For the first time in Australia, the station's news editor Jon Wolfe, a respected and award-winning country music journalist and broadcaster, hosts a series of audio commentaries on the roots and the times that have seen Australian country music evolve for over a century.

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The Up Close & Country podcasts will feature stories and exclusive comments from people like Joy McKean, Tex Morton, Reg Lindsay, LIndsay "Waddo" Waddington amd Kevin Bloody Wilson, as well as excerpts from historical radio programs.

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The series is recorded and produced in Australia's country music capital, by Tamworth Broadcasting Society and episodes will initially be launched through iHeart Radio with new episodes posted every fortnight.