NSW: Steve Liebmann takes over morning slot on 2UE

AAP General News (Australia)
12-10-2009
NSW: Steve Liebmann takes over morning slot on 2UE

SYDNEY, Dec 10 AAP - Media veteran Steve Liebmann is taking over Sydney radio 2UE's morning slot.

Liebmann, a former host of the Nine Network's Today Show, who now works for Foxtel,
will go head to head with the ratings leader, 2GB's Ray Hadley, in the morning talkback
battle.

"I honestly feel quite privileged to have been offered the 2UE morning show, given
the heritage associated with the station and the time-slot," Liebmann said in a statement.

He replaces Steve Price, who quit 2UE on Wednesday after eight years with the station.

It has been rumoured that 2GB owner John Singleton will lure Price back to Melbourne,
where he was 3AW's drive host for many years, as part of Singleton's move into Melbourne's
talkback market.

Friday will be Price's last day on air.

Liebmann will take over the role from Monday, December 14, and work right through the
summer holiday period.

2UE general manager Tim McDermott says Liebmann's profile and news experience made
him the ideal person to take over from Price.

"We've conducted extensive research over recent months and Steve Liebmann continually
returned strong figures. He's seen as a broadcaster who can deliver the very latest news
and information, mixed with opinion and entertainment."

The 2UE Morning Show is syndicated through 32 network stations from Tweed Heads in
the north to Alice Springs in the far west and Eden in the south.

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