show would only cease broadcasting in South Australia, and would return in 2008 in 3 capital cities. Common belief is that a timeslot reshuffle was the likely culprit of the show's cancellation in South Australia, as due to time zone differences, the show would have begun broadcasting there at 7:30PM. The material discussed on the show would have been unsuitable for that timeslot according to Australian radio broadcast laws. August 2008 – Missing Fan William of Melbourne had been picked as the show's biggest fan in June 2007. He was reported as a missing person on 25 August, 2008. He had left his house at 2:30 pm Monday, and It was believed he was going to the local park to kick a football, and check his savings account at an ATM in the northern suburbs of Melbourne. The station announced on the 28 August show that William has been found alive and well, after walking into a police station in the morning. Nationwide Cancellation of Show On 26 November 2008, Spoonman announced his retirement from presenting "Late Night with the Spoonman" on Triple M. Triple M executives stated that the axing of the show was a result of a re-direction of resources to breakfast shows and Carlton's slot would no longer receive resources. The new direction of Sydney's Triple M may have been a factor in the decision to cancel the show also. 2009 – Present, Return to MMM He was reading the weekday news from 10am-3pm (from 2009 to 2010) on Triple M Sydney and also doing editorials on the hour which are available for download from the Triple M website and iTunes. From 2009 to 2010, Spoonman was a regular contributor on Ugly Phil's night show. On 4 October 2012 Spoonman announced on Twitter that his contract with Triple M would not be renewed for 2013. In November 2019, Triple M announced the return of The Spoonman show. References Australian radio programs