•Began my career in broadcasting in 1968 as an announcer in country radio completing my last year of schooling while working at the local radio station 4NA Nambour doing the night shift. Working 6 days a week was the norm in those days but it was fun so I didn’t regard it as work.•Next radio station was 4GY Gympie where I worked the breakfast shift for 12 months but was then offered the opportunity to move to 4BH, Brisbane’s top rating station. •I started at 4BH presenting late nights but after a short time, the Manager George Lovejoy (Mr Football and noted for coining the phrase, “Rugby League Football- the Greatest Game of All” said he wanted me on Drive. I was thrilled. Not many 20 year olds get the opportunity to present a key shift on a top rating major metro station.•Journalism beckoned and an opportunity arose when 4BH launched Macquarie National News in Queensland. I was keen to broaden my skills and made the transition to the 4BH Macquarie Newsroom where my duties included presenting the state wide hour long 6pm News Bulletin in tandem with 2GB’s Terry Dear.•Broadcast journalism had great appeal and in 1977 I moved to 4BC where I was appointed News Director in 1982.•1988 I worked briefly at Radio Kalang in Port Moresby as News Editor and Program Director•1990 ABC Regional News Editor based in Toowoomba•In 1993 I was approached to take up a position as the Executive Producer of the ABC’s Regional Production Unit in Brisbane. •In 2001 I was appointed Queensland Regional Program Director (Content Director)
Listed skills include Radio, Broadcast, Broadcast Journalism, Radio Broadcasting, and 16 others.
