The dynamic duo at work circa 1995, Robert W. Morgan in the K-Earth studio and "my buddy, The Real Don Steele" on location in a bank vault ! Great radio from two great radio personalities, including my man - Robert W. Morgan. I miss them both.

Robert W. Morgan & The Real Don Steele - KRTH 101 (K - Earth) - 01. Track 01.WMA

30 minutes, studio quality, of longtime Melbourne radio personality Peter O'Callaghan. 3KZ is the station on the AM band, recorded not long after the death of John Lennon. Ian Major also features on a full news cast. 

Melbourne's 3KZ, December 1980, with Peter O'Callaghan

Composite jingles which perfectly reflected the localism, excitement and Rock 'n' Roll fun of 3XY Melbourne in the 80's.

3XY Melbourne Jingle Montage

What Sydney commercial radio news & current affairs once was. A 'fine' juggle between journos and jocks on 2SM. 

2sm - News - Presentation - 1979

From 2pm, 15 minutes of the 'Mighty Whitey' (David White), taking over from Ian MacRae one afternoon in 1974, on 1270 2SM Sydney. Great radio days, long gone.

David White on 1270 2SM - 1974

With a focus on South Australian radio, this 32 minute 50 year anniversary programme was broadcast on 25th November 1973, on Adelaide's 5AD, 5DN, 5KA and the ABC. FM didn't arrive in Australia until 1980. Many well known voices and programme snippets are heard, including the work of the great Jimmy Tonkin on 5KA. I was employed by 5KA in the winter of 1974 to be his understudy in the Sales Department, to which Jimmy had transferred from his previous on-air roles, primarily in radio comedy. This is Radio GOLD from over 4 decades ago. Enjoy ! All copyright is owned by the respective organizations.

50 Years Of Broadcasting In Australia

A small 2005 grab from the great Lou Richards talking about his life, with Tony Jones on Melbourne's SEN11116 Sports. Lou turns 93 on March 15, 2016.

Lou Richards with Tony Jones on SEN1116 Sports

'Molly' always had a great sense of humour as part of that complex personality, as you'll hear.

Molly Meldrum 'Turning' ?

Very entertaining 'personality' radio of old, from the VERY talented Alan McGirvan, on Brisbane's (then) 4IP

Alan McGirvan & Mick Fleetwood On 4IP

A sample of the 1975 top of the hour 'chunky' time signal pips, news introduction plus a jingle of the day on 1270 2SM Sydney. Audio Credit: Wayne Mac. Copyright Owner: Radio 2SM

2SM News Intro & Jingle (1975)

Probably THE most successful female Programme Director in the world history of Top 40 Radio. The late Ruth Meyer of WMCA 'Home Of The Good Guys' interviewed here in 2003 by another US radio great, Rollye James. This is a classic reveal of a very talented Broadcast Director. Full audio credits to Vox Jox.org, Rollye James (rollye.net) and Claude Hall, long time US Editor of Billboard Magazine.

Ruth Meyer (dec.) Programme Director of legendary WMCA 'Home Of The Good Guys'

There's a little bit of Janis Joplin in this monster 1970 Oz hit, a little bit of Aretha Franklin and a whole lot of America's Diane Kolby. Her only hit single, only charted in Australia !!! It DIDN'T make the Top 40 in her own country....what were they thinking ? Sydney radio including the former 2UW (1110 AM)got right behind the powerful track, which peaked at No. 5 in Sydney and 27 Nationally.

Who was Diane Kolby & What Was Her Big Hit in Sydney ?

A small snippet of 2SM Sydney radio personality John Burnley on-air in 1971. John was both announcer and for a time Programme Director at the Sydney rocker. He's also worked with stations in Tasmania, Canberra, Perth, Brisbane and Melbourne.

John Burnley 2SM Sydney 1971

A cross section of 2UW Sydney's personalised announcer ID jingles, from the '70s.

2UW '70s Music Personalities

One of the hundreds of jingles/promo spots involving the brilliant 93KHJ Production Director, the late Bill Mouzis. Bill had a long and varied life from the US Navy to  Commercial Radio. He passed a few years ago at the age of 92 in The States. He really was one of KHJ's behind-the-scenes superstars in the '60s-'70s, who assisted the on-air talent and promotions to sound great. All done in the pre-digital age with reel to reel tape recorders, chinograph pencil, razor blade, splicing block, splicing tape and a whole lot of time, energy and creativity.

93KHJ Little Boss Jocks

The 1971 Chicago (as in the city) hit for the band Aliotta Haynes Jeremiah. Skip Haynes edited this personal 'Ian Wright' version for me a year or so ago. Great for the ego (!) and a talking point. 

Ian Wright on Lake Shore Drive

One time Chicago radio personality and now voice over specialist, Chuck Buell, narrates the 'history' of the humble car radio

IAN WRIGHT

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