{"id":560622,"date":"2026-03-24T07:16:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T07:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/560622\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T07:16:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T07:16:12","slug":"caroline-hutchinson-appointed-managing-director-of-92-7-mix-fm-and-91-9-sea-fm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/560622\/","title":{"rendered":"Caroline Hutchinson appointed Managing Director of 92.7 MIX FM and 91.9 Sea FM"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sunshine Coast Broadcasters have announced a significant leadership transition at 92.7 Mix FM and 91.9 Sea FM, with Caroline Hutchinson OAM appointed as the group\u2019s new Managing Director, effective immediately.<\/p>\n

The appointment follows Carla Vella\u2019s decision to step back from her duties, after leading Sunshine Coast Broadcasters as Managing Director for the past year.<\/p>\n

Under Vella\u2019s leadership, Mix FM and Sea FM reclaimed their positions as the #1 and #2 stations in the Sunshine Coast market.<\/p>\n

Among Vella\u2019s many accomplishments \u2013 the launch of the uniquely local streaming and podcast service Listen Sunny Coast, a lasting legacy and significant milestone in the stations\u2019 digital future.<\/p>\n

Board Director Rhys Holleran said the foundations Vella has made will continue to shape the stations long into the future.<\/p>\n

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Vella (pictured above) will conclude her employment in early June and has agreed to assist in the changeover to new leadership.<\/p>\n

Vella said \u201cIt has been a privilege to lead Mix FM and Sea FM and to work alongside such a passionate and committed team. I\u2019m incredibly proud of what we\u2019ve achieved together. Strengthening our connection with the Sunshine Coast community, returning both stations to market leadership, and launching Listen Sunny Coast as a platform for the future. I leave knowing the business is well positioned for its next chapter, and I\u2019m equally looking forward to what comes next. I wish Caroline and the team every continued success.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hutchinson is a well-known face on the Sunshine Coast. For more than two decades, she was the voice that woke up listeners on 92.7 Mix FM. Awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for her services to radio, Caroline\u2019s contribution to the industry and the region is without parallel.<\/p>\n

Her appointment as Managing Director is not just a homecoming \u2013 it is a statement of intent.<\/p>\n

Hutchinson said \u201cThe team at Mix and Sea FM are my favourite people in the world, so stepping into this role genuinely feels like coming home. There is nothing quite like live and local radio, and I\u2019m incredibly excited to be back and part of its future.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen this position came up for consideration the board unanimously said, \u2018Why wouldn\u2019t we ask Caroline?\u2019\u201d said Holleran, Director of GSL Media. \u201cI am delighted she said yes. Everything we do is about local and I couldn\u2019t think of anyone who represents that more than Caroline.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Caroline Hutchinson. Image supplied Sunshine Coast Broadcasters have announced a significant leadership transition at 92.7 Mix FM and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":560623,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[276603,276604,64,63,276605,276606,134,276607,136,230806],"class_list":{"0":"post-560622","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-91-9-sea-fm","9":"tag-92-7-mix-fm","10":"tag-au","11":"tag-australia","12":"tag-carla-vella","13":"tag-caroline-hutchinson","14":"tag-entertainment","15":"tag-gsl-media","16":"tag-music","17":"tag-rhys-holleran"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/560622","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=560622"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/560622\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/560623"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=560622"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=560622"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=560622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}