Observatory astronomer Grant Christie, Sceptic Siouxise Wiles and American John Dybvig. Host Graeme Hill is a former Radio Sport and bFM announcer, Sports Cafe presenter and The Able Tasmans band member. His on-air name is a musical pseudonym, due to his 'embarrassment' performing under his real name. "For anyone with a curious bone in their body, tune into the most interesting radio show on the planet!" The final edition of the Weekend Variety Wireless was broadcast in December 2018 during the RadioLIVE era. Newshub News Bulletins Award-winning news bulletins, presented live hourly, are produced by the Newshub Radio service. Network weekday newsreaders include Amanda Gillies (The AM Show), Mary-Jane Tomasi (Workdays), Geoff Bryan (Drive), and Richard Baddiley (Evenings/Overnights). Weekend and fill-in newsreaders include Trudi Nelson, Leanne Malcolm, Brin Rudkin, Karen McCarthy, Bridget Hastie, Kim Blair and Eric Young. Sports readers include John McNeil, Chris Forster, John Day and Bruce Rickard. Magic Music The Magic Music programme is being simulcast on the Magic Talk network from 11pm - 6am on Fridays and after 7pm on weekends and public holidays. The Saturday Night Jukebox is commercial free and run from 7pm - midnight on Saturdays, while, on Sundays, Country Magic is hosted by Mark Leishman and simulcast on Magic Talk until Tony Amos takes over at 11pm. The final hour of Country Magic plays exclusively on the Magic Music network. Occasionally, live talkback will replace the Magic Music programme in the event of major news. Stations Frequencies These are the frequencies Magic Talk broadcasts on: Mid-Northland - 100.7 FM Whangarei - 90.8 FM Auckland - 702 AM Waikato - 100.2 FM Paeroa - 98.0 FM Tauranga - 100.6 FM Bay of Plenty - 1107 AM Bay of Plenty - 93.3 FM Whakatane - 92.1 FM Rotorua - 95.1 FM Gisborne - 94.9 FM Gisborne - 684 AM Hawke's Bay - 106.3 FM Hawke's Bay - 1368 AM Whanganui - 96.0 FM Manawatu - 93.8 FM Kapiti - 99.1 FM Upper Hutt - 98.9 FM Wairarapa - 98.3 FM Wellington - 98.9 FM Wellington - 1233 AM Blenheim - 95.3 FM Nelson - 96.0 FM Picton - 92.3 FM Westport - 90.1 FM Kaikoura - 89.1 FM Christchurch - 738 AM Timaru - 105.9 FM Mackenzie Country (Tekapo and Twizel) - 91.0 FM Oamaru - 100.8 FM Alexandra - 95.9 FM Queenstown - 91.2 FM Dunedin - 96.6 FM Southland - 94.0 FM