalis, Roy Hargrove and Nicholas Payton to name just a few. Frank has attended many of the world's most important jazz festivals such as the Umbria Jazz Festival in Perugia, Italy, the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and the Marciac Jazz Festival in France.
Shortly after returning, Frank commenced presenting 'Now's the Time' from 2BOB FM Taree which coincided with national broadcast across Australia on the Community Radio Network’s exclusively Australian jazz program 'Tempo'.
These days 'Now's the Time' broadcasts every Sunday night from Sydney North Shore’s FM 99.3 and he's proud that FM 99.3 has been it's home since 2001. The diversity of 'Now's the Time' is far reaching with a strong focus on Australian jazz and the promotion of Sydney musicians of international standard. Frank also presents Sydney's most comprehensive jazz gig guide at 7:30pm each week, global jazz news, has regular giveaways and in depth interviews with a variety of guests. You can expect to hear a strong Australian content from the Jazzgroove, Jazzhead, Rufus and Newmarket Record labels and international music from jazz scenes across the globe.
Some of Frank's guests over the years have included Don Burrows, Mike Nock, Sandy Evans, Bobby Gebert, James Morrison and the daughter of Ol' Blue Eyes, Deana Sinatra. Over the last 12 months among Frank's guests have been the likes of Mark Isaacs, Sean Coffin, Tony Gorman, Tim Bruer, Spike Mason, Andrew Robertson, Sam Rollings, Anita Spring and Catherine Hunter.
Courtesy of Birdland Records Sydney, Frank presents the 'Album of the Week', which is a new release, hot off the press and the freshest sound in recorded jazz at that moment.
Frank respects the music's roots and presents '’Vital Vinyl”, a classic track taken from LP's sourced directly from Frank's extensive private collection.
Over the last 12 months Frank has offered over $5000 worth of prizes on 'Now's the Time', including double passes to concerts and theatre, CD's, books, dinners and gift vouchers.
Frank's album and concert reviews appear on the website www.jazzandbeyond.com.au ABC’s Limelight magazine and the Bulletin magazine.
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| 89.7FM Eastside Radio
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Jammin with Robert Vale. Elling to Ellington and Bird to Blakey |
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Jazzgroove with Matt Keegan
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Jazz Made in Australia with Paula Langlands
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The New Thing with Phillip James, Sean O’Brien, Leila Shunnar or Angela Dewan |
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Fuse with Stuart Vandegraaf
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Jazz at Five with Jeannie McInnes
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Dinner Jazz with Jane Frost
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Jazz Made in Australia with Paula Langlands
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| 102.5FM 2MBS
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Lunchtime Jazz
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The Sound of Jazz with Kevin Jones
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| 8:00pm to 10:00pm
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Stormy Monday
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| 88.1FM 2RDJ
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Jazz with Jean MacKenzie
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| 90.5FM 2CCR
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Smooth Jazz
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| 88.5FM 2RRR
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| noon to 2:00pm
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Midday Jazz
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| 90.1FM 2NBC
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| 11:00am to 12:30pm
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Artistry in Jazz
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| TUESDAY
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| 89.7FM Eastside Radio
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| 7:00am to 9:30am
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Jammin with Rob Thomas
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Mixed Marriage with Lloyd Swanton
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Voices with Lily Dior
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| 6:30pm to 8:00pm
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The Groovescooter Show with Paris Pompor & James Locksmith
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Moodswing with Manny Gasparatinos & Taline Kaliajian
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| 99.3FM 2NSB
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Jazz at Five with Dennis Rutzou
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Dennis Rutzou puts a lifetime interest in jazz to good effect by producing and presenting the Tuesday edition of Jazz@5, which particularly concentrates on new jazz releases with a bias towards Australian artists.
As well as the musical side, there are interviews with artists and listener giveaways of CDs and tickets to jazz concerts.
On the last Tuesday of every month there is a section of the program called African Jazz Connection, during which African jazz aficionado Rodney Timm presents new releases and focuses on some of the great performers of African jazz music.
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Dinner Jazz with Graham Lyndon
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| 102.5FM 2MBS
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Jazz with Baz with Barry Crook
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| 89.1FM BLUFM
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| 12:00pm to 2:00pm
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A Jazz Hour with Barry O’Sullivan
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| 88.1FM 2RDJ
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| 11:00am to 1:00pm
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Jazz Notes with Garry Stark
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| 90.5FM 2CCR
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Cool Moon
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| 88.5FM 2RRR
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| noon to 2:00pm
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Midday Jazz
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| 107.3FM 2SER
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Phantom Dancer with Greg Poppleton. Australia's longest running swing and jazz
show - playing swing and jazz from live 1920s-60s radio and TV since 1985!
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| 107.1FM Highland FM
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My Kind of Music with Julian Lee
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| 89.7FM Eastside Radio
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Jammin with Peter Dowling
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Midday with Susan Gai Dowling
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| 2:00pm to 4:00pm
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Be Bop and Beyond with Bob Bertles
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| 8:00pm to 10:00pm
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Forever French with Gabrielle and Sandrine
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| 10:00pm to 11:00pm
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Hydrogen Jukebox with Martin Ng
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| 11:00pm to midnight
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Late Night Score with Sue Thompson
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| 99.3FM 2NSB
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| 2:00pm to 5:00pm |
Thompson's Corner with Sharon Thompson. |
"This program is an afternoon of diverse music, both in terms of genre/artist/ and style.
My own musical tastes vary widely, but there are a few musical paths I don't follow. You won't hear opera/dance/grunge/punk/rap/hip hop/gangsta, or any of the more modern urban (read American) takes on the contemporary scene.
I think I probably reflect the tastes of many of my age group, but I know I have many older and considerably younger listeners.
The show exists to promote and publicise Australian music and musicians, and I'm keen to include interviews with them whenever possible.
My personal approach is to expose the listener to high quality selective music that isn't heard on commercial radio, and to provide relevant information about the muso/artist when required. My collection is weighted to the vocal performer, but since becoming part of the station, my exposure to the broad church of "contemporary jazz" has certainly broadened my horizons, and I'm still enormously keen to hear emerging voices, vocally and instrumentally.
Not having a musical background (either by choice or training), I come to this endeavour with a naďve enthusiasm for the transformative power of music in all its forms to affect our lives. I can't imagine living without music, and I know there are millions like me."- Sharon Thompson
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Jazz at Five with Noel Crow
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| 102.5FM 2MBS
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Jazz Nice and Easy with Mike Sawyer
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| 7:00 to 8:00 pm
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The Midweek Jam with James Heath
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Midweek Jazz with Tony Buckley
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Founded in 1992, Black Routes presents blues, rhythm 'n' blues and gospel from the '20s to the 21st Century, with a targeted 40% Australian content, and 35% women's music. The program also includes zydeco, Tex-Mex and local "honky tonk" and a capella styles, and occasional dashes of music from West and South Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America.
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| 88.5FM 2RRR
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Midday Jazz
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| 107.3FM 2SER
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On the Corner with Ross Ogden and Peter Nelson |
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| 99.7FM 2SSR
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Fred's Potpourri of Music and Jazz
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| 89.7FM Eastside Radio
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Jazz Jammin with Wally Wrightman
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Personalities in Jazz with Paula Langlands
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Blow with Matt McMahon and Dan Barnett
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TSincopatico Italian Jazz with Pino Scuro and Sue Thompson
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The Gypsy Hot Club with Yaron Hallis
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Deep Blues with Peter Charley
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Cubanismo with Martin Taylor
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Jazz at Five with Phil Halderman
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Soul Stew with James Erickson
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Album Review with Doreen Holland
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A Twist of Jazz with Georgina Reed and Peter March
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| 102.5FM 2MBS
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at Seven with Derrick Davey
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| 88.1FM 2RDJ
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| 11:00am to 1:00pm
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Not Notes and Cool Harmonies with Frank Mackie
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| 88.5FM 2RRR
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| noon to 2:00pm
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Midday Jazz
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My Kind of Jazz
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Jazz Action
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Mellow Tone
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| 89.7FM Eastside Radio
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Jammin with Noel Jones |
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In Town Today with Wally Wrightman
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| 2:00pm to 4:00pm
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The Lush Life with Jim Pennell
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| 99.3FM 2NSB
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Jazz at Five with John Morrison or Leonie Smith
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Dinner Jazz with Maddi Scarf
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| 10:30pm to 12:30pm
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Jazz up Late with Jerry Koster
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| 102.5FM 2MBS
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Jazz Pure and Simple with Maureen Meers
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| 88.1FM 2RDJ
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Sydney Jazz Club Presents
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Black Routes with Gil Onyett |
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| 88.5FM 2RRR
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Ray's Bag of jazz
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Midday Jazz
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| 90.1FM 2NBC
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| 11:00am to 12:30pm
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Artistry in Jazz
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| 88FM Bondi Beach
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In the Deep
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| SATURDAY
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| 89.7FM Eastside Radio
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Jammin with Rob Thomas
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Time on my Hands with Noel Jones
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| 11:00am to 1:00pm
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Dig It with Dave Goodman
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| 99.3FM 2NSB
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Saturday Jazz |
| 12:00pm to 3:00pm |
Nick Hammond Smooth Jazz Mix |
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Mike Hempsted Smooth Jazz Mix |
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| 102.5FM 2MBS
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Jazz Then & Now with Michael Cooper or The Jazz Hour with Tom Abbot
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| 92.9FM ABC Classic FM
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Jazz Track with Mal Stanley
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| 90.5FM 2CCR
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Early Morning Attitude
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City Lights
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| Community Radio Network (check your local station)
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A Jazz Hour with Barry O’Sullivan
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| SUNDAY
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| 99.3FM 2NSB
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Jazz Made In Australia with Paula Langlands
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| 8:00am to 9:00am
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John Buchanan’s World of Jazz
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| 2:00pm to 4:00pm
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Soulscope with Georgina Reed
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Now's the Time with Frank Presley EDITOR'S CHOICE
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| 9:00pm to 11:00pm
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New York Nice'n'Easy with Tom Parker
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| 102.5FM 2MBS
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Speak Easy Swing Hard with Richard Hughes or Pent Up House with Peter Lowry
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| 88.1FM 2RDJ
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Sunday Night Live with Garry Stark
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| 92.9FM ABC Classic FM
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| 5:00pm to 7:00pm
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Jazz Track with Mal Stanley
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| 90.5FM 2CCR
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Sunday Brunch
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Basically Grooving
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| 90.1FM 2NBC
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| 1:30pm to 3:30pm
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Artistry in Jazz
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| 88FM Bondi Beach
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| noon to 3:00pm
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You are Listening in Colour
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| 3:00pm to 5:00pm
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In the Deep 11
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| 89.1FM Blu FM
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| 2:00 to 4:00pm
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Jazz Hour with Barry O’Sullivan
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