Southern Cross Media : SCA ANNOUNCES CLAIR WEAVER AS LiSTNR HEAD OF FACTUAL

Executive Head of LiSTNRPodcasts Grant Tothill has announced the appointment of Clair Weaver to the newly created role of Head of Factual for LiSTNR.

Weaver brings a wealth of experience in investigative journalism, editorial policy, and news producing. Her impressive career includes working with 60 Minutes as a Producer, 9News Sydney as an Investigations Editor, The Australian Women's Weekly as a Senior Journalist, and, as a Reporter for the Sunday Telegraph and London's Evening Standard.

More recently, as LiSTNR'sInvestigations Editor, Weaver has worked across many different areas of the News and Information podcast slate.

Tothill said: "Clair's contributions have been instrumental in the success of The Briefing and her strong understanding of crime reporting and long-form storytelling has contributed to the creation of LiSTNR'scompelling docu-series, including seasons one and two of the highly successful Secrets We Keep.

"Clair is well credentialled to build on the achievements of the teams led by both Melanie Withnall and Jennifer Goggin. I am confident she will provide strong leadership of the newly formed Factual team as LiSTNRcontinues its investment into a growing sector of the podcast audience landscape, allowing LiSTNRoriginal podcasts to continue to grow the audiences that matter, for improved commercialisation opportunities."

Reflecting on her new role, Weaver said "I'm really excited to take up the reins as we enter a new chapter in Factual. It is a privilege to have the opportunity to lead a team of such talented, creative, and dedicated people, and I'm looking forward to working with them to create excellent podcasts and continue growing our audiences."

Clair's appointment is effective immediately and follows the pending departure of Head of News and Information, Melanie Withnall, and the recent departure of LiSTNROriginal Podcasts Head of Factual and Drama, Jennifer Goggin.

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About Southern Cross Austereo:

Southern Cross Austereo (SCA) is one of Australia's leading media companies and the home of LiSTNR, the Hit and Triple M networks and regional television stations, reaching more than 95% of the Australian population. The LiSTNRdigital audio app hosts a library of free and compelling digital audio content available anytime, anywhere. It houses SCA's99 FM, AMand DAB+ radio stations, including AFL, NRL and international cricket coverage, 27 music genre stations, and over 600 podcasts from leading Australian and global creators, plus local news and information. With more than one million signed-in users, LiSTNRhas something to entertain, inform, and inspire all Australians and helps advertisers to connect with highly engaged and addressable audiences. The LiSTNRdigital audio sales network reaches over 8 million people a month. SCA owns 99 radio stations across FM, AM, and DAB+ radio under the Triple M and Hit network brands and provides national sales representation for 56 regional radio stations, with 8.8 million listeners across the Hit and Triple M networks nationally.

SCA broadcasts 96 free to air TV signals across regional Australia and represents or has a joint venture with 39 TV stations, reaching 3.6 million people a week. SCA broadcasts Network 10 programs in regional Queensland, southern NSW, and Victoria and provides national advertising sales representation for Network 10 programming in all Australian states and territories. SCA also broadcasts and provides sales representation for Seven Network programming in Tasmania, Darwin, and Remote Central and Eastern Australia and for Seven and Nine Network programming in Spencer Gulf and Broken Hill. SCA also features Sky News Regional in regional Queensland, southern NSW, and Victoria and sales representation in northern NSW, Griffithand Mount Gambier. SCA provides Australian sales representation for global open audio platform SoundCloud and Sonos Radio.

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