The Dawn of the Trioli Era

Virginia Trioli's stint on ABC 702 began with a nervous `Hello Sydney' this morning (why nervous? Was she afraid that, like Sally Loane, Miranda Devine would try and become her new bestie? Nothing to fear there, Virginia ...). The spin being put on the first day is `Oh, Clive Robertson stole the show,' but anyone who's heard Clive Robertson's recent performances (for example, on Murray Olds' excellent Sunday morning panel show on 2UE) will know that it's fast becoming his stock in trade as he attempts to elbow his way in to another permanent job in the busy Sydney radio market. It was honestly no big deal.

Straying off politics and on to the Melbourne Cup with the similarly Melbourne based Barrie Cassidy was a risky move (and can they get rid of that bloody annoying over-the-hills-and-far-away music?) Other than that, a promising debut for Ms Trioli, one of my favourite Insiders seat warmers.