Ian Keenan


Ian Keenan is an Australian radio announcer and creator of the website Hitstories.net.

Radio

His is a long career which began in 1979. Keenan has been a broadcaster for radio stations in Murray Bridge, South Australia ; Mount Isa, Queensland ; Muswellbrook, New South Wales ; Newcastle, New South Wales ; Townsville, Queensland ; Brisbane, Queensland.
Whilst at 4TO in Townsville he achieved the position of Programme Director and helped to maintain the station's number one ranking across all shifts and all demographics.
In Brisbane at Radio 4KQ he was employed for over 20 years before being approached by Fairfax Radio to help re-launch Radio 4BH as Magic 882.
After a year as daytime announcer he was moved to the Breakfast Shift
In November 2015 following a merger between Fairfax Radio and Macquarie Radio virtually all the Brisbane staff of Magic 882 including Keenan were made redundant as the decision was implemented to broadcast all the programme content from Melbourne, Victoria and Magic 1278. In Brisbane only one member of the on air staff was retained.
Following the decision to network Magic 882 ratings slumped to 2.1% as compared to 4.3% whilst the Breakfast Shift previously hosted by Keenan saw a fall from 4.7% to 1.7%

Hitstories.net

Since his departure from full-time radio Keenan has developed the website www.histories.net The website utilises his archives and features interviews with music artists predominantly from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. The website features both Australian and International artists and is a work in progress.

Other work

Keenan is also a licensed auctioneer in the State of Queensland and still occasionally works as an MC/compere.