Australian radio presenter convicted of dealing drugs out of hotel room 15 Jan, 2021 07:16 AM 3 minutes to read Ashley Hall, right, pleaded guilty to drug supply charges. Photo / NCA NewsWire news.com.au By: Steve Zemek An Australian radio presenter has escaped being sent to jail despite being convicted of selling drugs after a police raid uncovered a stash of illegal substances inside his Sydney CBD hotel room. Ashley Norman Hall, 50, on Friday sat in silence in Sydney's Downing Centre Local Court as he was sentenced for a string of drug offences following his December 2019 arrest. The ABC radio journalist and presenter was tight-lipped as he left court alongside his lawyer after he was sentenced to a 12-month community corrections order.