For the last 2 weeks, the second most common search term people type into Google to bring them to my blog is a variant of:

www.google.com.au/search?q=jason+jordan+no+longer+on+6pr

So I figure I should concisely explain in a single blog post why I'm no longer working with 6PR.

Let me start by saying there's no bad blood between us and that it was my decision to go.

Those of you who have followed my blog for a while will know I wear two hats in my working life. In one, I am the owner of PCGURU – a rapidly growing IT Support company. In the other, I am building a profile in the media.

PCGURU is not who I am. It's simply what I am building to eventually free me up enough to follow my dreams of a media career. The media doesn't pay terribly well, so you need to have some other source of income behind you!

I do lots of TV Commercials and Corporate Videos, I am a regular guest on both Sunrise and The Morning Show on Seven, I am currently working with LocoTV on a new series of GeekSpeak for iiNet and I've had roles in everything from Cloud Street through to the AC/DC movie "Thunderstruck". I even write a blog for The West Australian.

To say I love TV, Radio and Film is an understatement.

Over the last 3 years, I have been given lots of wonderful opportunities by 6PR. I presented Weekend Breakfast over the Summer of 2009 and I was asked to do fill-in shifts for Weekday Afternoons. It was fantastic and I felt right at home. The feedback I received was terrific and I have an email folder full of people who emailed to say they enjoyed what I was doing.

Unfortunately it appears my on-air style is not what 6PR is chasing right now. It's their right and prerogative to determine who goes on-air and it seems they don't feel I am the right stuff for their demographic.

I'm not angry about this – just frustrated.

I am endlessly thankful to 6PR for the opportunities they did give me – but I am not willing to simply be the Tech Talkback Guru who's on once a week to solve problems.

I want more. I want a career in radio and television and I'm not prepared to sit quietly in a pigeon-hole.

Once I discovered 6PR didn't require my hosting services, I put the word out to see if there would be opportunities for me elsewhere. It seems my reputation precedes me somewhat….

I am now doing tech commentary at the ABC and I'm looking forward to whatever other opportunities Aunty may have for me.

I'm also going to be filming a new series of Geek Speak for iiNet as well as hosting a new current affairs TV Show on West TV. 

But I can't get away from my love of talkback. So I'm currently in discussions with West TV over the concept of doing a weekly LIVE talkback TV show. I know it's been tried before in the Eastern States some years back – but not here in Perth. I hear there are similar shows that work really well in Europe.

Anyway, I'm hoping that one day 6PR may reconsider their opinion and I'll have the opportunity once more to entertain, goad, argue and laugh with the wonderful audience who love talkback as much as I do. 

If you'd like to get in touch with 6PR to let them know your thoughts, you can contact them here: http://www.6pr.com.au/contact-us.html

If you'd like to drop me a line to tell me what you think, you can do so here: http://www.jasonjordan.com.au/contact/

Here’s a few more pics. I’ll hopefully get access to some more taken on another digital camera soon and I’ll post the best! These are just thumbnails but check out the photos on the top right – they’re clickable – but they’re not all Katherine.  All of hers are here.

She’s beautiful and very, VERY alert! I also need to mention the staff at King Edward – espcially Devon & Nicola. They were just terrific. Whilst everyone was really helpful, professional, fun and sympathetic, it was Devon & Nicola who delivered Katherine and really helped us feel at home. Child-birth is always a scary time, but they helped us through and as a result we now have a gorgeous, healthy baby with all the right bits in the right places.

Katherine Helena Jordan arrived at 17:35hrs on Monday, January 23 2006.

She weighed 4530 grams and was 53cm long.  Her head was 38cm around.

She’s a very big girl.  Very robust.  Mostly quiet – but when she shouts…. hoooo boy!

Mum has had a few complications. but hopefully both will be home soon.

Katherine is Number 4, after Elizabeth, Jennifer and William.

We’ve worked out whats causing it, so I think we’ll stop now.

This blog has now migrated from Movable Type to WordPress. Everything I have heard about WordPress is absolutely true – what a fantastic tool!

It even allowed me to import all my old entries from MT.

I highly recommend it!

Ladies & Gentlemen,

Please welcome my second little girl to the World. Little sister to Elizabeth.

This is Jennifer Suzanne Jordan. Now 7 days old, she weighed 3480gms (8lb 2oz) at birth and was 51cm long.

She’s healthy & loud. Just like her Mum.

Too many bloggers spoil the breadth.

Blogging variety is now down to template design. And I guess I’ll be no different.

Except this blog will be exclusively of the content I like to read. So call me selfish, I’m not expecting many visitors – except those accidently wandering through after a GoogleCanoodle.

Todays Interesting Link: Fark