Veteran radio and TV presenter Robbie McGready passed away recently at the age of 85. Robbie who came to Australia in 1947 is credited with employing John Laws as the breakfast announcer at 2GZ Orange.
In the late 1950's Robbie devised a TV program called called Grocer and Madam which morphed into the Jackpot Quiz. He compered Jackpot Quiz for over 12 years.
Robbie was a stalwart of Byron Bay community station Bay FM and his popular Musical Kaleidoscope, Music with Memory was a favourite with locals. Musical Kaleidoscope, Music with Memory first went to air in 1993 and Robbie was still presenting the program until 2 years ago at the age of 83. Full tribute Byron Shire News
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Mincer said...
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This story is a great find!
I had seen Robbie McGready before I read about him here, there is/was a video on You Tube of his last episode of his TV game show at CBN-8 (now Prime) Orange.
There is/were comments on the YT video about him doing an extraordinary schedule of trips to film this TV show in different markets, at least Orange, Canberra and Sydney all in the 1 week, every week.
To broadcast his final years on Byron's 99.9 Bay FM shows that you never know what gem of radio history could be on-air anywhere on the dial. -
November 6, 2008 at 9:44 PM
Vale Robbie McGready
Wednesday, November 5, 2008 | Labels: Radionews |
Veteran radio and TV presenter Robbie McGready passed away recently at the age of 85. Robbie who came to Australia in 1947 is credited with employing John Laws as the breakfast announcer at 2GZ Orange.
In the late 1950's Robbie devised a TV program called called Grocer and Madam which morphed into the Jackpot Quiz. He compered Jackpot Quiz for over 12 years.
Robbie was a stalwart of Byron Bay community station Bay FM and his popular Musical Kaleidoscope, Music with Memory was a favourite with locals. Musical Kaleidoscope, Music with Memory first went to air in 1993 and Robbie was still presenting the program until 2 years ago at the age of 83. Full tribute Byron Shire News
In the late 1950's Robbie devised a TV program called called Grocer and Madam which morphed into the Jackpot Quiz. He compered Jackpot Quiz for over 12 years.
Robbie was a stalwart of Byron Bay community station Bay FM and his popular Musical Kaleidoscope, Music with Memory was a favourite with locals. Musical Kaleidoscope, Music with Memory first went to air in 1993 and Robbie was still presenting the program until 2 years ago at the age of 83. Full tribute Byron Shire News
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1 comments:
Mincer said...-
This story is a great find!
I had seen Robbie McGready before I read about him here, there is/was a video on You Tube of his last episode of his TV game show at CBN-8 (now Prime) Orange.
There is/were comments on the YT video about him doing an extraordinary schedule of trips to film this TV show in different markets, at least Orange, Canberra and Sydney all in the 1 week, every week.
To broadcast his final years on Byron's 99.9 Bay FM shows that you never know what gem of radio history could be on-air anywhere on the dial.
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