A former sports star has been tipped to replace Ray Hadley at 2GB after he announced he would hang up his microphone for good in December.
Mark Levy is the most likely candidate to fill the morning radio job as the station fights to fill the position before Christmas, according to The daily telegraph.
Levy has replaced Hadley on several occasions and has also been recruited to replace him over the summer.
He began his radio career as an ABC commentator on rugby league matches in the 1980s after retiring from the sport.
“Levy is in the box to replace Hadley and will fill in for him over the summer acting as an audition for him,” a source told the publication.
Channel Nine’s Chris O’Keefe, radio veteran Jason Morrison and afternoon presenter Michael McLaren are also vying for the role.
A former sports star has been tipped to replace Ray Hadley (pictured) in 2BG after he announced he would be hanging up his microphone for good in December.
Mark Levy (pictured) is the most likely candidate to fill the morning radio role, according to The Daily Telegraph.
“They’re trying to fix it this Christmas time because they want it locked and loaded for the New Year,” the source said.
Hadley will bid farewell to her top-rated morning show for the final time on December 13 despite having around two years left to run on her multimillion-dollar deal with Nine.
He is in secret talks to move into a full-time television role with a rival network after concluding his impressive run at Nine.
Daily Mail Australia exclusively revealed the veteran broadcaster met with Sky News Australia executives just hours after announcing his retirement from Nine’s flagship 2GB live station last month.
Sources said Hadley arrived at the news channel’s Sydney headquarters for the undercover chat after most of the station’s staff had already gone home for the day.
He then spent more than an hour in deep conversation with the News Corp-owned network’s chief executive, Paul Whittaker, and program director, Mark Calvert.
Sky News Australia insiders said the network was determined to lure the award-winning broadcaster – and his loyal audience – to the political news channel, with Whittaker personally rolling the red carpet for the potential marquee signing.
Although Hadley’s contract is understood to prevent him from appearing on a rival radio network, sources said he could be free to join Sky News Australia under the terms of the deal as the TV channel does not compete directly with Nine Radio.
Hadley will bid farewell to her top-rated morning show for the final time on December 13 despite having around two years left to run on her multimillion-dollar deal with Nine.
Any deal between Hadley and the network would likely see him take a break over the summer to spend time with his family before beginning his on-air duties in the new year.
Sources said Hadley’s strong political views actually meant he had long been more in tune with the sensibilities of Sky News Australia than those of Nine and would be a natural fit for the network.
On the day Hadley announced his retirement, he broadcast a lengthy conversation with Sky News reporter Peter Stefanovic about the US election, before a similar chat with his Nine colleague and Stefanovic’s brother Karl.
There are suggestions that the potential deal could also see rugby league, commentating very well, continue to call football matches for Fox Sports.