Jason Morrison (radio broadcaster)
| Jason Morrison | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Talkback radio broadcaster TV personality |
| Spouse(s) | Heidi Tiltins |
| Website | http://www.jasonmorrison.com.au/ |
Jason Morrison is a conservative Australian talk radio announcer and newspaper columnist.
Jason was born in 1971 and raised in Hornsby, which is a suburb of Sydney's North. He went to St. Leo's College at Wahroonga and is Catholic. He has given little away about his family but has revealed that his father is an Engineer and his mother is a Librarian.
He trained at 2GB in a journalism cadetship programme in 1990 and later qualified at the Australian Film Television and Radio School.
Morrison has spoken of working for Dick Smith Electronics in a number of stores as a salesman while working in radio to boost his income. He has often spoken of how poorly radio companies paid many newcomers.
He studied Electrical Engineering and Law at University but did not complete the degree.
Jason's media career started with 2GB in 1989 at the age of 17 as a newsroom cadet and has since covered news stories and events in all parts of the country and around the world. In 1998, Jason was appointed Director of News at 2GB and remains the youngest person to have ever held that position.
Between 2008 and 2010, Morrison presented the Drivetime afternoon shift where he consistently held 2nd place in the market but never broke to number one. He was the regular alternate for Alan Jones for several years and during an extended stint in Jones' breakfast shift actually out-rated him. Morrison told the Sydney Morning Herald at the time "it was luck and anyone who thinks otherwise is kidding themselves". Jones later remarked "I'm not surprised, Jason is hugely talented and one day I won't be here so it's in good hands".
In December 2010, Morrison announced that he would be leaving his position at 2GB as host of Drive and move to rival 2UE. It is believed he had a falling out with fellow announcer Ray Hadley which Morrison denied, "Ray is just being competitive about me leaving. What do you expect him to say, tune in and listen to him. We actually got on fine".
In December 2013, 2GB and Morrison won one of the longest running defamation defences in the Australian media against Islamic identity Keysar Trad. The case ran for 9 years and went through four appeals to the High Court of Australia. Morrison had accused Trad of being a "dangerous and disgraceful" individual over comments he made blaming 2GB for inspiring the 2005 Cronulla riots. 2GB defended Morrison even though he left the station to work at a rival. It is believed the case cost 2GB over $4 million is legal fees which they recovered with a court order.
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