B105 Brisbane gets a new PD asap
marcus
Yep,Mike back to NX,Dave to Brissy.
Congratulations to both guys.
See ya
BofH
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> Dave Rymer... hmmm wasn't he the hotshot night DJ from Stereo 10 days!?
B105 > Triple M (Sydney) > 2Day FM > MIX 1065 > NX FM
A brief history.
Lee Anderson
Heat FM
Liron Lightwood
Liron Lightwood
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out of MIX106.5 back in May. He turned up doing a couple of casual
gigs for Nova. Then joined as PD in Newcastle late last year.
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Chris Berry
Can't remember what he called himself in Tassie.
Chris.
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> David Rymer was one of the people boned during the Cheap Chanell clear
> out of MIX106.5 back in May. He turned up doing a couple of casual
> gigs for Nova. Then joined as PD in Newcastle late last year.
I Think David Rymer did nights at 4BK just after Glenn Wheatley sold
it to Austereo. Guy Dobson was on as well from the old Kookaburra
Queen from expo 88 in Brisbane.
The David that someone thinks on nights at Stereo 10 was probably
David Daly.
I Think he married Jackie Ramstedt at one stage. Could be wrong. She
worked at 4SS for a while after Stereo 10. Jackie won a competition on
4IP years ago and ended up hosting an afternoon shift as part of the
competition prize then went on to her own shift.
She ended her first shift (the competion prize) with her favourite
song at that time "Precious To Me" by Phil Seymour(who died incidently
of a brain tumor a few years ago).
Also in the new 4IP days (prior to TAB) was Jon Kennedy and also
Melissa Collins.
The final 4IP day time line up as a Top 40 station in the late 1980's
was David Daly on Breakfast Jeff Creed in the mornings Mike Nichols in
the avo and Melissa & Jon fitted in some where there as well. Debbie
did traffic and Brian Lowe read the news.
Then in desperation it changed to classic hits 4IP and Ron Sawyell
took over as MD and Gray Clarke went back on in mornings following
Paul J Turner from Breakfast. Then Mark Malone (Greasley) did
Afternoons and Ron Saywell Drive till seven pm with Ian Macrae and
Nightbeat from a Satelight feed that was land lined from 4BC in Dual
mono and rebroadcast. The news by this stage was also from 4BC.
Jamieson
outfit.
The REAL 4IP (pre-Radio 10 days) now THAT was radio.
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we exchanged news with the Queensland Radio News Service (QRNS). But a
difficulty arose and the arrangement lapsed. The guys from (the real) 4IP
stepped in to fill the gap. There was John O'Loan and Des (?) - both who
later went on to Channel 10? There are they now? The material from 4IP was a
lot more "racey" than we were used to at Macquarie. Billy J Smith even did a
couple of news voice reports for 3AW! There was another guy called Geoffrey
Mullins if I recall.
I remember visiting the guys at the 4IP studio in Queen Street in 1970. It
was a dynamic operation at that time.
Wonder if the current high flyers will have their day and fall from gace
like 4IP, 3XY and 2SM?
All getting a bit fuzzy now; memories...
Paul in Melbourne
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Jamieson
reads on Brisbane screens.
The 4IP of those days threw some true personalities out onto the media
scene.
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Hot Hits
> The Des you speak of was Des McWilliam and Geoff Mullins, well he still
> reads on Brisbane screens.
> The 4IP of those days threw some true personalities out onto the media
> scene.
Talk about the old 4IP 1010-If It Fits Wear It.
Des McWilliam now reads regional news. Geoff Mullins reads 10
News-(First At Five)
I Still have a christmas record with Geoff Mullins on lead vocals with
some help from Billy J Smith John Knox and Ray McGregor.
Graham Roberts once did brekfast. He Now own McDonalds at Mount
Gravatt.
Wayne Roberts returned to 4IP after a short stint in Sydney. Then
spent time at 4BK & 4BC and also 4QFM.
The Echo on the mix (That word wasn't around then)
Alan McGirbvan becoming the higherst paid announcer to do womens
session in Queensland in the 1970's ($35000.00 per year). Rod Tiley
calling the rugby league.
The brothers of rock- Ray McGregor, Kevin Hillier, Paul J Turner.
Ray (The Voice) passed away some years ago now.
Chris Lee and Lee Cornell- I don't know what happened to Chris but Lee
went to 4NA and after that not sure. I feel that Lee Cornell was not
his actual name.
Wharf street in the city was the last building to carry the THATS
QUEENSLAND THATS 4IP logo from there it was to Corronation drive and
the change in 1982 to Rock & Roll radio ten-4IP becomes 4IO.
Jackie Mc Donald, Billy J Smith, Peter Gooch, David Daley The Boogie
Check the Radio 10 hot 45, Surf Scan-Byron Bay to Gympie, plus too
much to remember. The Live studio at Grundy's at Surfers Paradise-The
small studio at the Surf Life Savers Club House at Alexandra
Headlands-The Radio 10 Rocks Shops on the Gold And Sunshine Coasts-
Fantastic Plastic Lives on Radio 10.
Post your memories--(B & T) 4IP reaches 360000 17 years olds in South
East Queensland- I've got the Music In ME-4IP. COLOR RADIO 4IP
. SHARE QUEENSLAND WITH A FRIEND-4IP
This weekend we're are gonna getcha.With a brand new transmitter on
5000 watts located on ST Helena Island 4IP now reaches all of south
east Queensland so set your radio to 1010 4IP because now we're gonna
getcha. (Mid 1970's)
By the way 4IP and color radio network started from the Brandt family
who owned 4VL in Charliville in QLD. If my memory is right the last
time 4IP was broadcast as a top 40/classic hits station in the late
1980's early 1990's before the TAB bought the licence it was once
again being operated by the Brandt family.
marcus
> "Jamieson" <roy...@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message news:<wvy_7.3389$lt4.1...@ozemail.com.au>...
> > The Des you speak of was Des McWilliam and Geoff Mullins, well he still
> > reads on Brisbane screens.
> > The 4IP of those days threw some true personalities out onto the media
> > scene.
>
> Talk about the old 4IP 1010-If It Fits Wear It.
>
> Des McWilliam now reads regional news. Geoff Mullins reads 10
> News-(First At Five)
>
> I Still have a christmas record with Geoff Mullins on lead vocals with
> some help from Billy J Smith John Knox and Ray McGregor.
>
> Graham Roberts once did brekfast. He Now own McDonalds at Mount
> Gravatt.
> Wayne Roberts returned to 4IP after a short stint in Sydney. Then
> spent time at 4BK & 4BC and also 4QFM.
>
> The Echo on the mix (That word wasn't around then)
>
> Alan McGirbvan becoming the higherst paid announcer to do womens
> session in Queensland in the 1970's ($35000.00 per year). Rod Tiley
> calling the rugby league.
>
> The brothers of rock- Ray McGregor, Kevin Hillier, Paul J Turner.
> Ray (The Voice) passed away some years ago now.
>
> Chris Lee and Lee Cornell- I don't know what happened to Chris but Lee
> went to 4NA and after that not sure. I feel that Lee Cornell was not
> his actual name.
> ## The Chris Lee you mention,10 years ago,was PD in Shepparton, then PD at
KROQ in Geelong and then moved to Perth.Eventually getting out of the industry
and I believe is selling childrens learning products.
One of the true nice guys of the industry.
See Ya
Arfur Chubby
> >
> > Chris Lee and Lee Cornell- I don't know what happened to Chris but Lee
> > went to 4NA and after that not sure. I feel that Lee Cornell was not
> > his actual name.
>
>
> > ## The Chris Lee you mention,10 years ago,was PD in Shepparton, then PD at
> KROQ in Geelong and then moved to Perth.Eventually getting out of the industry
> and I believe is selling childrens learning products.
> One of the true nice guys of the industry.
> See Ya
>
Chris was a mad keen parachutist here in Brissy. Unsure if he still
is and also fairly sure his real name was Chris LeMesurier (or
similar). Last I heard of Lee Cornell, he was programming in Ireland.
arfur
<snip>
m*star
>
> He turned up doing a couple of casual
> gigs for Nova.
Accommodating lot that bunch at Nova, Andy Grace among others have got
work there after being tossed out by their former employers.
m*star
> Des McWilliam now reads regional news.
> Graham Roberts once did brekfast. He Now own McDonalds at Mount
> Gravatt.
The service is not too good there.
> Wayne Roberts returned to 4IP after a short stint in Sydney. Then
> spent time at 4BK & 4BC and also
4QFM. - The Poo Computer on Star 106.9, but now it's River he's...
Hot Hits
> Hot Hits wrote:
> > Des McWilliam now reads regional news.
> Is he still on WIN, I thought he'd gone?
If I recall correctly Des set up the news room to run in conjunction
with channel 0 eye witness news read by Nev Roberts when they started
a 6.30 news service.
Would 4IP still rate if it ever came back with Graham "Robbo" Roberts
or Billy J Smith in breakfast and Kevin Hiller doing the womans
session followed by Chris Lee on afternoons and Paul J Turmer on
Drive? Who should do nights and what format would pick up the
listeners that they let go when the "Real 4IP" ceased.
Would we call it the rebirth of personality radio?
Should Allan McGirvan do womans (I haven't heard that term for years)
& Kevin Hiller do Nights?
Maybe Roy Jameison should read the news.
Would a rebirth of the "Real 4IP" win alot of the 4KQ Listeners?
Should it be personality driven not just music driven?
From Byron Bay to Gympie would it work if it just happened?
I caan feeeeeel it ---------You can feel it all over-----TEN O EIGHT
4IP.
4IP Back with just great hits ( and great personalities)( & no Liner
cards
and no 21 seconds to speak & no phone now and win and no listen out
for the ten thousand dollar song of the day and no you must be the
tenth caller and no Brisbane best Mix and no 10 or 13 songs in a row
that encourages us to switch to the multi-stacker and No Networking.
4IP Can cover 3 of RG's footprints both with 2 licences.-1 4IP = 6
RG's) 4IP just great radio for everyone?)
Could that be a slogan 4IP- Right for Brisbane.-4IP Is Brisbane? No
4IP is South East Queensland.---Hot Rockin' 4-I-P
Don't worry about 25 years in 25 days-(Hey what happened to that on
KQ) just plan for "Roctober".
Andrew Bayley
> The brothers of rock- Ray McGregor, Kevin Hillier, Paul J
Turner.
Kevin Hillier moved to Melbourne to 3XY, then Fox and MMM
(or maybe the other way around) to do breakfast. Maybe also
at Gold 104 FM, but most recently was doing breakfast at 3AK
(who sacked him on Christmas Eve while on holidays).
Wombat
Cosgrove (Now Channel 9).
I believe he then went back to the M's to produce Dougie and Dunstall and is
now looking for work.
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Roy
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Klaus Boehme
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>m*star <mcf...@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<3C3C3A...@hotmail.com>...
>> Hot Hits wrote:
>> > Des McWilliam now reads regional news.
>> Is he still on WIN, I thought he'd gone?
>
>If I recall correctly Des set up the news room to run in conjunction
>with channel 0 eye witness news read by Nev Roberts when they started
>a 6.30 news service.
>
>Would 4IP still rate if it ever came back with Graham "Robbo" Roberts
>or Billy J Smith in breakfast and Kevin Hiller doing the womans
>session followed by Chris Lee on afternoons and Paul J Turmer on
>Drive? Who should do nights and what format would pick up the
>listeners that they let go when the "Real 4IP" ceased.
>
>Would we call it the rebirth of personality radio?
>
>Should Allan McGirvan do womans (I haven't heard that term for years)
>& Kevin Hiller do Nights?
You forgot to mention the other Ten news guy, Geoff Mullins, who was
the PD in that era - the height of its success. It went downhill when
he left!
They were fun times there. Thanks for the memories :-)
Klaus
Lindsay Martin
"Hot Hits" wrote
> Should Allan McGirvan do womans (I haven't heard that term for years)
Jeez, his show on 4IP was hilarious. But I'm an old codger, probably
thinking of 1975... He was a genuinely funny bloke, though. Think he was
on 2JJ at one stage too, wasn't he?
m*star
>
> > Should Allan McGirvan do womans (I haven't heard that term for years)
Excuse my ignorance, but what does this "womans" thing mean?
I never listened to 4IP. (4KQ as selected by my parents dominated my
early childhood - then it was straight to FM and by the time I realised
it, (when Q-FM launched - Sunday 1:06 pm 6 March?) 4IP was in it's dying
days.)
Mark
>> "Hot Hits" wrote
>>
>> > Should Allan McGirvan do womans (I haven't heard that term for years)
>
>Excuse my ignorance, but what does this "womans" thing mean?
Used to be the 9 to midday shift.
Lindsay Martin
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> m*star wrote , but what does this "womans" thing mean?
>
>
> Used to be the 9 to midday shift.
>
>
Every station seemed to have a women's program in the mornings when I was a
kid. In country towns (e.g. 3SH & 2PK), they often had a women's club that
operated in conjunction with the show.
A bit like the kids' shows that came on late afternoon, when the announcer
became "Uncle" whoever.
All seems a bit quaint now.
Nick Weare
sixties when he was Tony Warwick, and later when he was doing breakfast on
JJ with Graham Wyatt as producer ( graham was also at 7HO before he went to
lawsie, and then to JJ) I worked with them on live OB from Hobart ABC.
anybody know what he's doing now I know he was doing a lot of corporate
videos , and i think i heasrd of himn doing some radio in brissy a couple of
years ago.
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>
> anybody know what he's doing now I know he was doing a lot of corporate
> videos , and i think i heasrd of himn doing some radio in brissy a couple of
> years ago.
>
His company McGirvan Media produces Music On Hold Systems, and many
Corporate things throughout Australia, Asia and has a UK Office also.
More details available on : www.mcgirvanmedia.com.au
A very interesting and talented man, certainly more than just an ex
Radio Jock!
Jamieson
But certainly, Geoff was an alright programmer.
Roy
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> A lot of things went downhill after the original owners sold out.
> But certainly, Geoff was an alright programmer.
>
> Roy
What about Gray Clarke? He and Ray MacGregor started this company
called "Magnum Productions" at the old Bank Of New South Wales
Building in Queen Street. What ever happened to Gray and how old do
you think he would be now? He had all these little shows like "The
Way We Were" that were sold to regional radio. I did hear a show of
his with Ray doing the voice on 4GGG about 4 years ago-well after Rays
death on a program called Solid Gold At Six.
Roy-was that an old IP-er that came up with Double G changing to
Triple G?
4GG was one of the last stations that continued to use its old 1200
slogan after we all switched to the 9KHZ frequencies-1197 was it's
frequency.
The old 1010 4IP suddenly had no frequency on the logo for a while
the 1008 came along. I remember 4KQ was 700 on the wireless and some
strange frequency on the Transistor????. (Labour Party Days).
Knoxy was always there even at Warana calling the festival parade from
above his old Falcon Station Wagon.
I thought It was funny to see some body not knowing what the "Womans
Session " was- It Was big and important in the ratings. Without 4IP
and (2SM 3XY 2NX 4AY) I don't think radio would be what it is.
Remember when Chuck Leonard was let go from WABC New York-They Lost
there Teen Base. Get The Teens And you hve them for life-does that
work? ask GEOFF MULLINS at channel 10 -You would probably be
right-(History repeats)--Ha Ha another 10-(I Can Feeeel It-Ten O Eight
4IP)
m*star
> I thought It was funny to see some body not knowing what the "Womans
> Session " was- It Was big and important in the ratings.
That being me, well, that's probably because really no one outside of
radio in Australia really gives a stuff about it, which is a great
shame. Therefore apart from sites on the 'net, (many constructed by
posters of this NG) there are no real "history books" on radio, ie
history of Brisbane/Qld/Aus radio.
Without any history books and without chatting to people who've been in
the business for a while (though I have and enjoy doing it and I think
older ones appreciate younger people's interest) - it becomes quite
difficult.
I put it here and now to challenge this "Hot Hits" person to write a
history of Brisbane radio of at least 4IP as it was revolutionary.
Any recent history ie from the 80's on - I'm pretty fine with, so I
wouldn't expect any grand scales of ignorance like me not knowing the
"Womans Session " was. Coincidentally just yesterday Peter Dick (4BC)
was reminiscing with an ex staffer onair (a lady who was a PD there and
was there for 40 yrs) about the Woman's session between 9 and midday.
Marcus Fitz-Gerald
Brisbane
Hot Hits
> Without any history books and without chatting to people who've been in
> the business for a while (though I have and enjoy doing it and I think
> older ones appreciate younger people's interest) - it becomes quite
> difficult.
>
seeing an A4 style black and white publication about 4 or 5 years ago.
I'll find the title for you and I think you get buy it through the
Queensland Mueseum.
Depending on what type of history you are after you can still see the
first Radio Station in Queensland's original premises any day as it is
on the corner of George & Elizabeth St in Brisbane.
You can also still walk through the original Transmitter at Bald
Hills--Yes Walk Through.
I Think a history of Brisbane Radio would be great. Last time I spoke
with Ken Sparkes he was giving me the history of how 4IP decided to
move St Helena so there is alot of people around that could contribute
and make great reading.
4BC has there history available and I think may still have there
original TOP 40 charts from decades ago in the basement- this is where
KQ got a lot of info. I could not tell you where the term "Womans
Session" was invented but it has been around for many many years. I
do think it was used outside Australia-check out the BIG KLIF.
Jamieson
Is age actually catching up?
Roy
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I nominate John Knox.. now there's a man with a wealth of knowledge on the
subject.
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>Yes, I think it's time someone wrote a meaningful history of Brisbane radio.
>I nominate John Knox.. now there's a man with a wealth of knowledge on the
>subject.
Hi Roy. Nice to hear your voice again :-)
Yes Knoxie would be the best.
I used to like annoying him when he'd call up the studio to open the
car park doors, I'd ask 'yeah .. who's that?' As if someone at the
time couldn't recognise his voice :-)
Last time I saw him, we were in the scrub playing soldiers - he was a
Reservist I was full time Army PR then.
One point that hasn't been made was that 4IP was a regional station
that took on the big smoke and won. From memory, John continued to use
the old Ipswich studios for his Radio School??
I left just after they made Mike 'whatshisname' from Eagle Marketing
PD. Good marketing man, but had no idea about radio and I knew it
would go downhill from there .. it did!
Klaus Boehme
ps - wasn't it you who gave me my radio name there?? :-)