''PM'' is one of the

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's flagship current affairs radio programs. It is also one of Australia's longest-running productions, having been first aired on 7 July 1969. It is the sister program to '' AM''. It is as of September 2022 hosted by David Lipson and broadcast on

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History and timeslots

''PM'' was created in 1969 for what were then ABC Radio 1 and Radio 3 (now ABC Local Radio). Launched on 7 July 1969, two years after its sister programme ''AM'', with both names created by ABC General Manager Talbot Duckmanton. It aired every weekday at 6:10 pm (after the 6:00 pm news bulletin), becoming a popular afternoon radio current affairs programme. ''PM'' was later introduced to ABC Radio 2 (now ABC Radio National) with a new early edition at 5:10 pm after the 5:00 pm news. ''PM'' was originally 25 minutes long before expansion to 50 minutes in 1987. In 2018 it reduced to a half-hour format, which matched ''AM''.

Description

''PM'' complements ''AM'' and other ABC News and Current Affairs radio programs, namely ''The World Today'' and '' Correspondents Report''. the programme is presented by David Lipson. The ABC's

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links and podcasts have allowed people to access and listen to ''PM'' programmes after their broadcast time.

Past presenters

''PM''s first presenters were Lawrence Bryant and John Highfield, who hosted on alternate nights. Others presenters who have hosted the show include Iain Finlay, Paul Murphy (1983 to 1993), Monica Attard, and Ellen Fanning, and reporters Ray Martin,

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, and

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hosted the program from 1997 until 2017. In December 2017,

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was announced as the new host of ''PM''. Some time after July 2019, Mottram was replaced by David Lipson.

Musical signature themes

The original 1967 signature was "Crossbeat", a 30-second electronic music piece sourced from the

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, composed and realised by David Cain of the

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. This was replaced by new themes for both ''AM'' and ''PM'', composed by Tony Ansell in the 1980s, both based on a similar theme and performed in a similar manner on a synthesiser using a brass-type patch. The similarity between the themes represented a significant link between the sister programmes. This music was used from the 1980s until January 2017.

References

External links

* {{official, https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/pm ABC News and Current Affairs Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio programmes