{"podcast":{"title":"McKnight Tonight & Media McKnight","slug":"mcknight-tonight-media-mcknight-487884","podcast_index_feed_id":487884,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/ed608b29-f161-4537-a1e2-ff7a9e7590c3","website_url":"https://tvblackbox.com.au/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/610bd83274807530e0971fff/1752364482468-6e26c436-7e4d-4506-94ad-2fb6213400c9.jpeg","author":"Robert McKnight","episode_count":303,"summary":"McKnight Tonight brings you a hot take on news events every Monday, Wednesday & Thursday at 9pm AEST at youtube.com/@mcknighttonight . Media McKnight delvs into the world of media every Tuesday night at 9pm AEST. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/tv-blackbox . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T22:19:52.576793+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mcknight-tonight-media-mcknight-487884"},"episode":{"title":"\"6 Breakfast Shows In 6 Years\" — Ex-4BC Producer Slams Shakeup","slug":"6-breakfast-shows-in-6-years-ex-4bc-producer-slams-shakeup","published_at":"2026-07-17T22:51:09+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mcknight-tonight-media-mcknight-487884/6-breakfast-shows-in-6-years-ex-4bc-producer-slams-shakeup","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mcknight-tonight-media-mcknight-487884","url":"https://shows.acast.com/tv-blackbox/episodes/6-breakfast-shows-in-6-years-ex-4bc-producer-slams-shakeup","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/tv-blackbox/e/6a5ab1dd78e0412bc63f4128/media.mp3","summary":"Brisbane's 4BC has announced a major programming shake-up after another bad ratings survey — Dean Miller and Sofie Formica are out of Breakfast, Michael McLaren is being networked in from 2GB, and the weekend line-up is being axed entirely in favour of Sydney content. Former 4BC radio producer Brett Debritz joins Rob McKnight to unpack the changes, and doesn't hold back — revealing 4BC has now churned through six breakfast hosts in six years, and questioning whether station management has learned anything from its ratings research at all. - Dean Miller & Sofie Formica replaced by Jason Matthews in Breakfast - Gary Hardgrave moves from Drive to Mornings - Michael McLaren networked in from 2GB for Afternoons - Carla Bignasca's local Afternoons show and weekend programming axed - Station Manager Siobhain Ryan confirms local job losses are coming Brett Debritz gives his verdict on where it's gone wrong — and what 4BC needs to do to win Brisbane back. 🔔 Subscribe, hit the bell, like and comment — join the conversation live! 📺 McKnight Tonight streams Monday, Wednesday & Thursday at 8pm AEST. 🎙️ Catch Media McKnight for weekly media industry analysis. #McKnightTonight #4BC #RadioNews #BrisbaneMedia #MediaMcKnight Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/tv-blackbox . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Brisbane's 4BC has announced a major programming shake-up after another bad ratings survey — Dean Miller and Sofie Formica are out of Breakfast, Michael M…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1171,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mcknight-tonight-media-mcknight-487884/episodes/6-breakfast-shows-in-6-years-ex-4bc-producer-slams-shakeup/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mcknight-tonight-media-mcknight-487884/6-breakfast-shows-in-6-years-ex-4bc-producer-slams-shakeup.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}