After nearly five decades in radio – working in both Australia and around the world – David Dalkin has announced his retirement.
Dalkin is currently Content Director at ARN’s 3BA and Power FM in Ballarat.
He started his radio career back in 1975 at 2AD Armidale, taking over the night shift at the station after Doug Mulray – who also began his radio journey at 2AD – moved to daytimes.
Over the decades, Dalkin has worked at various stations in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and Tasmania, at one stage memorably sharing the ‘Dangerous Dave’ moniker with Triple M’s Dave Williams.
In late 1980s David was the original Program Director of 3TT Melbourne and afterwards at TTFM, when the station converted to FM in 1990. That station is now KIIS 101.1.
During the 90s, he also was Program Director at 91ZM Christchurch, and in 1996 won NZ Programmer Of The Year at the annual New Zealand Radio Awards.
In the late 90s he became Group Program Director at AMP Radio Networks (now known at ASTRO Radio) in Malaysia.
After spending 12 years at Triple M Hobart, he moved to 3BA and Power FM in 2020.
Dalkin will officially retire in March.