The Power 50: Meagan Loader

Meagan Loader was the Program Director for FBi Radio in Sydney for its station launch in 2003. Loader has held various roles with ABC, including Program Manager for triple j, as well as her current role managing Double J, rage and ABC Country.

If you’ve recently stumbled home late at night, chucked on telly and found your new favourite band on rage, you’ve got Meagan Loader and the team to thank - including EP Janet Gaeta and Producer/Programmers Maurice Branscombe and Yasmin Vought. As Australia’s longest-running music show, rage’s commitment to local music remains unfaltering with the program making appearances from key music events like Splendour In The Grass, Download Festival Australia and BIGSOUND throughout the year. The program continues to make an impact even when off-air with an active social media presence encouraging regular discussion between fans. 

The 2019 run kicked off with Skegss guest programming and went on to feature acts like Benee, The Beasts, Parquet Courts, Little Simz, Anderson .Paak, J Mascis, Idles, Hilltop Hoods, Amyl & The Sniffers, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, Seeker Lover Keeper, Mi-Sex, The Chats, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Sui Zhen, Jessica Mauboy and more throughout its season. Additionally, special program editions on triple j’s Hottest 100, Retro Month (complete with extensive ABC archive footage from music shows like GTK, Rock Arena, Countdown, Recovery, Beatbox and others), Mardi Gras and more, helped prove rage’s success and influence comes from its diverse and inclusive programming. 

"The fact that rage is still thriving as a source of music discovery, curation and entertainment in an ecosystem of algorithm-led music on demand, is a testament to the iconic rage brand, that has been built for over 30 years. Rage maintains its punk, minimalist approach and thrives on connecting with like-minded music fans of all ages, who never want to miss what's coming up next. Our 2019 crowning achievement? Literally putting rage on the crowns/heads of musicians across the country, with our rage corduroy caps."