Matthew Layton

Journalist and news presenter for 101.9 Fox FM, 105.1 Triple M and national news updates during the Triple M AFL/NRL calls.

• Writing, editing and presenting bulletins for Melbourne as well as a national service on Sundays, preparing and conducting live and pre-recorded interviews, breaking news live crosses to local breakfast programs, uploading on-demand audio bulletins, social media.
• On-air/on-demand news bulletins for Melbourne’s SCA stations across breakfast, workdays and drive.
• On-air/on-demand news bulletins for SCA’s national news service.
• Writing for the Triple M/Fox FM Melbourne breakfast news presenter
• Writing/contributing reports for ‘Australia Today’s Morning Agenda’ with Natarsha Belling on the LiSTNR platform.
• Sports writer with a main focus on AFL, NRL, cricket and other major events.

Journalist and presenter for the North Queensland Local News Hub.

• Writing, editing and presenting bulletins for Cairns, Townsville, Mackay and Rockhampton, preparing and conducting live and pre-recorded interviews, breaking news live crosses to local breakfast programs, uploading on-demand audio bulletins, social media.
• On-air/on-demand news bulletins for Brisbane and the Gold Coast.
• On-air/on-demand news bulletins for SCA’s national news service.
• On-demand audio bulletins for the 2020 USA presidential election.
• On-demand audio bulletins for the 2020 Qld state election.
• Preparation roles for national news/sport.
• Preparation roles for Brisbane news.
• Produce/Present Local News Shortcasts for Listnr.
• Live crosses to ‘Australia Today’ with Steve Price on Listnr.

Host of Spirit Drive with Matt Layton across regional Western Australia.

• Presenting and producing live radio programs, preparing and conducting live and pre-recorded interviews, social media and video content
• Number-one rating shift in Port-Hedland Broome ‘Xtra Insights’ survey, with an audience of 36.8% in the drive slot.
• Hosted a tour with a group of listeners across ‘America’s Music Cities’ of New Orleans, Memphis and Nashville.
• Interviewed a range of guests from bands like Birds of Tokyo and Eskimo Joe, to newsmakers like former Premier Colin Barnett and Treasurer Ben Wyatt.
• Key role in live emergency broadcasting, covering Cyclones Veronica and Damien directly into affected Pilbara towns.
• Worked on the Olympic Games coverage with Seven West Media, putting together and reading hourly “Olympic updates”.

Breakfast Radio Announcer on Spirit 1026AM.

• Presenting and producing radio programs, writing scripts, preparing and conducting live and pre-recorded interviews, social media.
• High audience engagement on air and social media for a live, locally produced music show, ‘Hedland Unplugged’.

2GB 873 - On the road reporting, self-reliant news reading and editing.

• Writing news stories, conducting interviews, live crosses to air, reading news bulletins.
• Worked on the Olympic Games coverage with Macquarie Radio Network, putting together and reading hourly “Olympic updates”.
• Covered the 2013 Federal Budget in Canberra for 2GB and the Macquarie Radio Network. Writing and presenting news reports, attending press conferences, attending the budget ‘lock-up’.

Curtin FM 100.1 - Drive, then Breakfast news presenter

• Writing news stories, presenting bulletins on breakfast and drive shifts, conducting interviews.
• Breaking news of the 2010 Perth hail storm, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s 2010 leadership spill.