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Hi guys, love the story about Sarah and her family in radio. When I was at WS, we were then Wesgo and as such, Sarah and I were colleagues doing Breakfast for our respective stations.
I take my hat off to Sarah who is still going strong after nearly 30 years on what has to be, the most challenging shift in radio. To do that and raise children is absolutely incredible.
They say radio is on your blood. I followed my father into the business in 1981. My dad, John Harris worked in radio sales and prior to his death in 1988, was National Sales Manager for the AWA network.
Dad then conned Ian Lane, then Manager of 2UW into giving me a gig as Traffic Reporter for Rick Melbourne on Breakfast.
Fast forward to today and two of my children are now in radio as well. John (19) is a panel operator and call screener at Macquarie Media and my other son Nick (18) is also a panel operator at Macquarie.
I'm very grateful for the path my father forged in radio all those years ago that saw me get a leg up in the industry. I got in because my dad was a good bloke.
I've tried to teach my children that there is no such thing as a free ride and just because you get given an opportunity, you have to work hard to earn respect in what can be a stressful job at times as anyone reading to this will know...
Now the 15 year old wants in as well since she worked out it pays more than Maccas! Lol.