Mitchell Dye hangs up the mic at The Pulse

MITCHELL Dye has hung up his microphone and moving on from Geelong community radio station 94.7 The Pulse.

Mr Dye, who hosted the “Mitchell’s Front Page” for the past seven-and-a-half years, has taken a new job as a digital content advisor for the City of Greater Geelong.

Announcing his plans in January, Mr Dye said he came to the decision “after a lot of reflection over the break” and that the time had come for him to move on from hosting his weekly radio program.

“Mitchell’s Front Page” broadcast on Mondays and Tuesdays each week, and the final show was at The Shelter Shed in Queenscliff on December 14.

Mr Dye said it had been “an amazing ride” during his time at The Pulse, which he estimated as creating more than 1,400 hours of “local, grassroots, community radio”.

He said the highlights included 4,764 interviews with guests of local, state and national significance; coverage of nine different elections and by-elections across local, state and federal politics; and 25 candidate forums hosted with more than 200 candidates to ensure voters could make an informed choice at local elections.

“I’m really proud of what we created over the journey and I’m pleased that local community radio has served its purpose of giving local audiences a viable alternative to other media outlets,” he said.

“It’s also a great feeling to be able to finish at a time of my choosing with the program still showing the same commitment to keeping local listeners informed as it did seven and a half years ago.

“Rob Cameron who currently hosts the 9-11am timeslot on Thursdays has agreed to take on Mondays and Tuesdays.

“I know listeners will be in great hands with his dedication and commitment to covering local issues and I wish him all the best.

“I would like to thank our wonderful station staff over the years who have always supported my program, the volunteers who provided a lot of help and assistance behind the scenes and occasionally on air, Geelong Bank for their sponsorship of the program and most importantly, our wonderful listeners, especially those who have been there the whole time since 2014.

“I hope everyone will support Rob as you have supported me.

“The future of community radio in Geelong looks very bright, and it will have a vital role this year with a state and federal election on the horizon.”