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100 Top Tunes 190 1029 Hot Tomato 170, 432 106.9 Hill FM 92, 428 2AD 163, 259, 425, 568 2AY 127, 205, 423 2BE 9, 169, 423 2BH 92, 146, 177, 201, 425 2BL 6, 203, 323, 345, 385 2BS 6, 302–3, 364, 426 2CA 25, 29, 60, 87, 89, 129, 146, 197, 245, 277,

295, 358, 370, 377, 424 2CA Night Owls’ Club 2CBA FM 197, 198 2CC 74, 87, 98, 197, 205, 237, 403, 427 2CH 16, 19, 21, 24, 29, 59, 110, 122, 124, 130,

136, 141, 144, 150, 156–7, 163, 168, 176–7, 182, 184–7, 189, 192, 195–8, 200, 236, 238, 247, 253, 260, 263–4, 270, 274, 277, 286, 288, 319, 327, 358, 389, 411, 424

2CHY 96 2Day-FM 84, 85, 89, 94, 113, 193, 240–1, 243–

4, 278, 281, 403, 412–13, 428, 433–6 2DU 136, 179, 403, 425 2FC 291–2, 355, 385 2GB 9–10, 14, 18, 29, 30–2, 49–50, 55–7, 59,

61, 68–9, 84, 87, 95, 102–3, 107–8, 110–12, 114–15, 120–2, 124–7, 129, 133, 136, 139–41, 144, 150–4, 156, 158–61, 163–5, 170, 172–3, 176, 190–1, 195, 198, 201–3, 209, 212–13, 215, 221, 224, 233, 235, 237, 245, 247–8, 253, 258, 260–1, 268, 270, 274, 275, 290, 296, 308–11, 313, 317, 321, 325–7, 335, 337–9, 341–3, 345–6, 348, 350, 352–3, 355–6, 359–62, 364–5, 375, 379, 384–5, 397–406, 412, 415–16, 423, 433–6, 505, see also Children’s Newspaper of the Air

2GB 870 Club 268 2GB Bluebird Club 126 2GB Community Chest 141 2GB Happiness Club 124–7, 129, 136–7, 139–

40, see also 5DN Happiness Club; Stelzer, Mrs W.J.

2GB Loaves and Fishes Restaurant 202 ‘2GB News Reviewer’, see Baume, Eric 2GB Public Library 224 2GB Radio Reporters’ Club 325–6 2GCR 96 2GF 164–5, 260, 294, 308, 425 2GF Smile Club 127 2GN 96, 205, 424 2GO 79, 93, 204, 427 2GZ 129, 136–7, 155, 224, 249, 260, 319, 358,

425

2GZ Junior Country Service Club 128 2HD 30, 81, 120–1, 162, 178, 182, 190, 192,

247, 258, 295, 352, 364, 370, 378, 423 2HD Radio Players 213 2KM 251, 323, 426, 431 2KO 30, 81, 90, 120, 132, 176, 227, 255, 264,

266, 342, 366, 424 2KY 18, 37, 54, 133, 135, 140, 154, 168, 189,

198–9, 216, 221, 224, 232, 238, 247, 250–1, 267, 274, 291, 295, 297–8, 302, 311, 316, 345, 354–7, 359–65, 370, 378, 385, 390, 399, 401–2, 406, 412, 423

2KY Swing Club 250 2LM 257, 423 2LT 302, 427 2MBS-FM 75 2MG 268, 317, 403, 426 2MO 259, 318, 424 2MW 121, 239, 426 2NM 170, 426 2NZ 68, 425 2NZ Dramatic Club 217 2OO 74, 428 2PK 403, 426 2QN 76–7, 256, 425 2RE 259, 427 2RG 142, 158, 262, 425 2SM 54, 79, 84–5, 103, 119, 124, 144, 150, 162,

170, 173–5, 177, 179, 185–6, 191, 193, 200, 209, 213, 230, 244, 247, 258, 260, 264, 266, 269, 270–1, 274–7, 286, 294, 299, 312, 321, 328, 339, 342, 346, 350, 353, 359–60, 385, 386, 389, 400, 403, 424

2ST 403, 427 2TM 251, 259, 425 2UE 9, 14, 20, 29–31, 56, 84, 86, 89–91, 100,

103–4, 106–10, 112, 119, 121–2, 128, 150, 153, 159–61, 163, 170, 173, 175–6, 194, 196, 202, 204, 209–11, 213, 221–2, 230–1, 240, 247–8, 250, 261, 264–7, 270, 274, 276, 281, 285–7, 290, 294–9, 308, 310, 312–13, 315, 317, 319, 324, 327, 334, 341–2, 344, 346–7, 350, 355, 360, 364, 367–9, 379, 384–5, 390, 392, 402–5, 409, 411, 413, 415, 423, 433–6, 505

2UE Academy of Music 248 2UE Call to Youth Club 128 2UE Kids Careline 196 2UW/Mix 106.5 17–19, 31, 36, 54, 86, 93–5,

106, 121–3, 125, 130–2, 138, 153–4, 182, 193, 203, 207, 210–14, 216–17, 220, 224, 227, 236, 246–7, 249, 251–4, 258, 260, 264, 268, 277, 284–6, 288, 293–7, 310, 319–21, 323, 349–50,

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356–7, 360, 364, 366, 372, 375–7, 379, 382, 385–6, 388, 390–2, 423, 433–6

2UW Players 211 2VM 259, 269, 380–1, 427 2WG 251, 346, 424

2WG Women’s Club 142 2WL 129, 146, 155, 341, 424 2WS/WS-FM 74, 79, 84–5, 93–5, 146, 159,

170, 204, 274, 277, 403, 428 2XL 67, 120, 205, 251, 424, 426 2XT 9 3AK/SEN 1116 201, 315–17, 424 3AK Listeners’ League 127 3AR 179, 310 3AW 29, 66, 88, 90, 105–6, 108–9, 128–9, 133,

139, 143, 146, 154, 156, 161, 167, 169, 174, 176, 179, 197, 201, 211, 224, 234–5, 240, 247, 249, 251, 259, 270, 275, 289–90, 294, 296, 304, 307–8, 310, 314–15, 336–7, 342, 346–7, 368, 371, 377, 384–5, 388, 397–8, 401–4, 406, 408–9, 424

3AW Birmacley Pet Club 129 3AW Chatterbox Corner Chums 128, see also Chatterbox Corner 3AW Night Owls’ Club 128–9 3BA 19, 226, 423, 430 3BO 127, 163, 288–9, 424 3BO Players 213 3DB 10, 18, 29, 68, 95, 127, 153, 158, 176–7,

180, 191, 212, 222, 231, 239–40, 251, 254–7, 264, 269, 284–6, 289, 290, 292, 297, 307–8, 310, 338, 340, 344, 347, 349, 350, 364, 366–7, 372, 378, 384, 388, 423

3DB Community Song Book 249 3DB Tall Story Club 127 3GL 69, 95–6, 155, 158, 182, 226, 277, 312,

332, 423 3HA 164, 226, 424 3HS 424, 441 3KZ 94, 105, 130, 138–9, 144, 177, 182, 204,

209, 238, 251, 260, 263, 267, 299, 307–8, 310, 333–4, 357, 359–60, 370, 378–9, 390, 423

3KZ Broadcasting Company of Victoria Ltd 357, 360

3LK 24, 153, 308, 367, 441 3LO 129, 152, 291 3MA 61, 361, 424, 429–30 3MP 74, 79, 95, 146, 274, 315, 427 3NE 41, 427 3SH 128, 162–3, 226, 424 3SH Women’s Club 127 3SR 136, 155, 295, 306, 319, 424 3TR 68, 201, 225, 226, 423, 431 3UL 19, 263, 426 3UL Breakfast Club 129

3UZ/Sport 927 14, 54, 60, 79, 103, 119, 129–30, 152, 191, 195, 217, 238–9, 250, 258, 261, 264, 268–70, 272, 307, 310–11, 315, 317, 321, 331, 348, 363–4, 366, 372, 398, 399, 423, 430

3UZ Tailwaggers’ Pet Club 129 3UZ The Living Theatre 217 3WR/3SR 9, 136, 155, 295, 306, 319, 423 3XY/Magic 693 54, 84, 128, 162, 164, 183, 190,

239, 260, 263, 265, 268, 270, 294–5, 310, 313, 339, 347, 350, 358, 375, 390, 400, 425

3XY Fisherman’s Club 128 3YB 19, 129, 258, 426 3YB Breakfast Club 129 4AY 181, 311, 403, 425 4BC 18, 28, 93, 120, 154, 160, 162, 184, 209,

264, 269, 285, 293, 310–11, 325, 358, 361, 366, 375–6, 411, 413, 423

4BC Plane Fund 366 4BC Players 213 4BH 29, 77, 95, 138, 146, 153, 155, 159, 162,

203, 207, 209–10, 249, 256, 265, 274, 335, 361, 371, 389, 398, 424

4BK/B105 FM 21, 29–30, 68, 94, 146–7, 185, 264, 319, 344, 379, 413, 423

4BU 139, 425 4GG 95, 427 4GR 89, 246, 423 4GY 93, 389, 427 4IP 311–13, 425 4KQ 70, 124, 182, 370, 378, 427 4KZ 170, 427 4MB 159, 359, 424 4SB 179, 366, 369, 426 4TO 166, 424 4TO Commander Singing Club 128 4WK 121, 259, 425 4ZR 267, 426 5AA 74, 147, 160, 204, 274, 316, 415, 427 5AD 13–14, 18, 20, 29, 107, 121, 127, 138–9,

194, 211, 250, 253, 264, 285, 305–6, 308, 310, 319, 372, 385, 423

5AD Kangaroo Club 127 5AU 136, 178, 181–2, 425–6, 430 5CL 291 5DN/SEN 1323/Cruise 1323 29, 32, 108–9, 120,

126, 135, 144, 146–7, 154, 168–9, 177, 182, 194–5, 198, 207, 209, 235, 266, 270, 275, 310, 316, 319, 322, 333, 358, 364, 389, 393, 397, 403, 407, 423

5DN Happiness Club 126, 367 5DN Kipling Boys’ Club 127–8 5KA 13, 94, 136, 143, 156, 177–8, 181–2, 199,

283, 370, 378, 423 5MU 20, 425

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5PI 20, 424 5RM 143, 425 6AM 120, 224, 425, 430 6CI 156, 182, 427 6GE 224, 254, 426 6GL 94 6IX 20, 29, 120, 138, 153, 181, 263, 269, 310,

350–1, 398, 405, 425 6IX Golden Microphone Award 269 6KG 120, 224, 424 6KY 135, 261, 264, 310, 347, 370, 375, 378,

407, 427 6ML 18, 20, 120, 364, 366, 423 6ML Cheerio Club 125, 127 6PM 94, 121, 224, 310, 312, 426 6PR 29, 87, 108–9, 120, 135, 138, 156, 160,

162–3, 195, 196, 310–11, 375, 379, 404–6, 411, 424

6TZ 138, 142, 156, 427 6TZ Women’s Radio Service Club 142 6VA 145, 427 6WB 20, 425 7EX 53, 62, 128, 138, 147, 426 7EX Gardening League 128 7HO/HO-FM 29, 36, 56, 98, 101, 138, 141, 165,

247, 265, 340, 381, 398, 423 7HT 29, 165, 308, 379, 426 7HT Theatrette 250 7LA 24, 29, 36, 137, 141–2, 310, 423 7LA Women’s Association 141–2, 250 7QT 129, 142, 426 7QT Chums’ Club 129 8DN 70, 166–7, 193, 270, 273, 275, 304, 389,

427 8HA 70, 92, 159, 167–8, 237, 385, 427 93.9 Bay FM 96, 428 96fm 84, 89, 428 A-class stations 7–8, 11, 13, see also Australian

Broadcasting Commission cricket 284–5 licence fees 11 political broadcasts 355, 359 sport 292 ‘A Whiter Shade of Pale’ 384 ABBA 274 ABC Classic FM 276, 406 ABC Enterprises 411 Aborigines viii, 161, 177, 217, 261, 388–9, 399,

406–7 Abyssinia 319 accent, see voice

Ackfield, Bill 272 Acheson, Merv 250 Actors and Announcers’ Equity 41, 67–8, 96–7,

220, 221, 228, 232, 236, 365 actuality broadcasts 58, 155, 283, 333, 336–40,

342, 344–5, 58, 388 Adam, Kenneth 64–6 Adcock, Rev. Neil x, 191, 194, 195, 196, 197 Adelaide 9, 33, 74, 84, 88, 94, 101, 115, 135,

138–9, 177, 184, 194, 207, 238, 266–7, 270, 274, 287, 289, 310, 316

Advent Radio Television Productions 187 Advertiser (Adelaide) 14, 127, 319 network 28, 211 advertising 4–6, 67, 111–13, 119, 150, 254, 341,

398, see also sponsored programs and A-class stations 8, 11 alcohol 77 and Broadcast Services Association 213 Cannes festival 111 cigarette, see tobacco and community radio 77–8, 96 complaints about 18, 25, 27, 272, 232 and drama 209 FM 75, 87 ‘live reads’ 106–7 local 55, 226 logs 49 medical 25, 39, 44, 77, 100, 160 and midnight-to-dawn radio 131–2 and music 258, 263, 273, 279 national 28, 94, 216, 225, 233 networking 17–27 and news 107, 109, 321, 337, 339 newspaper 24, 36 political 358, 371, 373, 382, 386 rates 14, 25, 36, 107 and religious broadcasting 192, 200 revenue 10, 18, 31, 44, 59, 63–4, 67, 91, 95,

190, 252, 278, 311 self-regulatory codes 66 and sports broadcasting 293, 296, 301, 305,

309, 313 Sunday 40, 44, 49 and talent quests 26 and television 53, 56, 87 time limits 48, 64, 89, 106, 167 tobacco 72, 77, 100 Western Australia 263 and World War II 34, 35–7, 135, 216 advertising agencies 26, 34, 43, 58, 59, 214,

225, 243, 288, 330, see also Broadcast Services Association; George Patterson Pty Ltd; J. Walter Thompson; Goldberg Advertising Agency

and A-class stations 11

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accreditation of 66 audience research 32 national 27 as programmers 213–14, 218 software 103 Afford, Malcolm (‘Max’) 207, 221 agriculture programs 149, 152, 158–9, 263 Agar, Dan 211 Age 195, 396, 409 ‘Agro’, see Dunn, Jamie Aitkin, Don 394–5 The Alarm Clock 150 Albany 145–6 Albany Youth Centre 145 Albert family 93, 237, 388 Albert, Sir Alexis 372, 388 Alberts Bookshop 224 Albury 102–3 Alcoholics Anonymous 339 Alexander, Hal 41, 68 Aliprandi, Father William 192 Allen, Harry 58 Allen, Joan (‘Aunt Mary’) 120 Allsop, Raymond 69, 71 Alston, Senator Richard 101 AM radio 39 conversion to FM 92–5, 97 AM stereo 87 Amalgamated Wireless Australasia (AWA) Ltd

vi, 3, 5, 6, 17, 20, 21, see also AWA Tower; Radiola

and 2CH 21, 174, 195, 200 and 7LA 29 and ATN-7 54 and drama 210–11 emergency broadcasting 164, 166 established 3 and International Eucharistic Congress 173 lobbying 24, 69 and Macquarie Network 226 and Olympic Games (1956) 305 production of programs 135–6 religious broadcasting 189, 195 Smile Clubs 127 amateur experimenters 3–4, 6–7, 15, 112 Amateur Night 260 American Club 228 American Radio Transcription Agencies, see

Artransa Amplitude Modulation, see AM radio Ampol Petroleum 300, 303 Anderson Analysis of Broadcasting 32–3, 57–9,

226–7, 350, see also ratings Anderson, Doug 384 Anderson, George 32–3 Anderson, Jim 293–4

Anderson, Leslie 398–9 Anderson, Oswald 17–19, 130, 212, 253, 284,

288, 319 Anderson, Peter 413–14 Anderson, Wil 241–2 ‘Andrea’, see Jenner, Dorothy Gordon ‘Andrew G’ (Gunsburg) 280 Angles, Cyril 291, 293, 296, 298, 305 Anglican Radio Unit 198 Angus & Robertson (A&R) 223–4, 230, see also

book programs Anka, Paul 270 Announcers’ Association of Australia 41 Anthoney, Rex 322 Anthony, H.L. (‘Larry’) 47, 50–1, 165, 301 Anzac Day 135, 140 Apple iTunes 281 arbitration 254 Arbitration Court 26 ‘The Archer’, see Treloar, George D. Argus 30, 51, 130, 144, 319, 322 Argus network 28, 51–2 Armstrong, Garner Ted 189 Armstrong, Mark x, 60–1 Armstrong, Phil 145 The Art of Christian Broadcasting 184–5 Artransa 212–13, 224, 234, 236–7 Arundale, George 325, 359 Ashby, Sylvia 32 Ashby Research Service 32, 151–3, 250, 326,

337, 366 Ashley, W.P. 332 Ask the Army 219 Askin, Sir R.W. 350, 385 Associated Newspapers Ltd 20, 31–2, 56, 285,

319, 326, 341, 361–2 Associated Rural Industries Ltd 143 Associated Sports Broadcasters 295 Association for Developing Wireless 4, 10 Astrological Research Society of Australia 203 astrology, see New Age programs Atkinson, Harry 254 audience participation 204, 228, 284–5, 345–6, 348,

352, 378, 419, see also talkback research 30–4, 57–8, 77, 122, 346 audiences, see listeners audiences, live 218, 219, 227–8, 260–1, 286,

364 ‘Aunt Edith’, see Cowley, Edith ‘Aunt June’, see Dawson, Dot ‘Aunt Mary’, see Allen, Joan‘Auntie Amelia’

120 ‘Auntie Goodie’, see Reeves, Goodie ‘Aunts’ 119–121, 140, 147, 150, 346, see also

‘Uncles’

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automation 69, 89, 169 Austereo 94, 99, 101, 112–13, 161, 241–3, 279–

82, 428 Austereo New Music Initiative 279 Austin Hospital 138–9, 251 Austin, Ward ‘Pally’ 268 Australasian Broadcasting Awards, see Pater

Awards Australasian Country Music Awards 259 Australasian Performing Right Association

(APRA) 10, 13, 252–4, 256–8, 273 Australasian Radio Productions (ARP) 80, 222,

234 Australia-Soviet Friendship League 365 Australian Army 39, 221, 251, 295, 329, 336,

363 Australian Associated Press (AAP) 321–2, 328,

334 Australian Association of Broadcast Monitors

393 Australian Association of National Advertisers

(AANA) 25–6, 30, 33, 58, 79 Australian Bankers’ Association 104, 107 Australian Board for International Cricket 286 Australian Broadcasting Authority (ABA) 99–

104, 107–11, 113, 115, 201, 411 and Australian music 279–80 cash for comment inquiry 103–4, 108–111,

410, 414 codes of practice 99–100 complaint handling 100 and emergency broadcasting 169–70 Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) 11,

38, 88, 364, 376, 385, 418, see also A-class stations; ABC Classic FM; ABC Enterprises; Media Watch; Lateline; Triple J network

Anzac Day broadcast 140–1 and astrology 204 and censorship 207, 361, 363, 373 competition with B-class stations 17–18, 20,

27, 285–7, 289–90, 292–3, 325, 419 and copyright 253–4 and digital radio 115 and drama 216, 221–4 and emergency broadcasting 165–7, 171 and Federation of Australian Radio

Broadcasters 77 and FM 45, 69, 71, 85, 276 funding 11, 44, 64 and music 248–51, 259, 271, 273 news services 322, 325–7, 333–6, 340–41,

400, 411 and political broadcasting 93, 356, 369, 373,

377 regulation of 38, 40, 42–3, 46, 47–8, 73

and religious broadcasting 176–7, 180–2, 192, 196–7

and Royal Commission on Television (1953-54) 54

and sports broadcasting 285–90, 292–4, 296, 299, 301, 303–4, 309, 313, 314, 317

and talkback 75, 345, 392 and tennis 299 traffic reporting 164 and ‘Uncles’ 119 and weather reporting 155 and World War II 134–5, 328–33, 367 Australian Broadcasting Commission Act 1932

38 Australian Broadcasting Commission Bill (1932)

253 Australian Broadcasting Control Board (ABCB)

65, 70, 73, 270, 341, 390–1, 398, 399, 421 abolished 74, 76 and advertising 106 circulars 50 codes of practice 50 and community service 142–3, 145–6, 162–3,

167 complaint handling 231–3, 270, 272, 386 established 44–54, 377, 421 and Federation of Australian Radio

Broadcasters 48–50, 52, 62–3, 72–3, 231, 273 and foreign-language broadcasting 80, 158,

262, 264, 270 members of vi, 46–9, 50–2, 60, 62, 63, 69, 370 and music 27, 236, 270, 273 and political broadcasting 47, 372–5, 381 and Postmaster General’s Department 72 powers of 46, 47–50, 52, 72, 73, 132 and programming 50, 62–4, 71, 236–7, 239,

271–3, 309, 337, 344–53, 383, 398, 399 and religious broadcasting 182–4, 187, 190–2 station inspections 49, 67, 142, 232, 237, 263,

352 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal (ABT) 76–8,

93–4, 96–7, 99, 198–9, 311, see also Radio Program Standards

Alan Bond inquiry 314 and Australian music 273–8 complaint handling 406–7 and Laws, John 392 and licences 81, 84, 86–7, 401 public inquiries 391 Australian Child Psychology Society 154 Australian Churches Media Association 199 Australian Commercial Radio Awards 111, see

also Rawards Australian Communications and Media

Authority (ACMA) 115, 422

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Australian content, see music, local content quotas

Australian Council for Civil Liberties 183 Australian Council of Trade Unions 26 Australian Country Music Showcase 276 Australian Cricket Board 312 Australian Democrats 391 Australian Federation of Broadcasting Stations

11, 13, see also Federation of Australian Radio Broadcasters

Australian Federation of University Women 15 Australian Film and Television School 97 Australian Financial Review 405 Australian Football League (AFL) 314–16 Australian Football Media Association 316 Australian Imperial Force, see Australian Army Australian Jockey Club (AJC) 291 Australian Journalists’ Association (AJA) 41,

221, 344 Australian-Korean Association 376 Australian Labor Party (ALP) 36, 77, 181, 294,

354–414, see also labour stations broadcasting policy 38, 45–6, 51–2, 70–2, 74–

5, 83, 86, 91–2 complaints about radio 23, 45–6, 54, 189, 275,

322, 346 Australian Medical Institute 100 Australian Music Incentive 278 Australian Music Week 259 Australian Newspaper Proprietors’ Association

(ANPA) 333 Australian Olympic Federation 305 Australian Open (golf) 304 Australian People’s Party 355 Australian Provincial Newspapers 99 Australian Radio Advertising Bureau (ARAB)

59, 63, 87 Australian Radio College 6 Australian Radio Network (ARN) 91, 93, 99,

170, 281–2, 316 Australian Radio News 194 Australian Radio Times 185 Australian Record Company 211 Australian Reference Services 393 Australian Reform Movement 388 Australian Rugby League (ARL) 314 Australian Security Intelligence Organisation

(ASIO) 183, 365 Australian Traffic Network (ATN) 163–4 Australian Women’s Weekly 16, 153, 203, 210,

398 Australia’s Amateur Hour 216, 226, 260–1 Author’s Playhouse 221–2 AWA, see Amalgamated Wireless Australasia

Ltd AWA Tower 30, 136, 231

B-class stations 7, 9–15, 22, 176, 325 and advertising 18, 252 licences 7, 9, 11–14, 21 and performing right fees 10, 252–3 and political broadcasting 355, 358–9 relay broadcasts 17, 18, 28, 284, 285, 319 and sports broadcasting 283, 285, 292 Bach, Johann Sebastian 255 Baek, R.J. 350 BAL Marketing 259 Balinski, Brett 416–17 Ball, W. Macmahon 255 Ballantine, E.W. 284 Ballarat Courier 378 Bamberger, Hilary 68 bank nationalisation 46, 371 Bank of New South Wales 146, 342 Banks, Norman 182, 336, 360, 385 and Carols by Candlelight 137–9, 251 and payola 104–5 popularity of 121, 307 and sports broadcasting 292, 299, 304–5, 307 and talkback 348, 352, 383, 395–7 Baptist Community Services 195 Barassi, Ron 313 Barbour, Lyndall 303 Barlin, George 60 Barnes, Beverley 124 Barnett, David 404 Barry, Dr Keith 246 Barry, Peter 337 Bartholomew newspaper group 51 Bartlett, Paul 415 Barton, Gordon 388 Barton, Pat 264 Barwick, Bill 308 basic wage case 26 Bathurst 302 Baume, Eric 106–7, 341, 343, 346, 348, 380,

383, 397, 405 as ‘2GB News Reviewer’ 326–7, 361–2 Baume, Michael 405 Beacon 183 Beard, G.T. 345 The Beatles 64, 269–70 Beaver, H.E. 309 Beazley, Kim 98, 113 Beck, Ron 229, 233 Bednall, Colin 53 Bedtime Philosophy 194 Beethoven, Ludwig van 255 Being a Chum was Fun 130 Beitzel, Harry 308, 314 Bell, Alan 366 Belson, W.A. 57

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Benaud, Richie 312 Bennett, A.E. 10, 126, 140, 172–3, 176, 212,

345 Bennett, Lewis 60, 272 Benson, John 11, 15 Benson, Rev. C.I. (Irving) 179–80, 183 Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary

and Industrial Works (1886) 252 Bernsten, Carolyn 346, 348 Berryman, Laurel (‘Aunty Laurel’) 120 Between Ourselves 122, 182 Bex 234 Bible Adventure Time 193 Big Brother 243 ‘Big Brother Jeff’ 120 Big Chief Little Wolf 298, see also wrestling Bingham, Lorna 217, 221 birthday calls 120–1, 263 Birthday Horoscopes 204 Bishop, Humphrey 254 Bissell, Barry 278, 280 Bitsis, George 263 Bitsis, Koula x, 263 Bjelke-Petersen, Joh 369, 389 Black and Beyond 205 Black, E. (‘Tiger’) 297, 302 Black, Milton 205 Blackburn, Ricardo 372 Blackman, John 240, 401, 402 Blake, Hamish, see Hamish and Andy Blair, Harold 261 Blamey, Sir Thomas (‘The Sentinel’) 263 Blanket, Len 60 Blue Hills 221 Bluebird Club 126 Bond, Alan 90, 314 Bond Media 314 Bond Radio 94 Bond Skyradio 90 Bonney, H.G. 179 Book Parade 224–5 book programs 223–5 Books Worth Reading 224 Bowden, Dorothy 225 Boyded Ltd 293–4 Bracegirdle, Captain L.S. 126–7 Bradman, Don 128, 284–6, 290–6 breakfast radio 56, 64, 90, 103, 132, 151, 235–6,

240, 241, 243, 445 Breakthru Generation 201 Brecht, Bertolt 344 Brennan, John 109–10, 269 Brian White Memorial Raward 413 Brisbane 28, 32, 70, 84, 84, 88, 115, 147, 162–

3, 167, 170, 241, 309, 311–12, 361, 366, 369, 411, 413

Brisbane City Hall 380 Britain 3–4, 6, 143, 176, 179, 252, 335, see also

British empire and digital radio 113 music from 253 and sports broadcasting 130, 304 and television 54–5 British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) 5–7,

11, 20, 65, 73, 119, 204, 321–2, 366, 418 Empire News Service 321, 328–9 established 4 and news services 321, 328–33, 335 observations of Australian broadcasting 47,

49, 64–5, 270, 288, 335, 348–9 British empire 4–5, 8, 30, 35, 130, 139, 178,

213, 258, 321, 325, see also Britain; Empire Day

and cricket 285, 288 British Israel World Federation 180 British Medical Association 25–6 British Motor Corporation 162 Broadcast Exchange 222 Broadcast Services Association (BSA) 213 Broadcaster (Adelaide) 16 Broadcaster (Perth) 16, 56, 181, 272 Broadcasting Act 1942 39, 41, 46, 97, 369, 374,

421 Broadcasting and Television Act 1956 62, 71,

74, 259, 421 Broadcasting and Television Act 1965 66 Broadcasting and Television Amendment Act

(No. 2) 1976 76 Broadcasting and Television Amendment Act

1977 78 Broadcasting Business 17, 24, 32, 35, 37, 39–40,

134, 212, 215, 261, 328 ceased publication 56 established 17 Broadcasting Business Year Book 28, 133 broadcasting hours 9, 48, 132, 164, 206, 210,

see also midnight-to-dawn radio Broadcasting Program and Advertising

Standards 62–3, see also Radio Program Standards

Broadcasting Services Act 1992 98, 422 Broken Hill 92, 263 Brother Bill’s Monthly 176 Brown, A.F.O. 35 Brown, John 392 Brown, Sir Harry Percy 8, 11, 14–15, 18–19,

22–3, 25, 38, 46, 292, 328 Browne, Frank 106, 270 Browne, Upton 284 Bruce, Mary Grant 330 Bruce, Stanley Melbourne 355 Brumby, John 409

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Bryant, Burt 295 Bugs 115 Buick and Vauxhall 293, see also Boyded Ltd Bulletin 174, 346, 403 Bunbury 102–3 Bundaberg 129 Burdock, Heath 334 Bureau of Meteorology 152, 156–7 Burgin, Rowley 9 Burke, Don 159 Burns, Tommy 298–9 Burnside, George 188 Burton, Father Kevin 193 Bush, Eric 226 Bush, Rev. Roger 195, 199 Bushells 342 Bushfires Advisory Committee 155 Butler, Phillip 196 Butters, Sir John 379 Button, B.C. 49, 55, 58, 62, 289, 296, 305, 387 Button, Senator John 402 Buttrose, Ita 399 Byrne, Kevin 186 C91.3 170, 431 Cahill, J.J. 379–80 Cain, John 378 Cain, Rev. J.H. 179 Cairns 336, 415 Cairns, Dr Jim 352 Callaghan, Allen 389 callsigns 3–4, 9, 84 Caltex 334 Calwell, Arthur 38, 43–6, 51–2, 54, 72, 180,

183, 232, 289, 334, 373, 378 Cameron, A.G. 26, 37, 362–3 Cameron, Eoin 407, 413 Cameron, Janet 403 Cameron, Mel 397, see also Mel and the Girls Cameron, Senator Donald 46–7, 333–4 Camp Quality 147 Campbell, Col 160 Campbell, David 280 Campbell, Percy 397 Canada 113, 136, 178, 216 Canberra 60, 71, 74, 78, 87, 114, 166, 197, 245,

319, 332–3, 361, 381, 384, 390, 403, 411 Canberra Comment 382 Canberra Times 87 Capital City Broadcasters Pty Ltd 237 car radios 55–6, 57, 59, 82, 131, 148, 156, 163,

245, 300, 353, 406 Carabine, Alison 505 Caralis, Bill 103 Carloss, Captain C. 137 Carlton, Mike 87–8, 100, 198, 400–2, 416

Carnegie, Mark 200, 201 Carnera, Primo 297 Carols by Candlelight 137–9, 251 Carr, Bob 412–13 Carr-Glyn, Neva 222 Carr, Helena 412–13 Carrick, John 372 Carroll, Bishop James 185–6 Carson, Charles 55 Cary, Clif 290, 295, 299, 308 The Case for Protestantism 185 Casey, R.G. 58, 183, 331–2, 370–3, 376–7 Casey, Ron 308, 350, 353, 406–7 cash for comment 103–111, 410, 414–15, 422,

see also payola Cass, Dr Moss 74 Catholic Broadcasting Company Ltd 173 Catholic Communications Centre 193 Catholic Hour 174 Catholic Radio and Theatre Guild 232 Catholic Radio Programmes 185 Catholic Weekly 185 CBS 17, 228 censorship 7, 14, 34, 177, 179, 255, 230–1, 271–

3, 275, 362 Central Methodist Mission 181 Chamberlain, Frank 346, 382 Chamberlain, Neville 361 Chambers, Kasey 280 Champion, Maurice 203 Chandler, J.B. 361, see also J.B. Chandler &

Co. Channels of Faith 187, see also The Voice of

Prophecy News Charlton, Doug 167 The Chaser 412 Chater, Gordon 348 Chatterbox Corner 129, see also 3AW

Chatterbox Corner Chums ‘Cheerio Man’, see Stevens, Captain A.C.C. Cheetham, John 197 Chifley government 52, 61 Chifley, J.B. (Ben) 38, 43, 46–7, 135, 183, 257,

337, 369–71, 388 Chikarovski, Kerry 409–10, 414 The Children’s Doctor 159 Children’s Newspaper of the Air 224, 325 children’s programming viii, 44, 55, 119–24,

126–9, 131, 143, 150, 153, 159, 206, 209, 211, 217, 224, 230–1, 239, 246, 251, 271, 275, 323, 418, 434, see also 2GB Radio Reporters Club; ‘Aunts’; drama, children’s; educational programming; mothercraft programs; ‘Uncles’

decline of 193, 235–6, 268 Chin-Ning, Chu 279 Chipp, Senator Don 391, 407

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Chisholm, Alec 153 Christian Broadcasting Association (CBA) 184–

7, 189, 190, 192–3, 197 Christian Research Association 199 ‘Christopher, John’, see Porter, Charles Clancy, Jackie 272 Clark, S.R.I. 55–6, 59, 165, 184, 217, 235, 348,

350, 385, 399 Clark, Terry 146 Clarke, Joan 366 Clear Channel 93, 99 Cleary, W.J. 333 Clifford, Rev. Dr Ross x, 200, 202 CMR Online 282 Cobb, Dita 383 Coca-Cola 267, 278 Cochrane, A.S. (‘Hello Man’) 120 Cockburn, Dr Sally (‘Dr Feelgood’) 161 Cockburn, Stewart 379 Cocks, Sir Arthur 327 Coffey, Ida (‘Penelope’) 119, 152, 331 Coffs Harbour 96 Cohen, Leonard 276 Cold War 373, 375 Cole, Bernard 70 Coleman, Jonathon 240 Colgate-Palmolive 217 Colgate-Palmolive Radio Production Unit 217–

20, 222, 225–30, 256–7, 290 Colman, Tut 251 Collins, Bishop Ted 166 Columbia 252, 256 comedy 84, 115, 120, 218, 220, 226, 227, 238–

43, 248–9, 256, 268, 290, 326, 416, 433–4, 436, see also drama, comic; FM radio and comedy

censorship of 230–2 decline of 235 situation 211, 234 and sports broadcasting 313, 401 writing 240 Commercial Broadcasters Pty Ltd 381 Commercial Broadcasting, see Broadcasting

Business Commercial Broadcasting Stations Licence Fees

Act 1942 40, 421 Commercial Radio Advertising Board 26, 40 Commercial Radio Australia (CRA) 103, 422,

see also Federation of Australian Radio Broadcasters

advertising awards 111 audience research 103 and Australian music 279–81 and digital radio 113–14, 419–20 and disaster relief 170 and self-regulation 418

Commercial Radio Hall of Fame 111, 415 Commercial Travellers’ Association 138 Common Wealth Christian Movement 179 Commonwealth Broadcasting Corporation (Qld)

Pty Ltd 84 Commonwealth Broadcasting Network (CBN)

18–19, 28, 36, 233, 388 Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions

(DPP) 110–11 Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 390 Commonwealth Games (2006) 316 Commonwealth Investigation Service 365 Communist Party of Australia (CPA) 41, 364–5,

373–4, 377 community chests 141, see also 2GB

Community Chest community radio 74, 75, 96, 171, 201, 276–80 community service viii, 92, 96, 118–48, 167,

191, 196, 350, 373, 393–4, see also disaster relief; emergency broadcasting; radio clubs

and Federation of Australian Radio Broadcasters 133–5, 143, 146

regulatory expectations of 142–6 during World War II 37, 133–7 competitions 16, 19, 85–6, 122, 145, 178, 210,

243, 281, 316–17, 326, 345, see also quiz shows; talent shows; stunts

for Australian talent 65, 237, 259 complaints about 232–3, 244 drama 210, 221–2 composers 39, 245, 246, 248, 252, 254, 256,

259, see also music Conde, John 107, 109, 196 Condoyannis, G. 262 Conlon, Keith 385 Consolidated Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)

90, 196, 312 Consolidated Press Ltd 322 Continental Music Club 262–3 Cooke, Kaz 241 Coolidge, Calvin 354 Cooma 67 Coombes, F.J. 226, 228, 345 Coonan, Senator Helen 114 copyright 13, 18, 64, 112, 210, 252–5, 256, 293,

393, see also Australasian Performing Right Association; Phonographic Performance Co. of Australia Ltd

Rome convention (1928) 11 Copyright Act 1968 273 Copyright Tribunal 276 Cordeaux, Jeremy 108, 148, 407 Cornes, Graham ‘Studley’ 316 Cornish, Bob 399 Coronet 258 Cosgrove, Robert 379

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Costa, Michael 411 Costello, John 163 Costin, Lawrence 68 Counihan, Michael 5–6 counselling 115, 192–7 Counsellor 184 Country Church 227 Country Fire Authority 165 Country Life 152 Country Music Association of Australia 260 Country Music Jamboree 259 Country Party 37, 46, 355, 357–8, 369, 374, see

also National Party Country Quiz 372 country radio 8–9, 19, 27, 29, 37, 39, 45, 60,

76–7, 86, 89, 92, 98–9, 113, 115, 132, 189, 201, 233, 236, 334, 340–1, 347, 349, 386, 393, 419, see also broadcasting hours; localism; radio networks; regional radio networks

and Carols by Candlelight 139 and children’s programming 236 and community service 142, 145–6, 150, 152,

169, 322–3 and FM 39, 71 licence allocations 21, 70 and music 251, 254, 256–7, 259, 263, 266–7,

278 networking 18, 21–2, 29, 50, 93, 99, 102–3,

180, 233, 294–5, 305, 306 and political broadcasting 355–8, 365, 380 profitability of 78 working conditions 67–9, 89, 121, 266 and World War II 134–5, Countrywoman in New South Wales 152 Courier-Mail 30, 335 Court, Sir Charles 379 Cousens, Charles 321, 325, 375 ‘Cousin Marjorie’ 124 Cowley, Edith (‘Aunt Edith’) 209 Cox, Charles 402 Craig, Ian 311 Cranage, Les 306 Craven, Howard 221, 264 Crawford, Dorothy 222 Crawford, Hector 222, see also Hector

Crawford Productions Crawford, Robert 213 Crean, Frank 398 Creswell, Rosemary 394 Crews, Rev. Bill 199, 200, 202 Crofts, Charles 26 Crosby, Bing 250 Cross Walk Products 193 Crouch, Stuart 68 Crown Casino 108 Crusade for Christ 188

Cullen, Paul 258 Cunningham, Ken (‘KG’) 316 Curtin, Elsie 135 Curtin government 367 Curtin, John 23, 38, 211, 358–9, 366, 369 Curtis, John 201 Cyclone Althea 166 Cyclone Tracy 106, 166–8 DAB+ standard 115, see also digital radio Daily Devotions 190 Daily Mail Group 99, see also DMG Radio

Australia Daily Mirror (London) 51 Daily Mirror (Sydney) 53, 54–5 Daily Telegraph 379 Dainty, Paul 84 Dale, Brian 391 Dandenong Ranges 165 Dangerous Mission 184 Daniell, Frederick W. 20, 29–30, 32, 106, 212,

213, 215, 225, 322, 328, 361–2 Darby, Douglas 348, 413–14 Darby, Esme 348 D’Arcy, Dr John 161 Data & Commerce Ltd 414 Davey, Jack 127, 204, 218, 220, 222, 225, 227,

229–30, 238, 249, 326 David Jones 125, 287, 371 Davidson, Pastor Alec T. 189 Davies, A.F. 64 Davies, Vic 240 Davis Cup 299, 300–1, 304 Dawe, Rex 211 Dawn 30 Dawson, Dot (‘Aunt June’) 251 Dawson, Herbert (‘Smoky’) 251, see also

Smoky Dawson Show Dawson, Peter 248 Day, Mark 90, 169, 401–2 De La Rue, David 41 de Stoop, Mickie 400 Dear, Terry 159, 261, 348, 352 Dease, John 158, 219, 248, 365 Democratic Labor Party (DLP) 379, 382, 388,

398 Democrats, see Australian Democrats Denison Estates Ltd 176 Denison, Sir Hugh 29, 51, 176, 213 Denton, Andrew 241 Denton, Kit 237 DMG Radio Australia 99, 101–3, 243, 281–2,

317, see also Daily Mail Group Dear, Terry 159, 261, 348, 352 Dearth, Harry 215, 220, 260 Dease, John 158, 219, 248, 365

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Democratic Labor Party (DLP) 379, 382, 388, 398

Dempsey, Jack 297 Dempsey, Myra vii, 288–9 Denison, Sir Hugh 20, 213 Dennis, C.J. 286 Department of Communications 114 Department of Education (NSW) 217, 219 Department of External Affairs 386 Department of Immigration 262 Department of Information 34–5, 134–5, 255,

329–32, 366 Department of the Media 72, 75 Department of Youth and Community Services

(NSW) 196 Depression, see Great Depression Dethridge, Chief Judge George 26 Deveson, Anne 397 Dialogue 385 Dick Clark’s Rock Roll and Remember 238 digital radio viii, 113–15, 151, 281–2, 317, 419–

20 disaster relief 155, 164–5, 168–71, see also

emergency broadcasting disc jockeys 64, 106, 191, 236, 238, 264–71,

277, 346, 384, 401 Divola, Barry 264 Donald, Eric L. (‘Uncle Eric’) 120 Donelly, James J. 210 Donovan, Jack 76 Dooley, Ray 35, 38 Doyle, John, see ‘Roy Slaven’ Dowling, Father Gerard 195 ‘Dr Feelgood’, see Cockburn, Dr Sally Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde 209 Dr Rumble’s Question Box 175 drama 59, 150, 206–12, 214–22, 226, 228–9,

233–8, 303, 371 Australian 210, 213–14, 215–16, 217–18, 220,

223, 233–4, 237 children’s 211, 217, 235–6, 268 comic 159, 209, 211, 233–4, 237–8 complaints about 173, 207, 230–2 decline of 58, 234–8, 268, 346 family 210–11 thrillers 207, 209, 210, 217, 232 Drama With a Challenge 188 Drapers’ Association 329 dual system 7–15, 38, see also regulation Duffy, Maurice 13 Duffy, Michael 91–2 Dumas, Sir Lloyd 372 Duncan, Catherine 221 Dunn, Jamie (‘Agro’) 146, 240 Dunne, Bessie 209, 212

Dunne, John (‘Uncle Tom’) 119, 121, 136, 209, 212–13, 260, see also Uncle Tom’sGang

Dunstan, Don 393, 406 Dwyer, Kerry 147 Dwyer, Leonard 155 Dyer, Bob 227, 229–32, 251, 381 Dyer, Dolly 227, 230 Earl Newsom & Co. 371 EASY MIX 98.3 171 The Edge 96.1 280–1, 425 Edmondstone, Rev. John x, 200 educational programming viii, 8, 70, 133, 146,

152, 154–5, 161, 180, 217, 219, 224, 246, 262, 327, 370, 418, see also children’s programming; community radio; sex education

Edwards, Doug 237 Edwards, George 180–1, 209, 214, 217, 234,

250, 326, see also George Edwards Players; George Edwards Productions

Efftee Broadcasters and Electronic Industries 54 Einfeld, Syd 392 elections Commonwealth (1929) 355–6; (1931) 357;

(1937) 358–9; (1946) 369–71; (1949) 46–7, 372–4, 377; (1951) 377; (1954) 54; (1955) 381; (1958) 381; (1969) 70; (1972) 71–2, 388, 394; (1974) 73, 389, 390–1; (1975) 75, 390; (1980) 394, 401; (1983) 402, 404; (1998) 409; (2001) 414; (2004) 410, 412; (2007) 413

NSW (1927) 355; (1930) 356; (1932) 357; (1935) 360; (1962) 382; (1965) 382; (1982) 403

SA (1924) 356 Electrical and Musical Industries (EMI) 211,

233, 252, 257–8, 340 Electrical and Radio Development Association

of New South Wales 70 Elkin, Professor Clarence 248 Elliott, Douglas 307 Elliot, Hugh 335, 343, 401 Em and Wippa 241–2 emergency broadcasting 131, 143, 154–5, 162,

164–71, 419, see also disaster relief Empire Day (1923) 5 engineers 9, 17, 20, 34, 56, 69, 113, 140, 174,

222, 328, 362, see also Federation of Australian Radio Broadcasters, engineering committee; Institution of Radio Engineers

English Derby 304 EON-FM/Triple M Melbourne 84, 88, 91, 314,

316, 428 Epp, Theodore H. 189 Erby, Nick 259, 271, 276, 282 Errington, Betty 127

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Eurobodalla Homes Charitable Organisation, see 2GB Happiness Club

Evatt, Dr H.V. 51, 369, 379–81 Ex-Servicemen’s Talent Bureau 261 Exodus Foundation 202 Facebook 282 Fair, Dick 260–1 FAIR (FM Applicants for Independent Radio)

93 Fair, Roger (‘The Smileman’) 127 Faircloth, Mitchell 313 Fairfax media group 87, 95, 334, 337, 341–2,

400, 404–5, see also Macquarie Network; Sydney Morning Herald

Fairfax, Sir Warwick 95, 387 Fairhall, Sir Allen 30, 342 Fairness Code for Broadcasters 71–2, 389, see

also Federation of Australian Radio Broadcasters

Falklands War 402 Family Counsellor 195 Family Talkback 194 fan mail 122–3 Fanning, L.B. 5, 11, 46, 48, 53, 225, 252, 295,

355, 365 Farley, Peter 143 Farquharson, John 203 Faulkner, Allan 266 FBi 280 Featureradio Sound Productions 211 Federal Communications Commission 24 Federal Radio Network 18 Federation of Australian Radio Broadcasters

(FARB) vi–viii, 13, 23–4, 37–8, 41, 65, 72–4, 80–1, 86, 96–8, 111, 156–7, 361, 372–3, 388, 421–2, see also Commercial Radio Australia

and advertising 25, 33, 36, 40, 71 annual conventions 21–2, 25, 33, 35, 60, 64,

88, 134, 252, 270 audience research 31, 57–9, 82, 88, 103 and Australian Association of Broadcast

Monitors 393 and Australian Broadcasting Control Board

48–50, 52, 62–3, 72–3, 231, 273 and Australian music 256, 259, 276–7 and cash for comment 109–10 and censorship 230–1, 271–3, 275, 362 codes of practice 100 and community radio 96, 279 complaint handling 100 country representatives 13, 38, 60, 65 and digital radio 113, 419–20 emergency broadcasting 167–9 engineering committee 113 established 11–12

and FM 45, 61, 71, 84, 86, 91–2, 94, 96 and Media Council of Australia 66 and networking 361 and news services 328–334, 340 and Parliamentary Standing Committee on

Broadcasting 40 and payola 265 and performing right fees 252–9 and political broadcasting 379–81 and programming 65, 236–7 Queensland committee vii, 265 and regulation 38, 42, 75–8 religious broadcasting 181, 190–1 and self-regulation 25–6, 44, 62–3, 109, 271,

387, 390, 418 and sports broadcasting 289–90, 293–4, 301–

5, 309–12 and talkback 346, 349–50, 390 and television 53–6, 63, 98 and World War II 34, 39, 133–5, 178, 215,

220 Federation of Australian Commercial

Broadcasters 13, see also Federation of Australian Radio Broadcasters

Federation of Commercial Broadcasting Stations 13, see also Federation of Australian Radio Broadcasters

Federation of Commercial Television Stations (FACTS) xiii, 75, 78, 156, 215

Fennell, Willie 233 Ferrier, Noel 348 Festival Records 258 finance reporting 152, 159, 337, 400, 405–6 Finch, Kerry 165 Findlay Tasmanian Network 28–9, see also

Tasmanian Broadcasting Network (TBN) Fisher, Humphrey 65 Fisk, Sir Ernest 3–6, 10, 17, 134, 202–3, 247,

257, 293, 327, see also Amalgamated Wireless Australasia Ltd

Fiske, Richard 107 Fitzgerald, Father Tom 191 Fitzpatrick, Brian 189, 375 Fitzpatrick, George 367 Fleming, Rev. John 194, 202 Flint, David 109, 414 Flynn, Julie 409 FM radio vii, 39, 89, 101, 113, 277, see also

country radio and FM and ABC 45, 69, 71, 85, 276 and advertising 87 and comedy 240–3, 412, 416 and community service 146–7 and copyright 276

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and Federation of Australian Radio Broadcasters 45, 61, 71, 73, 78, 86, 91–2, 94, 275, 418–19

introduction of 39, 40–1, 43–4, 45, 61, 69–76, 79, 84–7, 275, 387, 418–19

licences 74, 76, 78, 84, 91–4, 99, 101–2, 197, 419

and music 276–82, 416 networks 94, 99 and news 403 personalities 241–3 and politics 412–13 ratings 87–8, 200 and sport 314, 316–17 and talk programming 241–2, 416 and women 241 Foll, Senator H.S. 233–4 Ford, Margaret 398 Fordham, Ben 505 foreign-language broadcasting 74, 80, 144–5,

158, 369, 419, see also community radio; Gustin, Lena; music, ethnic; Special Broadcasting Service

advertising 262–3 community service 143, 145, 168 regulation of 80, 179, 262, 264 religious 179, 187 sport 80 Formosa (Taiwan) 376 Forward Development Unit (FDU) 91 Foster, D.L. x, 72, 75, 77–82, 98, 273, 275,

341–3, 384–5, 396 Foster, George 226 Foster, Lynn 221, 231 Fowell, Ron 275 FOX FM 84, 193, 280, 314, 413, 428 Fox Hoyts Radio Club 125, see also 6ML

Cheerio Club Fox Movietone News 218 Fox Movietone Radio Club 125 Fox, R.W. 352 Foxtel 108 Francis, Bob 147, 266–7, 270, 385, 415 Franco, General Francisco 339 Franklin, Miles 19, 224 Fraser, Allan 370, 377 Fraser government 90 Fraser, Malcolm 75–82, 391, 404 Freedman, Tim 281, see also The Whitlams Frequency Modulation broadcasting, see FM

radio Fricker, Bob 194 Friday News Review 402 Friendship Circle 127 Friuli Earthquake 168 From the Bible 184

Fullers Bookshop 225 Furlong, G.R. (Ted) 145 Fusion Media 201 Fusion Training Centre 201 ‘Gabba’ 289 Gair, Vincent 379 Gale, Kim, see Kim and Dave Gallup polls 52, 371 The Game Goes On 298 Game, Lady 126 gardening programs 149, 152–3, 158–60, 162,

386–7 Gardiner, Greg 404 Gardner, June 68 Garland, J.V. 75 Garrett, Peter 277, 413, see also Midnight Oil Garvin, Mal 201 Gascoigne, Stephen, see ‘Yabba’ Geelong 95–6 Geelong Advertiser 95–6 Geeves, Philip vi, vii, 305 ‘Gemini’, see May, Olive George Edwards Players 209, 221, see also

Edwards, George Edwards George Edwards Productions 234, see also

Edwards, George Edwards George Patterson Pty Ltd 28–9, 204, 217–18,

225, 296 George Wallace Show 231 Germany 317, 361–2, 363, 369 Gibson Committee 38–41, 128, 180, 230, 256,

369, 421, see also Gibson, Senator W.G. Gibson, Grace 212, 215, 220–1, 228, 237, see

also Grace Gibson Productions Gibson, Mike 108–9, 400 Gibson, Senator W.G. 38, 318, see also Gibson

Committee Gilroy, Archbishop Norman 177 Given, Jock x, 16 Glenn Innes 229 Go, Marina 148 Goddard, Dr W.G. 325, 327, 366, 375–6 Gold FM 204, 244, 427 Goldberg Advertising Agency 24, 210, 321, 379 Goldberg, Frank 24–5 Gomm, Rev. Leslie J. 176, 463 Gonzales, Sef 416–17 Good Film and Radio Vigilance League of New

South Wales 42, 230 Gooding, Dan 20 Goodrem, Delta 281 Gorton, John 51, 384–5, 391 Gosford 88 Goulburn Gaol 339 Gowrie, Lady 126

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GPS Regatta 304 Grace Brothers 249 Grace Gibson Productions 220, 234, 236–8, see

also Gibson, Grace Grace, Ian 95 Grafton 127, 164–5, 260, 309 Graham, Rev. Billy 189 Graham, Keith 79, 93 Grand National 304 Grant Broadcasters Pty Ltd 403 Grassby, Al 158, 262 Gray, Oriel 221 Great Britain, see Britain Great Depression 16, 27, 120, 124–5, 141, 203,

210–11, 248, 253, 286, 291, 297 Green, F.J. 76, 78 Green Report 76–8 Greenfleet 147 Greenwood, Irene 224, 290–1 Gregory, Henry (‘Uncle Gregory’) 131, 436 ‘Grey, Mrs (Isobel)’ 154 Griffith 158, 262, 425, 429 Grose, Frank (‘Uncle Frank’) 125, 140–1 Grundy, Reg 186, 299, 305 Guilfoyle, Senator Margaret 84 Guilfoyle, Stanley 84 Guinness, Rev. Dr Howard 191 Gullett, Sir Henry 134, 328–9 Gunsberg, Andrew, see ‘Andrew G’ Gustin, Dino 168, 263 Gustin, Lena (‘Mamma Lena’) 144–5, 168,

263–4, 458 Hadley, Ray 102–3, 109, 315, 317, 412, 416 Haig-Muir, Ron 76–7 Haire, Dr Norman 154 Halderman, Phil 160 Hall, D.R. 358 Hall, Edward 182 Hall of Fame, see Commercial Radio Hall of

Fame Hallstrom, Sir Edward 339 Hambly, Rev. Frank 194 Hamish and Andy 113, 241–2 Hamlet, J. 249 Hammond, Rev. T.C. 185 Hampton, Susan 245 Handbook to Radio Advertising 63, 343 Hannan, Jim 359 Hanley, Heidi 204 Hansen Rubensohn 371, see also Rubensohn,

Sim Happiness Club see 2GB Happiness Club; 5DN

Happiness Club Harding, Professor Richard 83 Hardy, Frank 230

Hardy, Mary 348, 398 Harmer, Wendy 241 Harper, John 204, 267, 298 Harris, Rolf 261 Harris, Ted 300, 305 Harrison, E.J. 37 Hartcher, Martin 94, 98 Hartley, Greg 313 Harty, Frank Sturge 122 Hassett, Lindsay 290 Hauptman, A.H. 324 Hawaii 216 Hawke government 97 Hawke, R.J. (Bob) 402, 412 Haynes, Edward 95 Health Department of Western Australia 161 health programs 149, 153–4, 159, 160–1, 238,

386–7, 403, 418, see also advertising, medical Hearst, William Randolph 322 Hector Crawford Productions 261, see also

Crawford, Hector Heil, Les 94 Heine, Leslie 91, 169 Heine, Michael 91, 169 Heinz Company 307 Hellier, Leslie J. 9 Hellier, Peter 241 ‘Hello Man’, see Cochrane, A.S. Helping Hand 195 Help Thy Neighbour 121 Heming, Dick 190, 218 Henson, Bill 416 Herald (Melbourne) 10, 16, 22, 180, 286, 338,

366–7, 397, 408 Herald & Weekly Times (HWT) 14, 16, 21, 24,

52, 54, 56, 84, 95, 153, 158, 180, 292, 321, 371 Herd, Margaret (‘Fairy Godmother’) 123–4 Hewson, Dr John 408 ‘H.G. Nelson’ (Greig Pickhaver) 313 Hi-Fi Club 267 Hide, Molly 291 High Court of Australia 24, 81, 181, 293, 403 Highstone, H.A. 2 Hill, Matt 317 Hill, Scott Russell 204 Hilliard, Bishop W.G. 182 Hinch, Derryn 90, 201, 315, 395, 398, 401–2,

404, 407–8, 410 Hinze, Russell 311 His Majesty’s Theatre 289 His Master’s Voice 252 Hitler, Adolf 253, 358 HITZ-FM 279 HMAS Pirie 333 Hodges, Paul 204 Hoedown 259

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Holding, Clyde 407 Holland 143, 181 Holland, Ian x, 163 Holmes, Paul 240 Holt, Harold 364, 384 Holyoak, Bill 250 Homebush 13, 211, 235, 257 Hooke, Sir Lionel 69 Hookes, David 314–15 Hoover, Herbert 339 Hope Forest massacre 194 Hopkins, Tom 291 Hopman, Harry 300 Horan, Gabby 398 Horner, H.G. 32, 50, 225–6, 336, 365 Horsefield, H.W. 367 Horticulture Media Association Australia Inc.

160 Hosking, Clement 247 HOT 100 147, 428 HOTFM 102.5 279, 428 HOTFM Network 279, 281 Hour of Decision 189 Housewife 152 Howard, Jocelyn 224 Howard, John 114, 408–10, 413–14 Howard, Ken 294, 308–9, 311 Howard, W.S. 224 Howell, Bertram 247 Howell, Edward 220 Howson, John-Michael 240 Hoyts Media 91, 93, 95, 278 Hughes, Dave, see Hughesy and Kate Hughes, W.M. (Billy) 178, 362 Hughesy and Kate 241–2 Hume Broadcasters 127, 146 Humphries, Barry 84 Hull, Jean 203 Hull, Kay 101 Hulme, Alan 64, 69, 270, 350 Humphreys, Ben 275 Hunn, John 87 Hunt, Rex 313 Hunter Valley 165, 170 Hurford, Chris 407 Hurrell, Miss R. 236 Husbands and Wives 121 Huxley Committee on Radio Frequency

Regulations 61 Hyde, Frank 299 Hymns of Prayer and Praise 182 Hynes, Sir Lincoln 49, 63, 261, 296, 382 I’m on Your Side 395 Impact: The Melbourne Radio Opinion-Attitude

Impact Survey, 1951–52 58

In Melbourne Tonight (IMT) 239 India 136, 216, 244, 290, 376 Industrial Printing & Publicity Co. Ltd (IPPC)

357, 494 Industries Assistance Commission (IAC) 273 Influence 416 Inglis, K.S. vii, 38, 293 Institute of Public Administration 26 Institution of Radio Engineers 6, 56, see also

engineers Intercristo 196 International Catholic Organisation for Radio

and Television 173 International Labour Organisation 327 International News Service (INS) 322, 328 internet radio 111, 282 Inverell 217 Is Today Your Birthday? 204 Italian Catholic Federation 145 Italy 145, 168, 319 J. Walter Thompson (JWT) 28, 29, 31, 32, 58,

213–16, 225, 229, 251 Jackie O 241, 243, 413 Jacklin, Paul 204, 218, 221, 261 Jackson family 275 Jacobs, Tom 339, 347 Jadasa 203 James Hardie 168 James, Jimmy (Mitamirri) 177 James, Rev. Victor 183 Japan 39, 323, 334, 362, 363, 366, 375 Jarrett, Pat 349–50, 352 Javes, Sue 243 J.B. Chandler & Co. 28, see also Chandler, J.B. J.C. Williamson’s 216 Jenner, Dorothy Gordon (‘Andrea’) 346, 348,

383, 385 Jewish Council 375 ‘John Henry Austral’ 371– 2 Johnson, Lesley 118, 130 Johnson, R.A. (Bob) 311, 401–2, 403–4, 405 Jones, Alan 107–14, 315, 382, 409–16 Jones, Barry 158, 219, 230, 349, 352, 384, 413,

417 Jones, Brendan (‘Jonesy’) 241–2 Jones, David 97 Jones, Dr Judith 162 Jones, Dr L.M. 142–3 Jonestown 413, see also Jones, Alan Jonesy and Amanda, see Jones, Brendan; Keller,

Amanda Jordan, Dorothy 126 Jordan, Sir Frederick 207 Jordan, Sydney Henry 364–5

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Jose, Adrian 48–9, 62, 66, 132, 142, 145, 184, 263, 337–48, 352

Joy Club 127 Judd, Rev. Bernard 187, 200 Jull, David 77–8 Kashmir 376 Katoomba 88 Keane, Senator Richard 322 Keating, Paul 92, 404, 407–9 Keavney, Kay 221 Keelan, Michael 160 Keller, Amanda 114, 148, 241–2 Kellogg’s 251 Kelly, Justin 505 Kelly, Archbishop Michael 173, 359 Kelly, Paul 382 Kemsley, A.N. 321 Kennedy, Graham 84–5, 232, 238–40 Kennedy, J.T. 232 Kennedy, Mark 416 Kennedy, Robert (‘Buzz’) 349–50, 417 Kennett, Jeff 408–9, 412, 414 Kenworthy, Rev. Alex 197, 402 Kidd, A.R. 309 King, R.A. 362 Kipling, Rudyard 128, see also 5DN Kipling

Boys’ Club Kirkpatrick, Gordon, see ‘Slim Dusty’ Kirner, Joan 408 Knight, John, see ‘Wright, Dr James’ Koch, David 406 Koffee 282 Kolynos toothpaste 214 Kool-FM 170, 429 Kostoulas, Koula, see Bitsis, Koula Kramer, Jack 300 Kruger, Debbie 271 Kurts, Alwyn (‘Uncle Peter’) 120 Labor ’76 412 Labor Daily 27, 354, 361 Labour Hour 357, 360, 378, 494 labour stations 18, 370, 378–9, see also 2HD,

2KY, 3KZ, 4KQ, 5KA, 6XY Labrat, Camilla and Sav 413 Lahiff, Tommy 308 Lammas, Gwen 254 Landa, Abram 165 landlines 91, 249 cost of 18, 28, 49, 156, 301, 305, 340, 399 and emergency broadcasting 164, 165 and news services 26, 330–4, 337, 340, 399 permission for 17, 36, 134, 292 and sports broadcasting 284, 292, 294–5, 296,

301, 305, 311

Lane, R.E. 57, 296 Lane, Richard 220, 226 Lane, Robert, see ‘Morton, Tex’ Lang, J.T. 354–7, 358 Langbroek, Kate, see Hughesy and Kate Langshaw, Tony 133 Larkin, J.S. 144 Latham, Mark 412–14 Launceston 62, 147, 310, 391 Launceston Examiner 62 Law, Rev. Dr Archibald 364 Lawrence, Anthony 283 Laws, John and 2Day-FM 84 and cash for comment 103–4, 107–111 contract negotiations 385, 392, 401–2, 404–5 and music 264–8, 276, 281 and talkback 89–90, 346, 350, 352–3, 382,

384, 388, 390–2, 395, 399, 401, 404–5, 407–11, 414–16

The Lawsons, see Blue Hills Lea, J. 323 Leach, Francis 317 League of Nations International Convention on

the use of Broadcasting in the Cause of Peace (1937) 361

Lee, Andy 242–3, see also Hamish and Andy Lee, Michael 279 Leed, Gordon 340, 344 Leeper, Valentine 158 Lees, Malcolm 240 Legacy Club 136 Legionnaire Productions 217 Lehman, Tony 242 Leighton, Bede 344 Lennon, John 202 Lever & Kitchen 220 Lever Brothers 215–16, 220, 231, 260–1, 364 Levy, Sir Daniel 357 Lewis, Essington 329 Lewis, Tom 393 Liberal Party 46, 47, 51, 75, 77, 84, 364, 369–

413, see also 3XY; United Australia Party Licence, see also FM; regulation; supplementary

licences; television allocations 3–4, 7–8, 14, 21, 46, 69, 70, 73–4,

75, 76, 80, 95, 97, 115, 132, 173–4, 181, 182, 197, 226, 245, 277, 283, 311, 358, 370, 419

auctions 93, 100–2, 277 B-class/commercial 7, 9–13, 19, 26, 70, 73–4,

79, 114, 173–4, 182, 245, 283, 358, 370 conditions 52, 77, 86, 96, 109–111, 178, 181–

2, 192 fees 14, 40, 46, 95, 274 hearings 41, 54, 67, 77, 78, 81, 84, 87, 276,

391, 401

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leasing arrangements 21, 24, 174, 315, 378, 357–8, 390–1

renewals 46, 49, 52, 71, 73, 76, 77, 78, 81, 87, 96, 106, 142, 167, 276, 311, 360, 380, 392, 401

revocations 37, 38–9, 46, 76, 111,177–9, 231, 362–3, 365

Liebmann, Steve 400, 403 Life Line 194–5 Life Line 194 Lindgren, Kathleen, see ‘Nancy Lee’ Linkletter, Art 228 Linkson, Paul 389 Listener In vi, 16, 56, 119, 124, 255 Listener In-TV 57 listener licence fees 6–7, 10, 11, 44, 72, 253,

287, 292–3 listeners viii, 2, 4–5, 121–4, 260, 318, see also

audience research; audiences, live; car radios; ratings; teenagers; transistor radios

age of 112, 193–4 class of 126, 152–3, 204, 326, 346, 368–9 domestic 4–5, 15–16, 19, 53–5, 64, 133, 162,

210, 223, 233, 265, 369 fragmentation of 54–6, 58, 63, 64, 235 global 111–12 impact of television on 53, 56, 58, 251 letters of 18–19, 27, 31–2, 59, 122–3, 125,

149, 154, 159, 168–9, 175, 187–8, 190, 194, 213–14, 232–3, 236, 245, 255, 263, 271, 294, 323, 330, 357, 366, 410

to music 247, 265 to political broadcasts 357, 364, 369, 378, 386,

394–5, 407, 413 to serials 235, 237 to sport 296, 307 to talkback 237, 352, 394–5, 407, 415 women 53, 59, 150–1, 199, 235, 326, 369, 388 literary programs, see book programs Lithgow 249, 302 The Little River Band 84, 274 Liverpool Council 291 The Living Theatre 217 local content, see music, local content quotas localism 48, 76–7, 90–1, 93–4, 96, 101, 169,

418 and community service 142–6, 162–3, 169 and news 101, 142–3, 329, 331, 335, 340–1 and political broadcasting 358–9 and religious broadcasting 182–4, 191, 199 and sports broadcasting 294, 295, 302, 304,

309 Lockwood, Rupert 365 Longstaff, Alan 332 Look Up and Laugh Club 127 Lorusso, Vic 163 Love Lounge 204

Lovette, Lizzy 280 Lowe, Jock 164 Luckett, Terry 350 Lucy, Judith 241 Luff, David 413 Lunn, Lionel (‘Uncle Lionel’) 30, 119, 209 Luscombe, Kevin 91 Lux Radio Theatre 215–16, 221, 227, 229, 250 Lux soap 215 Lynch, Helen 196 Lynch, Mike 238 Lynton, Mayne 210 Lyons, Dame Enid 126, 367 Lyons government 26, 359, 362 Lyons, J.A. 14, 21, 23–4, 328, 356–8 M7 Records 273 Mabury, Rev. Graham 196 Mac, Wayne vii–viii, xi MacArthur, Tony 268 Macaskill, Alec 385 MacBean, John 399 Macdonald, Alexander 227 MacGillivray, Alexander 177–8 Mackaness, Dr George 324 Mackay, Ian 339 MacKenzie, A.J. (‘Sandy’) 78 Mackerras, Charles 257 Macquarie Auditorium 139, 216, 218 Macquarie Bank 103, 113 Macquarie Broadcasting Network Pty Ltd 50 Macquarie Broadcasting Services Pty Ltd (MBS)

29, 50 Macquarie Network 129, 217, 228–30, 387, 401,

see also 2GB and advertising 214–16, 225–6, 232–3 and audience research 30–4 awards 222 and community service 146, 155, 164–6 conferences 226, 332 charity 155, 164–5 decline of 95, 110 and drama 217, 221, 224, 226, 233–6, 238 emergency broadcasting 164, 169 established 28–30 health programs 159 and music 253, 256–7, 211, 268–9, 270, 273,

274–5 news 322, 332, 334–7, 340–3, 399, 405 and political broadcasting 367, 370, 377, 380–

1, 387, 389 and regulation 43, 47, 50–2, 66 and religious broadcasting 197, 198 satellite 90 and sport broadcasting 289, 296–7, 300, 305,

308, 311–12

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structure of 213, 225–6 and talkback 346–8, 350, 383, 385, 397, 402–

4, 415 and television 54 and World War II 34 Macquarie Network Catalogue 32–3, 129 Macquarie News Magazine 337 Macquarie Players 213 Macquarie Radio 110–12, 114–15, 415, see also

Macquarie Network Macquarie Regional Radioworks 103, 161, 279,

281 Macquarie Southern Cross Media 281 ‘Mad Mel’ 269 Madigan, Ted (‘Drummer’) 308 magazines, see radio periodicals Magoffin, David 344 Mahon, John 144, 269 Main Roads Department (WA) 164 Major, Ian 307 Major Network 221, 225, 233, 297, 380 Makeham, Mark 218 Maloney, James J. 9, 26 ‘Mamma Lena’, see Gustin, Lena Mander, A.E. 131, 246 Mann, A.E. (‘The Watchman’) 158, 363–4 Manning, Bishop Kevin 200 Mannix, Archbishop Daniel 174, 178, 185 Mansfield, Bruce 108 Mansfield, John 210 March, Brad 241 Marchand, Roland 119 Marconi company 3 Marden, C.F. (Frank) 33–6, 134 Marinato, Tony 262 Mark Foys 125 market research, see audience research Markson, Max 108 Marr, David xi, 110, 414, 416 Marsden, June 203 Marsden, R.C. 4 Marsh, Garry 210 Marsh, Gordon 127 Marshall, Denny (‘Cousin Denny’) 120 Marshall, E.C.S. 324 Martin, Tony 241 Massey, Gordon 220 Masters, Chris xi, 411 Matt and Jo 413 Maumill, Robert 87 May, Olive (‘Gemini’) 203–4 McCabe, Stan 286, 290 McCall, William V. 23–4 McCallum, Fiona 204 McCallum, Senator John 377

McClelland, Senator Douglas 72–4, 167, 240, 273, 388, 390, 394

McClelland, Senator Jim 73 McCormack, John x, 268 McCormick, Ernie 290 McCutcheon, Rev. A.D. 176–7 McDougall, Sue 160 McEwan, Ken 259 McGilvray, Alan 289 McGirr, J.J. 337 McGowan, Keith 133 McKae, Eric 381 McKay, Doreen 124 McKean, Heather 251 McKean, Joy 251 McLeay, John 389 McKinley, Nellie 204 McLachlan, Senator A.J. 21–3, 321 McLaren, Father Jim 193, 194 , 200 McLean Report 73 McLean, Sir Francis 73, 75 McMahon, John 261 McMahon, Sir William 70, 239, 387 McManus, Frank 379 McMaster, Sir Frederick 293 McNair Anderson Associates 59–60, 88 McNair Survey Pty Ltd 32, 57–9, 63, 341 McNair, W.A. 31–4, 57–9, 211, 326 McRae, Eric 56, 381 mcm entertainment 160, 278, 280 Meany, Monsignor James 124, 173–5, 177,

185–6, 328 Media Council of Australia 66 media monitoring 392–4, 404 Media Monitors 393–4, 416–17 A Media Myth Exposed 76Media Watch 103–4,

107, 111, 414–16 medical programs, see health programs Meehan, Peter 313 Mel and the Girls 397, see also Cameron, Mel Melbourne 9, 13, 32 , 35, 54, 64, 68, 70, 74, 79,

84–8, 91, 95, 97, 102, 104, 113–15, 130, 132, 138, 144, 152, 158, 163, 169, 174, 176, 211, 222, 229, 239, 241, 243, 246–8, 252–3, 267–9, 271, 274, 279–80, 289, 293–4, 304–5, 307–9, 311, 313–16, 323, 333, 336, 363, 380, 385, 388, 393, 406, 409

Melbourne Comedy Festival 243 Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) 289 Melbourne Cup 293–4, 296, 303, 343 Melbourne Music Festival 279 Melbourne Speaks 339 Melbourne Town Hall 134, 307 Melbourne Trades Hall Council 357 Melbourne Unitarian Church 183 Mellor, Olive 158

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Melouney, John 133 Mendelssohn, Estelle 322 Menzies government 52, 61, 69, 257, 363, 376 Menzies, R.G. 34–5, 64, 138, 144, 254, 270,

340, 384, 398 broadcasts by 183, 367–72, 379-80, 381, 382,

391 views on regulation 23, 47–8, 51, 363 Meredith, Gwen 221 Merrick and Rosso 101–2, 147, 241, 242–4, 413 MGM Radio Movie Club 125 Middleton, Craig 505 Midnight Oil 277 midnight-to-dawn radio 68, 90, 118, 130–3, 154,

167, 181, 249, 270, 278, 397, 416, see also broadcasting hours

Milan, Nigel 400–1, 402 Mildura 61, 63 Military Cross 375 Millar, Renn 284 Miller, Bob 107 Miller, Father Colin 185 Miller, Harry 298 Miller, Horrie 249 Miller, James 403 Miller, J.D.B. 326–7 Miller, Ray 335 Millett, James 10 Milwaukee Traffic Network 163 Mingay, Oswald 6, 9, 16–17 Mingay Publishing Co. 17 Mingay’s Electrical Weekly 17 Minnards, Brian 387 Minnelli, Liza 384 Minogue, Kylie 281 Minson, John 259 Miserable Club 127 Miss Sydney 124 Mission to the Nation 188 Mitchell, A. 4 Mitchell, Neil 408–10, 416 Mitchell, V.F. 256 MIX 104.9 147, 429 Mix network 160 ‘Mo’, see Rene, Roy mobile radio stations 9, 19 The Modern Sounds of Country and Western

Music, see Hoedown modernity 8, 19, 118 Moffat, Felicity 403 Molloy, Mick 241 Molloy, Molly 247 Mondo Rock 275 Money Talk 406 Monitor 342 Moon, Peter 241

Moorhouse, Joyce 125–6, 136–7, 139–40, 352 More Thoughts for Better Living 198 Morgan, Gary 88 Morley, J.K. 361–2 Morning Devotions 184 Morrison, Philip Gosbie 253 Morse, Carlton 213 Mortimer, Karen 313 Mortimer, Steve 313 Morton, Harold 224 ‘Morton, Tex’ (Robert Lane) 250 Mossop, Rex 313 mothercraft programs 152–4 Mothercraft Society 154 Mott, Graham 108 Moyes, Rev. Dr Gordon 199, 201–2 Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus 247, 255 Muir, Rod 79, 85, 88, 91, 191, 277 Muldoon, Rev. Dr Thomas 186 Mulray, Doug 240 Mulvihill, Senator J.A. 386 Munich crisis 321 Munro, Charles 50 Murdoch, Rupert 314, see also News Limited Murdoch, Sir Keith 14, 23, 37, 134, 153, 180,

292, 321–2, 367, 371–2 as Director-General of Information 328–31 Murphy, Justice Lionel 403 Murphy, Steve 205 Murray, Father Patrick 398 Murray, Joshua 505 Murray, Paul 413 Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area Agricultural

Service 158 music vii, viii, 7, 9, 27, 58, 72, 90–1, 106, 112,

132, 150, 151, 171, 172, 191, 192, 200, 206, 210, 211, 214, 218, 226, 237, 239, 241, 245–82, 284, 290, 309, 310, 314, 316, 324–5, 327, 342, 346, 348–9, 356, 385, 386, 399, 400, 403, 406, 416, see also FM and music; recording industry

Australian 92, 100, 245, 250–1, 259, 260, 265, 266, 269, 274, 277, 278, 280–1

classical 245, 247, 248, 257, 264, 323 classification of 271–2 clubs 247–8, 250–1, 262–3, 267, 268 community singing 126, 248–50, 307, 345 country 251, 259–60, 270–1, 274, 276, 282 crooning 218, 249–50 and digital radio 114–15, 282 ethnic 80, 158, 246–7, 255, 262–4, 277 hillbilly 247, 250–1, 259 jazz 172, 245–8, 250, 276, 278–89 local content quotas 39–40, 60, 64, 65, 72, 77,

237, 256, 258, 259, 273–4, 276–80 opera 245, 247, 255, 261

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orchestras 3, 134, 218, 220, 246, 251, 257, record libraries 182, 253, 254, 257, 263, 273 and religious broadcasting 173, 174–5, 179,

182, 193–4, 195 rock 79, 238, 261, 265–7, 270, 274–5, 277,

278, 280, 403 swing 247–8, 250 Top 40 64–5, 85, 236, 264–71, 278 Music Broadcasting Society of Victoria 71 music formats ‘Beautiful Music’ 274 ‘Classic Hits’ 95, 170, 277–8 ‘Easy Listening’ 239, 274, 315 ‘Good Music’ 195, 274, 277 ‘Solid Gold’ 197, 277, 278 Musicpoint 281 Musicians’ Union 257, 274 Mussolini, Benito 177, 359 Naden, Pastor Laurie C. 187 ‘Nancy Lee’ 129–30, 209 narrowcasting 99, 170, 316 National Aboriginal Consultative Committee

388–9 National Association of Broadcasters (USA)

132–3, 350 National Broadcasting Company (NBC) 17,

216, 257, 300, 305, 342, see also Monitor National Catholic Radio and Television Centre

186, 190 National Emergency Services 133 National Party 101, see also Country Party National Radio Plan (NRP) 93–4 National Rugby League (NRL) 315 National Transmission Network 113 Nationalist Party 355, 356, 376 Natural Disasters Organisation 166 Naylor, Rufe 291 NBC Radio City 216 Nehru, Pandit 339 Nelson, Lieutenant-Colonel S.G. 137 New Age programs 202–5 Newcastle 30, 81, 120–1, 132, 162, 176, 213,

226, 255, Newcastle Broadcasting and Television

Corporation Ltd 81, 342, 364, 370, 378 Newman, Sam 313 New Renascence Society 202–3 New South Wales Council of Churches 19, 21,

141, 174, 183, 187, 195–6, 200, 274 New South Wales Country Press Association 65 New South Wales Cricket Association

(NSWCA) 285, 289 New South Wales Graziers’ Association 358 New South Wales Rugby League 249, 292 New South Wales Rural Fire Service 170

New South Wales Trades and Labour Council, see Trades and Labour Council (NSW)

New Zealand 127, 135–6, 139, 153, 178, 216, 259, 321, 433

news viii, 65, 67, 89, 90–1, 95, 152, 162, 165–7, 179, 191, 206, 227, 264, 275, 318–53, 378, 381, 384, 400–3, 411, see also localism and news; Macquarie Network, news

and advertising 107, 109 bulletins 90, 151, 154, 321, 325, 330–1, 334–

5, 337–40, 342–4, 379, 393 codes of practice 100, 109, 389, 391–2 flashes 151, 342 FM 413 and talkback 344–9, 385, 388, 411–12 and World War II 328–33 news commentators 37, 77, 158, 214, 323–7,

339–40, 341–3, 346–7, 360–2, 363–70, 375–6, 379, 395, see also political broadcasting

News Limited 16, 34, 314–15, 390 Newsom, Earl 370–1, see also Earl Newsom &

Co. newsreaders 326–7, 335, 340 Newspaper News 106 newspapers 44, 183, 326, 367, 385–6, 401, see

also advertising, newspaper afternoon 343 and astrology 204 contributors to 152, 160–1 and news services 8, 142, 318, 322–3, 328–32,

334, 339–40, 356 and radio ownership 13–14, 20, 21–4, 26–7,

29, 30, 51, 64, 92, 61–2, 127 radio program guides 57 radio supplements 59 and sport broadcasting 294, 296, 310 and talkback 397, 411–12, 414 and television 52–4 and Top 40 charts 264 newsprint rationing 36, 215, 226, 339 Newton, Bert 239, 242, 267, 339 Nguyen, Tuong Van 416 Nichols, Rev. Alan 193–4 Nichols, Rev. Reginald Gordon (‘Brother Bill’)

176 ‘Nicky’ (Clifford Nicholls Whitta) 129–30, 209,

238 Nicolls, Murray 168 Nielsen Media Research 103 Nightline 195 Nile, Rev. Fred 198–9 Nilsen, Oliver J. 363 Nilsen’s Broadcasting Service 54 No. 1 Rhythm Club 247 Noad, Gwen 378 Noble, M.A. (Monty) 284, 288

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Noffs, Rev. Ted 199 Noonan, Dave, see Kim and Dave Norrie, Ann 394–5 Northern Tasmanian Football Association 61–2,

310 Nova 91.9 101, 432 Nova 96.9 101, 164, 241, 431 Nova network 101, 112, 280–2, 317, 413 NovaNation 282 ‘Nurse White’ 227 O’Brien, Bob 336–7 O’Callaghan, Gary 240, 267, 342 O’Connor, Cathy 101 O’Connor Creative Services Pty Ltd 391 O’Connor, Deirdre 97 Odeon Music House 263 O’Doherty, Steven 413–14 Ogilvy, Clive 43–4, 47, 50–2, 341–2, 370 O’Keefe, Arthur 124 O’Keefe, Johnny 261, 265–9, 312 O’Keefe, Kerry 312 O’Kelly, Joseph 142, 232 Oldfield, David 413–14 Olympic Games (1952) 305; (1956) 305; (1984)

312; (2000) 316; (2008) 317 O’Neill, Jackie, see Jackie O O’Neill, Josephine 159 Oost, Johannes 113 Open Mind, Open Line 204 Optus 108, 282 The Oracle 392 Orange 129, 155 O’Reilly, Marius 130–1 Ormonde, Senator Jim 189 Osborne, R.G. vi, 47, 49, 52, 62–4, 66, 143,

185, 236 Osborne, W.A. 158 O’Shea, Moya 238 outside broadcasts (OBs) 17–18, 193, 319, 345,

420 Outside Interference: The Politics of Australian

Broadcasting 83 ownership, see also localism; radio networks concentration of 21–5, 39, 45–6, 51–2, 81–2,

98, 419 foreign 51–2, 98–9 P and A Parade 260 Pacific Star Network 315 Packer, Kerry 90, 312, 392, 409 Packer, Sir Frank 34, 239, 322, 379 Packers’ Prize 416 Paddison, A.C. 38, 135, 332–3 Page, Sir Earle 328, 357 Pakistan 376

panel operators 68, 265, 405–6 Parke Davis 153 Parkhill, Sir Archdale 21, 23 Parks, Chandra 209 Parks, Harold, see Edwards, George Parliament House 114, 319, 382 Parliamentary Standing Committee on

Broadcasting (PSCB) 40–1, 43, 47–8, 180–1, 421

Parry-Okeden, Ian 393, 399 Parsons, Fred 227, 298 Parsons, Rev. Frederick 245 Pater Awards 88, 237, 403 Pathways to Freedom 80 Patten, Robert 158 Patterson, George 28, 217–18, 229, 231, see

also George Patterson Pty Ltd Patrick, Vic 298–9 payola 103–6, 108, 265–6, see also cash for

comment Peach, Robert 234 Peacock, Andrew 404, 407 Pearce, Eric 143, 338 Pearce, John 348, 353, 390, 398, 406, 417 Pearl Harbor 220, 332 ‘Penelope’, see Coffey, Ida Pennefather, Reginald 158 Penrith 88 People Who Care 196 Percy, Hal 217 Personal Service Bureau 203 Pescott, Edward 152 Peters, Peter 313 Petersen, Neville vii, xi Petrov, Evdokia 342 Pharmacy Guild of Australia 161 Phillips, A.A. 223 Phillips Electrical Industries 53–4 Phonographic Performance Co. of Australia Ltd

(PPCA) 273 Pickard, John 357 Pickering, John 250 Pickhaver, Greig, see ‘H.G. Nelson’ Piddington, Sidney 204 The Piddington Show 204 Pink 282 Pink Radio 282 playwrights 206–9, 215, 218, 222, 226, 344,

357, 416 Plaza Theatre 120 Plius, Bridget 205 Plumb, Gwen 159, 248, 340, 348, 398 PM 85 Pocket Book 56 podcasting 112–13, 151, 276 Pointer Sisters 275

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political broadcasting 70, 88, 97–8, 172–3, 180, 183, 222–3, 346, 354–417, 419, see also advertising, political; elections; FM radio and politics; news commentators; referenda; talkback and politics

dramatisations 47, 108, 231, 234, 357, 369, 370–3, 377

pre-election blackout 369, 386, 401 regulation of 44, 47, 359–66, 369, 372–5, 381 on television 381–2 ‘Pongo’ 120 Pooley, A.M. 327 Poona and Indian Village Mission 177 Pope John Paul II 193 Pope, Leslie 204 Pope Paul VI 191 Port Adelaide Central Methodist Mission 177 Porteous, Bishop Julian 200 Porter, Charles (‘John Christopher’) 203, 209 Portus, G.V. 31, 324–5 Postmaster General’s Department 14, 37, 45–7,

54, 60, 173–4, 333, 388, see also Brown, Sir Harry Percy

and advertising 14, 18, 192 censorship 178–9, 231, 359–62 circulars 50, 178, 231, 361 and community service 142 complaint handling 40, 236, 255–6, 271 and Federation of Australian Radio

Broadcasters 26, 42, 53, 64, 270, 332 and FM 69, 71 and licences 3, 10, 13, 21 and midnight-to-dawn radio 130 and political broadcasting 328, 359 powers of 7–8, 17, 23–4, 38–9, 41, 52, 285,

337 and sports broadcasting 292, 296 station inspections 49, 131 and talkback 345–50 Powderfinger 281 Powell, Eileen 370 Powell, Rev. Gordon 189 Power FM98.1 170, 429 Power Line 385 The Premier Speaks 389 Premier’s Disaster Relief Fund (Qld) 170 Prentice, J.M. (‘Uncle Jack’) 106, 123, 224,

323–5, 326, 360, 376 Presbyterianism on the Air 176 Presley, Elvis 265, 267, 270 Price, Steve 409, 413, 414, 416 Primrose, Nurse Maude 152 Professional Radio Employees’ Institute 21 Program of Concern and Help 195 Provocation 194 Psychic Saturday Night 204

Psychological Services 58 Public Broadcasting Association of Australia

(PBAA) 78, 96 Pyrox 336 Qantas 108–9, 303, 371 Queen Elizabeth II 140, 239, 340 Queensland 4, 16, 28, 31, 95, 139, 154, 169,

170, 214, 249, 310–11, 317, 361, 370, 379, 393, see also Brisbane; Bundaberg; Townsville

Queensland Broadcasting Network 49 Queensland Health Education Council 159 Queensland Housewives’ Association 398 Queensland Rugby League 302 Queenstown 142 Quiz Kids 219–20, 366 quiz shows 120, 154, 219, 227, 228–30, 232,

244, 305, 307, 344–6, 372 Radio and Electrical Retailers’ Association of

New South Wales 53 Radio & Hobbies in Australia 16 Radio Associated Services (Sydney) 211 Radio Better than Ever 59 Radio Call 16, 56 radio clubs 124–32, 136–7, 139–42, 144, 154,

217, 248, 251, 262–3, 267, 325, 345, 366–7, 419

Radio Community Chest, see 2GB Community Chest

Radio Facts and Figures 59 Radio for the Retail Trade 59 Radio Ha-Ha 115 Radio in Australia and New Zealand 16 Radio in the Nineties: Development Not

Disarray 98 radio manufacturers 3–4, 7, 15–16, 42, 45, 69,

269, 286 and television 53–4 Radio Month 86 radio networks 36, 44, 53, 60, 93, 201, 317,

360–1, 381, 403, 419, see also localism; Macquarie Network; ownership, concentration of

and community service 166 established 17–21 FM 94, 241, 276, 279, 316, 317 performing troupes 213 regulation of 21–4, 66 radio periodicals 4, 15–17, 118, 124, 153, 214,

246–7 and community service 126, 249 decline of 36, 56–7 letters to 18, 27 and sports broadcasting 287, 307

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Radio Pictorial of Australia 16, 56, 124, 203, 298, 365

Radio Program Standards 62–3, 89, 199, 347, 406–7, see also Broadcasting Program and Advertising Standards

Radio Realm 17 radio receivers 5, 6, 9, 15–16, 19, 26–7, 53, 54–

5, 128, 170, 189, 253, 285, 287, 330, 333, 353, 356, 369, see also car radios; transistor radios

AM stereo 87 digital 113, 115, 419 FM 45, 85 Radio Replies 175 Radio Reporters’ Club 325 Radio Retailer of Australia 16 radio retailers 3, 7, 28, 265, see also Radio and

Electrical Retailers’ Association of New South Wales

The Radio Shop 90–1 Radio Sunday School 140 Radio Theatre Guild 213, 232 Radio Times 16, 212 Radio Tokyo 375 Radio War Service Committee 37, 134 Radio Week 58 Radiola 5 Radiowise 278 Rally to the Flag 135–6 ratings 56, 59–60, 84, 103, 301, 348–9, 388,

402, 414, see also Anderson Analysis of Broadcasting; audience research; McNair Survey Pty Ltd; Nielsen Media Research

FM 85–8, 200, 240–1, results 84, 87–8, 90, 103, 110, 186, 195, 198,

201–2, 229, 269, 275, 311–14, 337, 402, 348–9, 400, 415

and sports broadcasting 311–14 Rawards 88, 110, 111, 413, see also Australian

Commercial Radio Awards Raymond, Steve 403 Rayward, Rev. Frank 177 Read, Joan 136 Reader’s Digest 110 Reagan, Ronald 391 recording industry 211 Red Cross Corner 135 Rees, Leslie 222, 260 Reeves, Goodie (‘Auntie Goodie’) 120, 204 referenda (1926) 354–5; (1951) 377; (1999) 109 Regent Theatre 249 regional radio, see country radio regional radio networks 17–30, 32, 34, 36, 43–4,

48, 53, 60, 66, 73, 93–5, 112, 114, 124, 166, 169, 199, 201, 285, 317, 361, 381, 411, 419

regulation 2, 5–8, 10, 36, 38–9, 64–6, 71, 75, 231, 418, see also dual system; licence; self-

regulation of advertising 18, 40, 43 and Australian Broadcasting Tribunal 77–8 of B-class stations 14 and censorship 34 and elections 355, 377 and Federation of Australian Radio

Broadcasters 157, 256, 273 and nationalisation 38, 45, 54 of news commentators 364 of ownership 21–4, 82 of religious broadcasting 180–4 of sports broadcasting 309 of talkback 345–53 and World War II 216 Reid, Alan 380 Reiller, Gary 240 Reilly, Marius 154 Reith, Sir John 11, 18, 23, 288, 359 Relationship Radio 115 religious broadcasting viii, 40, 80, 159, 172–

202, 230–1, 234, 265, 419, see also 2CH; 2GB; 2SM counselling; talkback; Theosophical Society

American evangelism 187–9 Anglican 138, 176, 182, 185, 187, 191, 192–4,

197, 198 Assemblies of God 189 Baptist 176, 191, 195, 196–7, 199, 200 Catholic 103, 173–6, 178–82, 185, 190–1,

194–5, 199, 202, 266, 328, 398 debates about 174–5 decline of 99, 190–1, 197–8, 199–200, 205 and Fairness Code for Broadcasters 389 and FM 70, 193, 197 free time for 174, 181–2, 184, 190, 200 Islam 416 Jehovah’s Witnesses 37, 177–9, 181 Liberal Catholic 176, 190 Lutheran 179, 187 Methodist 176–7, 179–80, 181, 188, 190, 195,

198–9 and politics 179–80, 183, 359, 373 Presbyterian 176, 179, 184, 185, 189 and radio ownership 13, 14, 173–4, 180 and Radio Program Standards 89 regulation of 39, 177–84, 190–2, 199 sectarianism 125, 185–7, 199, 200 Seventh-day Adventist 187–8 sponsored 182, 186, 190 standard of 174, 184, 186 Unitarian 183 religious complaints about broadcasting 87, 207,

398 Rene, Roy (‘Mo’) 227, 239, 290, 298

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Returned Sailors Soldiers and Airmen’s Imperial League (RSL) 372

Reuters 321 Revivaltime 189 Richards, Lou 307, 309 Richardson, Senator Graham 409, 413–14 Richardson, V.Y. 286–7, 305–6 Richie, Lionel 275 Rickards, Tony 314 ‘Rickety Kate’ 286, 289 Riddell, Elizabeth 159 Ridley, John 45–6, 330 Ritchie, Kate 102 Roads and Traffic Authority (NSW) 163 Roberts, Bill 97 Roberts, Oral 189 Robertson, Jessie (‘Aunt Judy’) 97, 120 Robinson, Nancy 397 Rodgers, Don 388 Rofe, Stan (‘The Man’) 267–8 Rogers, Bob 238, 265, 269, 400 Rogerson, Ian 240 Romain, Abe 268 Roosevelt, Eleanor 332, 339, 367, 386 Roosevelt, President Franklin D. 332, 358, 367,

379 Rosewall, Ken 300 Ross, D.H. 352 Ross, Graham 160 Ross, Sandra 160 Ross, Tim, see Merrick and Rosso Rothfield, John 314 Round Table 325 Round Table Club 366, 496 Round Table Clubs 325, 366 Rowe, Normie 266 Rowley, Max 97 Roy Morgan Research 88 ‘Roy Slaven’ (John Doyle) 313 Royal Automobile Club of Queensland 162 Royal Children’s Hospital (Brisbane) 147 Royal Commission on Performing Rights (1932-

33) 253 Royal Commission on Television (1953-54) 53–

4, 62, 184 Royal Commission on Wireless (1927) 10, 14–

15, 154, 245–6, 252, 421 Royal Easter Show 264 Royal Motor Yacht Club 365 Royal Society of New South Wales 3 Royal Sydney Golf Club 228 Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind 139 Royal Women’s Hospital 143 RSPCA 244 Rubensohn, Sim 371, see also Hansen

Rubensohn

Rudd, Kevin 413 Rugby League News 291 Rumble, Rev. Dr Leslie 173, 175, 177, 185, 191 Rupert Rabbit 147 Rural Bank 155 Rusciano, Emilia, see Em and Wippa Rushton, Jeffrey 77–8 Rutherford, Gavin 92, 339, 353 Rutherford, ‘Judge’ Joseph Franklin 178 Ryan, A.J. (Jack) 245, 358 Ryan Seacrest’s American Top 40 238 Ryan, Susan 83 SA-FM 84, 94, 428 Sailah, Stephen 85, 403 Salt Lake Tabernacle Choir 180 Salvation Army 147 ‘Sammy Sparrow’ 342 Samuel, Bryn 62 Sandilands, Kyle 241, 243 Santamaria, B.A. 352 satellites 90–1, 113, 411 The Sattler File 404 Sattler, Howard 108, 407, 410 Sattler, Tony 240 Saunders, Rev. Ross 192–3 Savage, Emily 152 Savoy Theatre 248 School of Radio and Television Announcing 97 Scott, Eric 221 Scott, John 67 Scott, Megan 67 Scott, Nick 95–6 Scott, Thelma 220 Scullin, James 357 SeaFM 101.9 280, 430 SeaFM 90.9 428 SeaFM network 279 sealed set scheme 6–7 Searle, Malcolm 347 Searle, Ron 164 Sebastian, Guy 243 See, Sam 230 self-regulation 7, 25–6, 44, 46, 62–3, 77, 109,

271, 387, 390, 418, see also Commercial Radio Australia and self-regulation; Federation of Australian Radio Broadcasters and self-regulation; Media Council of Australia; regulation

Self-Regulation for Broadcasters 77, 81 Semmler, Dr Clement 392 Senate Standing Committee on Education,

Science and the Arts 71, 73 ‘The Sentinel’, see Blamey, Sir Thomas serials, see drama

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service sessions 149–71, see also gardening programs; health programs; traffic reporting; weather reporting

sex education 154, 161 Sharina 205 Sharkey, Cecil 373 Sharkey, Jack 297 Shave, Lionel 218, 296 Shaw, George Bernard 339 Shaw, Rex 211, 248 Sheffield Shield 288 Shepparton 295 Shepparton Loan Committee 136 Sherbet 274 Sherry, Ray 340, 381 Shilton, Rev. Lance 198, 467 Sicily Earthquake 168 Sid Jordan’s Views on the News 365, 496 Silva, T.P. 373 Simmons, Harry 20 Simon and Garfunkel 193 Singapore 217, 333, 375, 416 Singleton, John 110, 199, 200–2, 238, 276, 401,

402, 411 Siren Awards 111 Sky Channel 316 Sky Sports Radio 316, 317 Skyhooks 274 Slater, Michael 316 ‘Slim Dusty’ (Gordon Kirkpatrick) 251 SMART agency 419 Smellie, Michael 282 Smith, Chris 416–17 Smith, Joan 165 Smith, Sir Charles Kingsford 319 Smith, Tim 243 Smith, Vincent 401, 405 Smith’s Weekly 21, 337 Smoky Dawson Show 217, 251 Snedden, Sir Billy 388 Snowy Mountains Authority 67, 411 Solomons, Harry 294 Somerville, Mary 418 Sommerlad, E. Lloyd 65, 272 Sommerlad, Ernest 25 Sommerville, Len 147 Sonance Ltd 95 Sorella (Sister) Radio 145, see also Gustin, Lena Souter, Dr Charles 158 South Africa 139, 153, 209, 216, 218, 284–5 South Australia 3, 16, 28, 138, 168, 283, 295,

310, 322, 356, 372, 389, 393, see also Adelaide South Sea Islanders 251 Southern Cross Broadcasting 108, 201, 281,

411, 415, 505 Sparkes, Ken 267–8

Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) 79–80 Spectrum International 386 Spencer, Don 300 Spender, Percy 35, 136, 327 Spinner, Les 302 sponsored programs 16, 25, 40, 78, 96, 104–6,

108, 112–13, 122, 129, 136, 138, 143, 152–5, 160, 161, 162, 163, 168, 182, 186, 190, 203, 211, 214, 220, 224–8, 231–2, 234, 249, 254–5, 258, 261, 263, 278, 282, 284–5, 288, 294–6, 299–300, 303, 307–8, 312, 322, 334, 342, 344, 374–5, 379, 415, see also advertising

Spooner, Eric 369 sports broadcasting viii, 59, 80, 92, 103, 107,

143, 186, 206, 283–317, 337, 341–2, 349–50, 356, 385, 388–9, 400, 408–9, see also comedy and sports broadcasting; Commonwealth Games; Olympic Games; talkback and sport

Australian rules football 61–2, 96, 283, 292, 302, 307–8, 309–10, 313, 314, 315–16

athletics 292, 304 boxing 283, 297–9 car racing 283 commentators 288–9, 291–3, 298–9, 308–9,

312–13, 326 cricket 19, 130, 207, 283, 284–91, 296, 300–4,

306, 308, 311–14, 316–17 cycling 283, 295 debates about 49, 285–6, 288–9, 291–9, 300–

4, 310–12 facilities 288, 289–90, 292, 293, 296, 300–4,

305, 309 golf 283, 304 horse racing 149, 181, 189, 214, 283, 285,

288, 291–6, 307, 311, 313, 322, 401 rugby league football 114–15, 291–2, 299,

302, 304, 312–13, 412 soccer 304, 310, 317 speedboat racing 304 tennis 283, 299–300, 303 wrestling 283, 288, 297–9 Sport Radio Broadcasting Company 283 Sports Broadcasting Committee 289–90 sports broadcasting rights 61–2, 289–90, 292,

293, 298, 299–304, 309–10, 312, 314–16 Sports Entertainment Network 201, 315–16 Sports Parade 307 Springett, Jann 144 Spurway, Mark 163, 276 Squires, Tony 103 St George Building Society 392 St Mary’s Cathedral 166, 328 Stack, Dr Ella 167 Stackhouse, Shirley 159–60 Stadiums Ltd 297 Stage Door Canteen 136

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Staley, Tony 78–9, 81, 84, 86 Standards of Broadcasting Practice 44, 50 Stanley, Jo, see Matt and Jo Stanley, John 416 Stapleton, B.B. 186 Star FM 170–1 State Emergency Service (NSW) 170 State Emergency Service (Tasmania) 166 State Unemployed Relief Workers Labour

Council 364 ‘Station DIG’ 372 Steele, Doug 243 Stelzer, Joyce, see Moorhouse, Joyce Stelzer, Mrs W.J. (Eunice) 125–7, 136–7, 139–

40, 352, see also 2GB Happiness Club Stephenson, W.H. 350 Stevens, Captain A.C.C. (‘Cheerio Man’) 121 Stevens, Edith 126 Stevens government 133, 294 Stevens, Sir Bertram 327 Stevenson, Cecil V. (‘Pa’) 9, 14, 30 Stevenson, Murray 56 Stewart, Bob 301–2 Stewart, Nancye 210 Stewart, Sir Frederick 174 Stirling, Helen (‘Nell’) 209, 214, 234 Stirling, Ken 240 Stories from the Great Book 180–1 stunts 59, 228, 243–4, 319, 414, see also

competitions Styles, Helen 394 Suich, Max 400 Sullivan, H.J.A. 380 Summit records 253 SUN-FM 92, 428 Sunday broadcasting, debates about 40, 49, 173,

176, see also advertising, Sunday; religious broadcasting

Sunday Night Crews 202 Sunday Nightline 197 Sunday Sun 22, 326 Sundown Rundown 405–6 Sunraysia Daily 61 The Sunshine Hour 184 Super League 314–15 Super Radio Network 103, 282, 317 supplementary licences 86–7, 92 Sutherland, George 252 Sutherland, Joan 245, 261 Suva 136, 216 Swain, J.G. 224 Swing Music Club 247 Sydney Central Methodist Mission 177 Sydney City Mission 199 Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) 288 Sydney Harbour Bridge 17, 319

Sydney Morning Herald 110, 156, 200, 205, 259, 334

Sydney New Theatre 221 Sydney Stadium 297–9 Sydney Town Hall 134–5, 140, 356 TAB 310, 311 talent shows 226–7, 228, 250–1, 260–1, 268,

271, 345 talkback viii, 71, 72, 151, 237, 271, 383–417, see

also listeners to talkback; news and talkback; women and talkback

callers 75, 130–1, 147, 159, 161, 193, 196, 204, 341, 347–8, 350, 352–3, 383, 389–90, 394–6, 397, 399, 401, 407, 410–11, 414–15

and emergency broadcasting 167 and gardening 159–60, 386–7 and health 159, 160–1 hosts 106, 111, 194, 230, 346, 352–3, 395–9,

384–7, 401, 404, 406, 410–14, 417 introduction of 159, 270, 344–53, 417 networked 90 and New Age programs 204 and politics 75, 382–416 and religion 193–5, 197–9, 201, 202 and sex 87, 161 and sport 313, 387, 388–9 regulation of 72, 87, 89, 100, 344–53, 388,

392, 398–9, 406–7 Tamplin, Ed 205 Tamworth 259–60 Tapp, Johnny 311 Taronga Zoo 124, 158 Tasmania 4, 16, 29, 61–2, 68, 132, 141–2, 166,

303, see also Hobart; Launceston; Queenstown Tasmanian Broadcasting Network (TBN) 28–9,

36 Tasmanian Radio-Talk 16 Taylor, Brian 316 Taylor, George A. 4–5, 8 Taylor, Kathleen (‘Cousin K’) 120 Taylor, Ray 401 Teachers’ Industrial Union 360 technicians 20–1, 67, 69, 301, 376 teenagers 55, 58, 161, 193, 199, 264, 267, 270,

279, 339, see also music Telefunken 3, 240 Telegraph (Brisbane) 16, 210 Teleradio 16, 36 television 139, 141, 156, 204, 238, 239, 243,

269, 278, 310, 346, 349, 381–2, 393, see also advertising and television; satellites; supplementary licences

criticisms of 83 and emergency broadcasting 166–7 and FM radio 69, 71, 93

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introduction of 43–4, 52–66, 144, 229–30, 235–7, 251, 267, 305, 342–3, 346, 418–19

ownership 52–4, 92, 97–100, 310 pay 314, 412 and religious broadcasting 185, 190, 198 service sessions 159–62 and sports broadcasting 304, 305, 313, 314,

316 viewers’ licence fees 72 television stations ATN-7 54, 56, 341 Channel 10 243 Channel 7 230, 238, 313, 408 GTV-9 54, 239 HSV-7 54, 398 NBN-3 81 STV-8 61 TCN-9 53 TNT-9 62 TVQ-10 77 TVT-6 56, 381 Telstra 108, 111 TEN71 171, 425 Theosophical Society (TS) 172–3, 176, 202–3,

224, 245, 325, 355, see also 2GB; religious broadcasting

Theosophical String Quartet 173 Things I Hear 64, 106, 267, 270, 349, 387 Thom, Dr W. Cumming 176 Thomas, Aiden 335 Thomas, R.G. Lloyd 366 Thompson, Father John 175 Thompson, John 349, 350 Thompson, Paul 99, 101–2 Thomson, Jeff 312 Thorby, Harold 37 Thring, Frank 358 Tibbett, Lawrence 248 Tier, Athol 211 Tildesley, Beatrice 154 Tildesley, Evelyn 154 Tilley, Matt, see Matt and Jo time calls 69, 90, 143, 151, 342, 401 Tingle, John 386, 388, 398, 400, 413 Tivioli theatre 227 Today with Brian White 385, 395, 400 Tooheys beer 159, 211 Top 40, see music Top of Australian Speedboat Marathon 304 Topical Comment 198 Torquay 155 Townsville 102–3 Trade Practices Commission 312 trade unions 41, 68, 97, 178, 220, 256, 336, 355,

361–2, 370, 378, 388–9, see also Actors and Announcers’ Equity; Australian Council of

Trade Unions; Musicians’ Union; Teachers’ Industrial Union

traders, see retailers Trades and Labour Council (Brisbane) 361 Trades and Labour Council (NSW) 18, 81, 182,

192, 354, 363, 365 traffic reporting 58, 144, 149, 151, 156, 162–4,

238, 342 training 6, 96–7, 335, 339–40, 343, 388 transcriptions 34, 180, 212–13 Australian industry 211–13, 214–21 transistor radios 55–6, 156, 162, 167, 235, 257,

264, 270, 303, 384 transmitter power 7, 13, 19, 45, 48, 114, 253,

285, 366 transmitter zone plan (1930) 13 transmitters 39, 94, 165, 166–7, 311, 362, 367 Treaty of Versailles 323 Treloar, George D. (‘The Archer’) 375 Triple J network 101, 240, 241, 278, 279, 313 Triple M Adelaide 101, 423 Triple M Brisbane 84, 170, 428 Triple M group 89, 99, 279–80 Triple M Sydney 84, 85, 87, 91, 148, 240, 242,

276, 277, 316, 403, 412–13, 428 Trocadero ballroom 218 Truth 21, 24, 27, 256, 326 Truth and Sportsman Ltd 341 Tulloch, Rev. Dr George 185 Tunney, Gene 297 Tupper, Fred (‘Tuppy’) 129, 293–4, 296, 304,

308 Turnbull, W.G. 63 Turner, Chris 204 Turner, Graeme vii, xi Turner, Rev. Vernon 184–5, 189, 197 TV-Radio Week 57 Twitty, Conway 267 Ultra High Frequency (UHF) spectrum 61, 69,

71, 73, see also Very High Frequency (VHF) spectrum

‘Uncle Bill’ 120 ‘Uncle Dan’ 120 ‘Uncle Frank’, see Grose, Frank ‘Uncle Lionel’, see Lunn, Lionel ‘Uncle Peter’ 120 ‘Uncle Tom’, see Dunne, John Uncle Tom’s Gang 120 ‘Uncles’ 119–121, 140, 147, 150, see also

‘Aunts’ United Australia Party (UAP) 21, 23, 58, 332,

356, 358, 364, 367, see also 3XY; Liberal Party

United States 2, 57, 122, 187–90, 299–300, 307, 335, 339, 358, see also ownership, foreign;

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religious broadcasting, American evangelism; voice, overseas accents

audience research 57, 204 broadcasting system 4–6, 39, 54, 151 disc jockeys 268–9 payola 265 programs from 65, 151, 178, 185, 212–16,

218, 220, 233–4, 250–2, 257, 273, 334, 260, 264, 268, 276, 321, 332, 342–3, 372

radio networks 17–18, 24, 28, 36, 93 study trips to 54, 217–18, 311–12, 354 talkback 348, 350, 385 United States Information Service 346 University of Melbourne 323 University of Sydney 31, 57 Vacuum Oil Company 261 Valli, Muriel (‘Auntie Val’) 126 Vaude, Charlie 284 Vega 91.5 102, 432 Vega 95.3 102, 281, 432 Vega network 102, 103, 241, 280, 317 Very High Frequency (VHF) spectrum 61, 71,

73, 93, see also Ultra High Frequency (UHF) spectrum

Victoria 3, 16, 19, 28, 51, 57, 68, 84, 120–1, 130, 143, 152–3, 155, 168–171, 180, 193, 201, 258, 263, 298, 302–3, 311, 315–16, 378–9, 382, 409, see also Dandenong Ranges; Melbourne; Mildura; Shepparton; Torquay; Wangaratta

Victoria Park Race Club 293 Victoria Racing Club 292, 296, 303 Victorian Cricket Association (VCA) 301 Victorian electricity authority 162 Victorian Football Association (VFA) 292 Victorian Football League (VFL) 292 Victorian Labour College 359 Victorian Protestant Federation 364 Vietnam War 101, 352, 385, 386 Views on the News 364–5 Village Roadshow 99 Village Theatres 84 Vincent School of Broadcasting 97 voice viii, 153, 193, 202, 210, 214, 229, 261,

267–8, 308, 323, 345, 363, 370, 395, 404, see also actuality broadcasts

Australian accent 214, 267–8, 335 Laws, John 266, 404 and newsreading 335, 340 overseas accents 122, 212, 268, 271, 335, 369 and talkback 349, 352 tapes 393–4 training 387 women’s 395–6 Voice of Agriculture 158 Voice of the People 395

The Voice of Prophecy News 187 Voigt, Emil 298, 345, 354, 359 Voigt, Rion 298 Wakehurst, Lady 137 Wales Awards for Community Service

Broadcasting 145–6 Walker, Eric 298, 302 Walker, R.B. vii, viii Walker, Rev. Alan 179, 188, 191, 194, 199, 341 Walker, Rhett 79 Walkley Awards 168, 403, 411, 505 Wallace, Miss F.V. 4 Wallace, George, see George Wallace Show Wallace, Ian 163 Wallis, Laurie 389 Walshe, Keith 264 Walshe, Mike 269 Walters, Doug 312 Wangaratta 9, 41 War Loans 35, 135, 136, 220 Warburton, Margaret 127 Ward, E.J. 232 Warnecke, George 210 Warner, Joan 103, 420 ‘The Watchman’, see Mann, E.A. Watt, R.G. 327 Watterson, Ray 87 Watts, Merrick, see Merrick and Rosso Watts, T.E.N. 149 wavelengths 19, 21, 45, 372 Wayside Chapel 199 weather reporting 58, 90, 142–3, 149, 152, 155–

7, 319, 337, 342, 344 Webb, Mike 79 Weekes, Hilda 233 Welch, Eric 286, 298 Wells, Harold (‘Uncle Rag’) 120 Wendling, Arthur 247 Wentworth, W.C. (1790-1872) 51 Wentworth, W.C. (1907-2003) 51 Wesgo Holdings Ltd 93–4, 200, 278, 403 Wesley Central Mission 199, 201–2 West Australian Listeners’ League 10 West Australian Newspapers 16, 66 West, Morris 80, 222 Western Australia 3–4, 16, 120, 150, 216, 256,

263–4, 405, see also Albany; Bunbury; Perth Western Australian Turf Club 405 Western Stores 129 Westpac Awards for Community Service

Broadcasting, see Wales Awards for Community Service Broadcasting

West Sydney Radio Pty Ltd 79 What Protestants Think 185 What Shall We Have for Dinner? 35

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Wheatley, Glenn 84, 91, 169, 278 Whelan, Judith 406 White, Anna 361 White, Brian 89–90, 169, 196, 340, 343, 384–5,

388, 395, 397, 400–3, 413, see also Brian White Memorial Raward; Today with Brian White

White, David 388 White, Ken 93 White, Randall 259, 336 Whiteley, Neil 93 Whitford Network 28, 224 Whitlam, E.G. (‘Gough’) 72–3, 74, 384, 386,

388 Whitlam government 72, 74, 389–90 Whitlam, Margaret 386 The Whitlams 281 Whitta, Clifford Nicholls, see ‘Nicky’ Why Believe? 182 Whyte, W. Farmer 356 Wil and Lehmo, see Anderson, Wil; Lehman,

Tony Wilde, Oscar 210, 243 Wild West Club 251 Wilkins, Ormsby 346–7, 350, 384–5, 397–8 Willesee, Mike 84 Williamson, David 416 Willis, Albert 354 Wills, Ron 247 Wilshire, Brian 415 Wilson, Charmaine 205 Wilson, Craig 505 Wilson, Rose 234 Win, Jack 122 Wings of the Morning 176 Windeyer, Richard 355 Wintergarden Theatre 210 Wipfli, Michael, see Em and Wippa Wireless Telegraphy Act 1905 3–4, 74, 372, 421 Wireless Weekly 5, 18, 31, 122, 172, 247–9,

285, 297, 320, 324 on broadcasting policy 4, 8, 11 ceased publication 36 on community service 150, 154–5 on drama 206–8 established 4 letters to 31–2, 118, 173, 249 on music 253 on news 318–19, 326 program guides 15–16 talent quest 260 Wiseman, Bryan 414–15 Withers, Senator Reg 391 Withers, Tom 266 Wood, Ernest 325 Wood, Wendy 401

Woodfull, Bill 286, 290 Wollongong 73–4, 126, 341 Woman’s Magazine of the Air 203 women 100, 119, 126, 142, 150, 158, 180, 275,

see also ‘Aunts’; listeners, women; voice, women’s

and advice programs 122, 159 announcers 158, 241, 396–9 and classified recordings 275 conducting audience research 34, 57 and drama 220 and FM radio 241 and New Age broadcasting 203–4 and news 337, 339, 367 news commentators 367, 378 and political broadcasting 355, 367, 369, 378,

395 and religious broadcasting 187, 190 representations of 275 sessions for 125, 127, 206, 330–1, 367, 378 and sports broadcasting 288– 9, 290–1, 305,

313, 316–17 and talkback 352, 386, 388, 394, 395, 399 Wonder, Stevie 275 Wood, Ivy (‘Cousin Joy’) 120 World Audio Ltd 114 World Church News 184 World Cup (soccer) 317 World Program Service 257 World Radio Convention (1938) 30 World Series Cricket 312 The World Tomorrow 189 World War I 125, 141, 375 World War II 2, 13, 34–42, 46, 70, 141, 177,

203, 215–18, 250, 289, 293, 295, 328 Worrall, David 212, 220, 257, 284 Woy Woy 126 Wran, Neville 86, 219, 391–2 Wren, John 297 Wright, Claudia 397–9 ‘Wright, Dr James’ (Dr John Knight) 160–1,

238 Wright, Myles 66, 71 Wrigley, Byron 214 Wrigley’s 213–14 Wyong 88 ‘Yabba’ 289 Yarnold, Rev. Stephen 179 Yeo, Lindsay 79 Young Catholic Students’ Movement 232 Young, Jack 19 Young Men’s Christian Association 140 Yuill, William 152 Zemanek, Stan 414–16