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John Vertigan

Shaping a century of Australian radio: Melbourne’s 3UZ-RSN turns 100

8 March 2025 Today marks a monumental milestone in Melbourne‘s radio history as 3UZ/RSN celebrates its 100th anniversary, with staff – past and present – gathering this week to mark the occasion and reminisce.On this day back in 1925, 3UZ took to the airwaves as the city’s first commercial radio station. Over the past century, 3UZ has been… Read More

A radio dynasty: Third generation broadcaster Ben Vertigan joins the industry

20 February 2025 Three generations of one family, united by their passion for broadcasting.A love of radio clearly runs deep in the Vertigan family.Seventeen-year-old Ben Vertigan has officially kicked off his radio career at Warrnambool’s 3YB FM/COAST FM, following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather before him.Ben is the son of Jon Vertigan, 16-time ACRA winner,… Read More

Kate from the Morning Rush on raising a child with autism

18 April 2019 It's Autism awareness week and yesterday Kate Meade, Breakfast host with Jon Vertigan, on ACE RADIO's, The Morning Rush shared the heart break of what it...