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At the end of 1984, I was living in Melbourne and used to listen to Ray on 3AW (so I think the date in the article may be wrong). No matter what else I did in the day, I had to listen to Ray in the evening, straight after Mark Day's drive show. Forget about watching the 6 o'clock news on TV, Rave with Ray was the number one priority. On one occasion I rang in to the program doing a Bob Hawke impersonation. I can't remember what I said, but we had tremendous fun for the couple of minutes I was on air with him. I never had the pleasure of meeting him, but I have never forgotten his incredible talent, wicked wit, and good humour on air. Ray was a great entertainer and is sadly missed in the dour world of modern media...