[IRCA] Fwd: Long Lost Australian Radio Stars Series 3

[Lynn Hollerman <lynn@xxxxxxxxx>]

For anyone interested...

>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

Lynn.
Lafayette, LA
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