Nightlife is a popular late-night talkback show across ABC Local Radio hosted by Philip Clark.
Contents
It offers a mix of both news and current affairs, lifestyle and entertainment. Each night there are regular features and presenters. The listening audience is heavily featured throughout the program.
Nightlife is broadcast on weekday nights from 10.10 pm to 2.00 am (Sydney Local Time) on ABC Local Radio across Australia. The show is broadcast on delay to South Australia and the Northern Territory.
In November 2016, ABC announced that Nightlife would move to a 7-day format. This decision was met with criticism from within Australian country music circles and from Australian religious leaders as the new 7-day format prompted the ABC to remove the long-running Saturday Night Country with Felicity Urquhart from metropolitan ABC stations and to completely axe the religious and ethics program Sunday Nights with John Cleary.
Regular guests
Segments
The show usually has a guest in the first hour, including a large portion of the time set for audience talkback. The second hour also has guests, but without a talkback section followed by "What The Papers Say", when the major Australian newspapers reveal their main stories for the next day. The third hour usually involves a quiz named "The Challenge", while the fourth hour includes another chance for audience feedback in the "Issue of the Day", followed by a book reading.
In 2007, the popular "Not the Nightly News" segment was discontinued.
Hosts
In July 2016, Tony Delroy announced that he would be retiring from the show after 26 years as host. He hosted his last show on Friday 2 September 2016. Dominic Knight hosted the show until October 2016.
In September 2016, ABC announced that Philip Clark from 666 ABC Canberra will host Nightlife. In November 2016, ABC confirmed that Phillip Clark will host the show from Monday to Thursday and Sarah MacDonald will host from Friday to Sunday.