Pick your RADIO DREAM TEAM of the last 80 years

2 May 2010 · blog

In the past 80 years of radio there have been some great presenters in both music and talk formats. We have tried to mention some of them in the 80 Year tribute article (News section above), but we ha...

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Comments

Tony ShepherdWednesday 31st December 2003
The dream team i have chosen to put together are......
Graham Kennedy 5-9 M-F [Best Comic and breaky Man]
Andrea 9-12M-F Talk Back [Guru] both Men and Woman love her
Mike Walsh 12-4 M-F Smooth afternoon announcer
Ward Austin 4-7M-F drive time, hot DJ
Stan Rofe 7-12M-F introducing new music and knowledge of music and artists
Ormsby Wlikins 12-5am M-F Talk Back, Music and News
John Laws sat 6 till 12 country music interviews and talk
Norman Banks 12-6 footy winter sat sun
Bill Collins Horse racing
Don Lunn 6-12 midnight Sat Good for being a party host
Garry O'Callaghan 6-12 noon sunday
Alan McGilvray 12-6pm Cricket summer
6-12pm Sunday classic serials and Qiuz shows hosted by Bud Tingwell and Gwen Plum
12-6am Clive Robinson
News reader John Pearse, Norman Banks.
Sports Editor Johnny Tapp
That's about it What Tallent!

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Tony ShepherdWednesday 31st December 2003
I would Like to add.
The General Manager would be Lew Bennet [3UZ]
Programme Manager Rod Muir.

Tony Shepherd
AnonymousTuesday 3rd February 2004
Breakfast: Ian MacRae
Mornings: John Laws
Afternoons: Mike Carlton
AnonymousTuesday 3rd February 2004
Breakfast: Ian MacRae
Mornings: John Laws
Afternoons: Mike Carlton
Drive: Ron E Sparx
Nights: David White.
AnonymousTuesday 3rd February 2004
Breakfast: Ian MacRae
Mornings: John Laws
Afternoons: Mike Carlton
Drive: Ron E Sparx
Nights: David White.

Sorry for the repetition, I hit the go button too early. This is a mix of the best music and talk personalities I have heard from my Sydney days in the 60's to early 80's. SM, UW and UE mixed talk and music successfully back then at different times in that era, and it is sad that modern commercial radio cannot fit such a mix and level of entertainment on one station in any market any more. We are moving toward narrowcasting, not broadcasting in the comercial sphere. The real success and only success with a music and talk mix in one place these days are the ABC metros - wonder how long before the commercials wake up to this?
Regards,
Chris McLenaghan, Canberra.

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