Australian performer, singer and entrepreneur Col Joye who died this week was a great friend and supporter of community radio station 2RRR, being a local resident of the Ryde-Hunters Hill area of Sydney where 2RRR is situated.

Col Joye (left) with 2RRR presenter Michael Parsons. Image supplied.

Col was a frequent and very welcome guest to the station’s studios and was always willing to chat on air in his good-humoured and friendly manner. He will be greatly missed.

Several presenters will include tributes to Col Joye in their programs during this coming week, including:

Michael Parsons, as a close friend of Col over 50 years, will remember Col in a very special way on his program Wild in the Country this Saturday morning, August 9, from 8:00 to 10:00am, with an encore on Monday afternoon August 11 from 2:00 to 4:00pm.

Rob Howes, in his program Pop Rock with Robbie! on Monday evening August 11 from 5:00 to 7:00pm, and repeated early on Wednesday morning August 13 from 5:00 to 7:00am. Rob will replay his one-hour interview with Col from 2021 as well as songs by him, followed by an hour of the early days of Australian rock’n’roll; and

Brian Crabbe, in the second hour of There Goes That Song Again on Wednesday morning August 13 from 10:00am to 12:00noon, with an encore on Friday afternoon August 15 from 2:00 to 4:00pm, will air the first of his series of four one-hour programs recorded in 2019 in which he chatted to Col, tracing his whole career.

Col pictured at home on the piano. Image supplied by Brian Crabbe.

You can hear Part 1 via this link: https://www.mixcloud.com/ThereGoesThatSongAgain/col-joye-interviewed-by-brian-crabbe-2rrr-2019/

The remaining three parts will air over the following three weeks.

Most of these programs will be available as podcasts on the 2RRR website at 2rrr.org.au.