Tribute to ABC Radio Staff in Perth from 1960 to 2005

• published: 09 Dec 2014
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Many staff were involved in broadcasting from the former ABC Radio studios in Adelaide Terrace, Perth. Here is an incomplete list of the much loved announcing voices heard from those studios in Western Australia: Steve Altham, Steve Amos, Jim Bale, Liam Bartlett, Ian Beatty, Simon Beaumont, Danielle Benda, Megan Broad, Susan Browning, Nick Bruining, Susan Bryant, Karen Buck, Ted Bull, Arthur Burridge, Eoin Cameron, Ruth Cameron, Susannah Carr, Tony Clough, Ann Conti, Roger Cook, David Cussons, Kit Denton, Mario D’Orazio, Bev East, Grey Easterbrook, Jenny Edwards, David Ellery, Chris Fenton, Lew Firman, James Fisher, Doug Foley, Gerry Gannon, Jim Gill, Roy Glenister, Michael Godby, Dorothy Graham, Harry Graham, Ralph Gray, Don Gresham, Des Guilfoyle, David Guy, Clive Hale, Ian Halket, Pat Harding, John Harper-Nelson, Sandra Harris, Peter Harrison, Ian Hasleby, David Hawkes, Geoff Hiscock, Jodi Hoffmann, Peter Holland, Phyllis Hope-Robertson, Christian Horgan, Kevin Hume, Ted Keen, Sarah Knight, Len Jackson, Verity James, Jeff Jeffery, Murray Jennings, Tony Jennings, Robyn Johnston, John Juan, Margaret Macoboy, Ashley Malone, George Manning, John Marshall, Greg Marston, Marshall Martin, Betty May, John May, Arch McKurdy, Ramsay McLean, Geraldine Mellet, David Moore, Ron Morey, Naomi Morison, Bob Murray, Peter Newman, John Nicholls, Lucky Oceans, Michael Palmer, Greg Pearce, Kate Raston, Earl Reeve, Jim Shaw, Kate Sieper, Charles Southwood, Libby Stone, Ron Tate, Robert Taylor, Wayne Taylor, Geoff Walker, Diana Ward, Neil Watson, Harold Wells, Jennifer West, Ian Wynne and many more over the years. Other key radio broadcasters were from the Drama, Education, Sports, Religious, Rural, and Talks Departments: Pat Alexander, Tony Badgery-Parker, John Barnett, John Bell, Beverley-Anne Brown, Michael Brock, Ian Brayshaw, Stanley Brown, Bill Bunbury, Liz Byrski, Phillip Clarke, John Cleary, John Colwill, Dennis Cometti, James Condon, Michael Cosby, Penny Crittall, Bruce Crowl, Tony Evans, Airini Fisher, Jim Fitzmaurice, Dorothy Fleming, Jane Flemming, Wally Foreman, Kitty Gillies, Keith Gollan, Margaret Graham, Irene Greenwood, Ivo Greville, Owen Grieve, George Grljusich, Ron Halcombe, Bush Hammersley, Chris Holden, Tony Howes, Daphne James, Trevor Jenkins, Dr Roberta Jull, Robin Juniper, Peter Kennedy, Graham Maybury, Mike McCann, Bill McCutcheon, Romola McSwain, Tom Murrell, Catherine King, John McNamara, Fred Mead, Glenn Mitchell, Drew Morphett, Ted Patterson, Gladys Pendred, John Penlington, Alan Richardson, Sally Rowe, Michael Schultz, Max Simmonds, Doug Spencer, Rory Sutton, John Treffry, Paul Thompson, Alexander Turner, Robyn Turner, Erica Underwood, Gillian Waite, Diana Warnock, Caroline Watt, Grant Woodhams, Charles Woolley and more over the years. Here is a list of the identified technical and operational personnel who serviced ABC radio in Perth over the many decades: Karl Akers, Heather Allen, Eric Anderson, Ed Aroozoo, Bill Atkinson, Jody Atkinson, Paul Baerenklau, Leah Baker, Craig Balmer, Reg Bartlett, Bill Bates, Russell Bell, Roy Bennett, Ric Birch, Mick Blackett, Wally Blundell, Eric Bolding, Ken Brand, Harry Brown, Graham Boyd, Edo Brands, Wally Burke, Peter Burnett, Peter Camilleri, Dave Carlisle, Ray Carlisle, David Chesson, Arthur Chick, Jack Christianson, Jack Clare, Mike Collins, Steve Collins, George Crafter, Cyril Crofts, Ric Curtin, Roy Caruth, Ian Church, Frank Davis, Alan Dawson, Kim Duncan, Frank Eddy, Jon Farcas, Brian Gannaway, Drew Gaynor, Peter Gibson, Eric Gregory, Harry Gout, Max Grainger, Alex Grimm, Rupert Harrison, Mac Henshaw, Ken Hapgood, John Hewitt, Eric Hill, Norm Hird, Tim Hoad, Don Hope, Roi Hubermann, Chris Hutchison, Howard Iffla, Nenad Jakovcevic, Reg Johns, Bruce Jones, Steve Kamp, George Karko, Trevor Kelly, Geoff Law, Toni Leahy, David LeMay, Ted Leppard, Kim LeSouef, Milton Lewis, Roland Lockhart, Ian Manning, Graham Marshall, Gary Matthews, Jim McCreschem, Noel McGowan, Ken McKay, Dusty Miller, Ralph Montague, John Morcombe, Lindsay Muggridge, Steve Napier, Jerry Newton, James O’Shea, Ron Page, Ron Panton, Joe Pauly, Mark Pemberton, Tony Popole, Robin Reed, Tom Reed, Clive Reutens, Eric Robjohns, Peter Rogers, Martin Roth, Norbert Roth, John Ryan, Noel McGowan, Julio Santarelli, Phil Sargeson, Peter Self, Tony Schlicta, George Scott, Laurie Smith, Brett Smyth, Mark Stafford, Sid Stafford, Ray Stevenson, Ray Sterling, Larry Taya, Ron Taylor, Shane Thompson, Marianna Travaglini, Theo Ut, John Van der Mosel, Sam Wainwright, Mike Warner, Bob Weggelaar, Don Weir, Bill Wheldon, Chris White, Noel Wright, John Woodley, Alf Wood, Frank Wreford, Owen Wyatt, George York and Jack Zelling. Colour photos of ABC Radio staff in Perth courtesy of David Carlisle. Other photos courtesy of Derrick Wright and the ABC.