[HCDX] Long Lost Australian Radio Stars Series 3

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Long Lost Australian Radio Stars Shine Again
Third Series Released

The Radio Heritage Foundation [www.radioheritage.net] has released
the third in its popular series of Long Lost Australian Radio Stars.

Personalities from the mid-1940's are featured from long gone 2HR
Hunter River, 3CV Central Victoria, and 4WK Warwick.

Originally located in Singleton, 2HR moved to Maitland in 1939 and
changed call-sign to 2NX in 1954. Included amongst the stars from
2HR, are Ken Weedon [Sporting Editor], John Herr ['Industrial
Interlude' workers program], and Clarrie Wood ['Fling with Swing'] as
well as 'Ranch Boss' Maurice Bernard.

>From 3CV Central Victoria [studios in Bendigo, Maryborough,
Carisbrook and Melbourne], personalities include the well known Ken
Parker ['Choice of the People'], Bill Donohue ['3CV Digger Session'],
Colin Burke ['Hospital Session' and mornings] and 'Lady Rita' [Rita
Dodds] who ran the '3CV Women's Radio Club' with over 11,000 members
throughout central and northern Victoria.

'The Voice of the Darling Downs' 4WK Warwick features Don Marshall
[station manager], Miss S Porter  [who 'obtained A.Mus.A. for the
piano and reached Grade 1 standard in elocution'], and D H Ross
['served as a pilot overseas with the RAF']. A rather small roster,
but at the time 4WK broadcast for only 12 hours each day and had a
daily closedown between 2pm-5.30pm. A long afternoon tea break!

2HR Hunter River began operations in August 1937, 3CV traces its
pedigree back to 3MB Birchip in October 1935, and 4WK celebrated its
70th anniversary in May 2005, having commenced broadcasting in 1935.

All these now on-line at www.radioheritage.net, as well as
personalities from the first and second series, and a detailed guide
to Early Australian Radio Pioneers from 1920-1929.

The Radio Heritage Foundation, helping Long Lost Australian Radio
Stars to 'Shine Again', and sharing the stories of Pacific radio.

David Ricquish
Radio Heritage Foundation
www.radioheritage.net 




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