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With the passing of Judith Durham on Friday 5th August, 2022, we thought we would hsare this interview from 1993 celebrating the Seekers 25th anniversary See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Whilst archiving old tapes i often find long forgotten promos, jingles and ads.  Here's a few I found this week whilst archiving some old Derryn Hinch programs See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On his 3AW radio program on Aug 14th, 1980 Derryn Hinch said that he was reliably informed that the VFL's Head Umpire, Harry Beitzel, had phoned Melbourne player Brent Crosswell on Saturday 26 July to warn him to behave himself during the game that day. Harry Beitzel phoned in to tell Derryn exactly what happened and who was involved. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ernie Carroll was a staple of tv screens for decades from IMT to the Tarax Show and most notably on Hey Hey it's Saturday.  But he was a very humble, shy man who was rarely interviewed and never sought the limelight as "Ernie". So it's almost fitting that he passed away as the world was geqaring up for Shane Warne's memorial service.  There was no rrom in the media for anything else.&nbs...

"Give it a go" was just one of Jack Davey's many successful radio programs across the Macquarie radio network in the 1950s (Including 3AW in Melbourne).  Whilst generally based in Sydney and with programs emanating from 2GB, Jack did travel the country hosting his programs.  On this particular day a contestant on his program was a young 16 year old schoolboy named John Howard. The same J...

Some of 3AW's past and present staff sent a few words in to commemorate 3AW's 90th birthday. Neil Mitchell, Ross Stevenson, Russel Howcroft, Craig Willis, Tony Tardio, Rex Hunt, Muriel Cooper, Shane Healy, Denis O'Kane, Bob Tarlau, Tom Elliott, Dee Dee Dunleavy, Caroline Wilson, Mike Brady, David Mann, and David Armstrong See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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19 Dec, 2021 Today we lost another of 3AW's legendary announcers. Ray Lawrence joined 3AW in 1967 hosting the early evening program. *pic courtesy Eastern FM See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Jan 20, 2003. Bert Newton joined Bruce Mansfield and Philip Brady in studio on Nightline for a wonderful two hour chat.  Unexpected laughs came when Mark Chopper Reid joined them on line, having just being married the day before. Here, for your listening pleasure is the full two hours (less ads and news) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After each program ends, we record a "promo" for the next day's program to run through the day.  Sometimes it's not as simple as you'd think  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's Sunday afternoon in Melbourne in 1986, days after the Russell St Bombing.  Derek Balantyne has just finished his 1pm-6pm program and David Mann is about to take the microphone for the next three hours.  A 22 year old Newsreader named Brett McLeod reads the 6pm bulletin.... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Before Neil Mitchell became a permanent member of staff at 3AW, he held the position of Editor of the Herald Newspaper.  In this role he would speak on 3AW with Derryn Hinch. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the mid to late 1990s, Harry Melbourne called in to 3AW Nightline to tell us of his part in Melbourne Chocolate History. A couple of years later we interviewed him to get the full story.  This is that interview from August 1, 1999 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Each evening on 3AW's Nightline program, Bruce Mansfield recited a piece to close the show.  Hundreds of pieces, some stories, some poems, were recited over the years and many requests were made for a CD to be released.  So we did that in 2005.  Here is the album in full. Look for the bonus track at the end. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Friday Forum was a staple of Caroline Wilson's afternoon program during her time hosting 3AW's Afternoon program.  When Ernie Sigley took over the timeslot in the mid-1990s the segment was renamed "Friday Lunch." regulars came and went, but by 2002 Ernie was joined each week by Darren James and Denis Walter. This album was released in late 2002 and contained many highlights from the segment t...

David McGee joined 3AW in 1955, Peter James joned in 1959.  Both were successful personalities in their own right but the two of them posessed a wonderful chemistry when paired together in the late 1960s for their highly successful program "The Ansett Pioneer show". See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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After Derryn left 3AW in the 1980s for his TV career, He returned in 1990 to host a weekend interview program called "Hinch, the other side.". In this episode his guest was Craig Willis who just happened to be Hinch's former announcer. Pic:  3aw.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hosting 3UZ's Sportstalk program in 1982, Kevin Bartlett spoke with 1940's Collingwood Brownlow Medal Winner Des Fothergill. Thanks to Michael Morgan for sending through this audio. Thanks to boylesfootballphotos.net.au  for the photo See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.