Wow, what a blast from the past. I used to read the news as a schoolkid on the wildly successful community radio station, 89.9 Hitz FM. I also did some graphic design (poster) work for them back then too. Them were the days! In hindsight, what those guys like Nick Karlas and Andrew Gyopar did was give a really great opportunity for Melbourne kids to get involved in the media. I loved doing radio!
- Almost had my celebrity recognition moment
- Telstra's PR minder lays into me
- Back from Seattle
- Brushing shoulders with the PM
- Funniest synopsis of the iPhone I've read all year
#1 by Pete James on March 29, 2008 - 9:38 pm
Long live Hitz FM.. Them was the days!!
time of my life!!
#2 by mark on May 14, 2008 - 1:07 am
wow i think its been 8 years now since the ABA made there choice, like all of us would of thought, it was best station Properly ever
the most uniqe. ive been a hitzfm lister from the start and let me say you are the guys that stated it all the excitement. there wont be another station like it
i think hitzfm should return as a narrow cast station , like kissfm,
#3 by ggg on March 5, 2009 - 5:48 am
it wasnt nick carlas and andrew gyopar that were the brains behind hitz fm they were just riding on its coat tails…
The true brains behind it was Anton Vanderlely he had the vision he got it to air he saw the audience and he made it happen
#4 by M .... on June 30, 2009 - 8:06 am
Anton Vanderlely was the only founder of Hitz FM…..not Nick Karlas …. as he has claimed. Anton worked mercilessly to survey the youth of Melbourne and give them what they wanted to hear…. certainly not the likes of nick and Andrew Gyopar.
#5 by Anthony on October 18, 2009 - 7:22 am
Hitz fm will never die ! The ABA made a bad decision.
#6 by Anthony on October 18, 2009 - 7:31 am
Hitz fm will live on in our hearts forever, you were the best. Please come back on air Melbourne radio needs you !!
#7 by jo on May 26, 2010 - 10:19 pm
Anton Vanerlely came up with the idea. And what a great idea too. But he didn't have the skills turn the idea into a successful radio station. Andrew Gyopar took that idea to the next stage and built Anton's idea into a successful. But neither of them did it alone. Hitz FM wouldn't have gone anywhere without the hundreds of volunteers both on air and off air and the thousands of members and supporters.