Cameron Reilly

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Cameron Reilly
Born October 10, 1970 (1970-10-10) (age 39)
Bundaberg
Occupation CEO of The Podcast Network

Cameron Reilly (born 10 October 1970) of Brisbane in Australia is a blogger, podcaster and entrepreneur best known for his co-founding of The Podcast Network, a podcasting business with programming from around the world. Along with his business interests, Reilly is also involved in various facets of the digital media space, including MODM, Melbourne's Online Digital Media forum, and is a frequent commentator on online media issues. Reilly has been called one of the "40 Biggest Players Of Australia's Digital Age".[1]

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[edit] Early life and education

Cameron was born in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia, and attended Kalkie State Primary School and Kepnock State High School in Bundaberg. After school he moved to Melbourne to work.

[edit] Corporate career

[edit] The Podcast Network

Having produced Australia's first podcast ("G'Day World" on 26 November 2004),[2] Reilly and his G'Day World co-host Mick Stanic also produced the world's first "Skypecast" by recording individual sides of a Skype call and stitching them together in post-production. G'Day World was one of the first podcasts to have a regular series of guests, which included the first podcasts of notable bloggers such as Robert Scoble, Doc Searls, Om Malik and Buzz Bruggeman.[citation needed]

Following the early success of G'Day World, Reilly and Stanic launched The Podcast Network on 14 February 2005, making it the first known podcasting business in the world.[citation needed] In 6 February 2006 the first episode of The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast aired, titled "An Introduction to Napoleon Bonaparte," of which Reilly serves as the co-host along with Napoleonic historian J. David Markham.

In October 2006, Reilly was featured on the front cover of The Bulletin magazine in Australia under the heading Who Wants To Be A Billionaire.[3] In December 2006, The Podcast Network was selected by EContent Magazine as one of their Top 100 "Companies that matter most in the digital content industry".[4] In April 2007, Reilly was named one of the "40 Biggest Players Of Australia's Digital Age" by B&T Magazine.[citation needed]

[edit] Controversy

Reilly is an avowed atheist, opposed to both the idea of God and the churches that purport to represent God. Reilly contends that any good works of the modern churches are outweighed by dumbing down of society through the "opiate of the masses".[5] In 2007, his passion for atheism led him to start campaign to "Cure a Christian".[6] Despite his vociferous opposition to religious beliefs, Reilly is a friend and co host of Fr Bob Maguire's Podcast.[7]

Reilly's other relationships have also been a source of controversy. His much publicised falling out with Microsoft over his blogging led to his departure from the company. His relationship with The Podcast Network co-founder Mick Stanic broke down early in the start up phase of The Podcast Network and led to Stanic's departure[8] from both G'day World and The Podcast Network by May 2006.[9]

In May 2007, Reilly described his 2006 co-host on G'day World, Richard Giles as "My ungrateful protege"[10]. They have since made up and Giles returned as a special co-host on the Gday World podcast on June 23 2007.[11]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "by B&T Magazine 0 Biggest Players Of Australia's Digital Age" (reprint). B&T Magazine. May 2007. http://www.bandt.com.au/ by B&T Magazine. 
  2. ^ TPN :: GDay World » Blog Archive » G’day World Podcast :: Show #1
  3. ^ "Who Wants To Be A Billionaire?", The Bulletin
  4. ^ Companies that matter most in the digital content industry EContent Magazine
  5. ^ "G'DAY WORLD #227 - David Silverman from American Atheists" (Blog post). Cameron Reilly. 2007-05-29. http://gdayworld.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/04/16/gday-world-227-david-silverman-from-american-atheists/. Retrieved 2007-04-16. 
  6. ^ Cure a Christian, Podcast Network
  7. ^ "The Fr Bob Show on the Podcast Network" (Blog). The Podcast Network. 2007. http://fatherbob.thepodcastnetwork.com/. Retrieved 2007-07-13. 
  8. ^ "The future of Mick and my time with The Podcast Network" (Blog post). SplaTT's Blog. 2006-05-19. http://www.splatt.com.au/blog/archives/2006/05/the_podcast_net_5.html. Retrieved 2005-11-30. 
  9. ^ "G'Day World #14 2005-11-30" (Blog post). The Podcast Network. 2007-05-29. http://gdayworld.thepodcastnetwork.com/2005/11/30/gday-world-14-2005-11-30/. Retrieved 2005-11-30. 
  10. ^ "TPN listed in the Top 60 Aussie Web2.0 Apps" (Blog post). The Podcast Network. 2007-05-29. http://gdayworld.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/05/29/tpn-listed-in-the-top-60-aussie-web20-apps/. Retrieved 2007-07-13. 
  11. ^ "G'DAY WORLD #253 - Ranting with a special guest!" (Blog post). Cameron Reilly. 2007-06-23. http://gdayworld.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/06/23/gday-world-253-ranting-with-a-special-guest/. Retrieved 2007-07-13. 

[edit] External links

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