Long Lost Australian Radio Stars
1940's DJ's from across Australia
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New additions to the Long Lost Australian Radio Stars series have
been recently released at the Radio Heritage Foundation website
www.radioheritage.net.
From long gone 2CK Cessnock [NSW], the 'Daily Telegraph Sports
Parade' and racing commentators Keith Dunbier and Eric Welch get a mention, along
with the Mining News from the 'Voice of the Coalfields'.....
'Australia's Oldest Commercial Station' 2UE Sydney features such
personalities as Allan Toohey, Clif Cary, Ron Morse, Tony McFayden, Eric Wright,
George Nicholls, Bill Moloney, May Filmer [Auntie May], Harry Yates and many
many more...along with their programs such as the 'Tailwaggers Club',
'Diggers Session', 'Our Neighbour' and the 'Happy-go-Lucky Hour'.....
From 4TO Townsville, old listeners will rediscover Murray Hulett and
Valerie Illich, as well as John Banney who previously worked at 3BO Bendigo
and 2CH Sydney......
From across in Western Australia, the spotlight falls on WA
Broadcasters Ltd and their trio of stations, 6IX Perth, 6WB Katanning and 6MD
Merredin.
Amongst the Long Lost Australian Radio Stars featured are Ron
Gledhill, Lionel Lewis [original 'Early Bird' of 6WB] and Jess Robertson ['Phoebe, the
Early Cook' and some of the executive staff are mentioned as well.
From Lyric House in Murray Street, Perth, 'it is estimated that
between 80 and 90 per cent of the listeners of Western Australia are able to tune in
to one or more of 6IX, 6WB, 6MD'.
These new features include photos of personalities, old station logos
and letterheads and old print adverts from the same era.
One of the most popular of all features at www.radioheritage.net, the
Long Lost Australian Radio Stars series is supported by funding from the
Australian High Commission in New Zealand. Others in the series include 2CA, 2CH,
2GB, 2KY, 2AY, 2NZ, 2HR, 3BO, 3CV, 3MA, 4BU, 4CA, 4WK, 5DN, 7HO and 7LA.
If you, family members or friends have been involved with any of
these stations, or have memories as a listener, please contact us. We'd
love to share your stories, memorabilia and recordings with others touched by these
stars and these stations from across Australia.
You can write to us: Radio Heritage Foundation, PO Box 14339,
Wellington 6241,
New Zealand, or email us at .
Check out our other Australian radio content at www.radioheritage.net
as well, from old time radio clubs, to producing soap opera radio serials, the
Art of Radio, Early Australian AM Broadcasters and much more......
David Ricquish
Radio Heritage Foundation
www.radioheritage.net
A registered non-profit charity.
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