Ross Stevenson: Profile

Like many broadcasters - Ross was a lawyer for a short period of time before realising the error of his ways. Honing his skills on community radio, Ross joined the on-air team at 3AW on his way to becoming Australia's number one breakfast presenter.

John Burns: Profile

John started his career in law practicing as a barrister for 22 years. In the 1980s most of his cases were resolved by lunchtime - so after work he would gather up any willing participants and go to lunch.

Neil Mitchell: Profile

Neil is one of Australia's most experienced journalists with success in newspapers, radio and television. He was one of the youngest editors of a daily metropolitan newspaper, The Herald.

Derryn Hinch: Profile

Derryn Hinch used to threaten that he would eventually write an autobiography and call it Famous People who have met me. He was joking. Eventually he did write a kind of personal biography about the private thoughts of a public person.

Gerard Healy: Profile

Gerard Healy played 130 games with Melbourne from 1979 to 1985 and then 81 with Sydney from 1986 to 1990. He won the 1988 Brownlow Medal but was forced into retirement at just 29 because of a wrist injury.

Dwayne Russell: Profile

Dwayne began writing for The Age and The Geelong Advertiser newspapers in 1989 whilst playing AFL Football for Geelong. He began working in radio for K-Rock in 1990 and spent five years at the ABC before joining 3AW in 2002.

Rex Hunt: Profile

Rex was a slow starter when it came to football and cricket. He recalls often being the last picked for the side. At 16 Rex realised that his strength and passion lied in football not cricket and so he pursued this.

• Photo Gallery: 3AW Football

Bruce Mansfield: Profile

Bruce won a junior announcer's competition at radio 3UZ in 1960. The prize was 100 pounds and a week on the air. Bruce joined radio 3KZ in 1962 as a panel operator and late night announcer (not much has changed).

Philip Brady: Profile

Phillip Brady went straight from Xavier College to Channel Nine in 1958. He spent 13 Years at the station working on In Melbourne Tonight - appearing in commercials and comedy sketches with Graham Kennedy as well as compering the show.

Darren James: Profile

During Buy, Swap and Sell hosted by Darren James, 3AW becomes a trading post, trash and treasure market, bulletin board and garage sale, all rolled into one.

Jane Edmanson: Profile

Jane started working as a teacher, then in a retail nursery at Chadstone Shopping Centre, not knowing the difference between a rose or a thistle.

• Jane and Darren's Big Backyard

Tony Leonard: Profile

Tony came into radio via community station 3RRR with the Coodabeen Champions, a one-hour talk program that took a light-hearted look at Australian Rules from the point of view of the spectator.

• Photo Gallery: 3AW Football
• 3AW Pub Of The Week

Robert Walls: Profile

Robert Walls is a former Australian rules footballer and coach who enters the 2009 AFL season as the 'Best Special Commentator in Radio' (Football Media Association Awards) and as a former winner of the Alf Brown Award for Football's Most Outstanding Media Performer.

• Photo Gallery: 3AW Football

Nathan Buckley: Profile

Nathan Buckley joined the 3AW Football team in 2008 after a stellar playing career for which he will now be remembered as one of Collingwood's all-time greats. Along with 3AW Football, Buckley also joins Sports Today every Monday night.

• Photo Gallery: 3AW Football

Tony Shaw: Profile

Tony Shaw spent 17 years as a player with the Collingwood Football Club. In that time he won two Best and Fairest awards, captained the Premiership side of 1990 and was a Norm Smith Medalist.

• Photo Gallery: 3AW Football

Denis Walter: Profile

Denis Walter has been at 3AW for many years. He is now the full-time host of the new 3AW Afternoons program, which will keep you entertained and informed every day.

David Mann: Profile

David Mann joined 3AW in 1973 after completing Matriculation at Blackburn High School, and is the longest serving employee of the Company now controlled by the Fairfax Radio Network.

Mike Brady: Profile

Mike has been a professional musician and songwriter for most of his life, starting from age 15. He gained most of his education on the road and had to develop the "gift of the gab" to compensate.

Keith McGowan: Profile

While you're asleep, Melbourne doesn't stop. To those thousands of people working hard and to those who can't sleep, the Overnighters with Keith McGowan provides a companion on weekdays.

Alan Pearsall: Profile

Alan's radio career commenced in 1965 with radio station 6GE in Geraldton West Australia, before transferring to 6PM in Perth.

John Michael Howson: Profile

John-Michael Howson is a writer of hit stage musicals, an author, journalist and commentator who covered the international film scene for 25 years interviewing scores of top names, including those who rarely consent to interviews.

Nick McCallum: Profile

Nick spent seven years as the United States Correspondent for Channel Nine, covering five Academy Awards, the impeachment of President Bill Clinton, Pat Rafter's two US Open victories and the election of George W Bush.

Profile: 'Lazy Susan'

Cindy 'Lazy Susan' Sargon is no stranger to the TV screen, radio airwaves or a kitchen, more often than not she is combining the two at the same time.

Shane McInnes: Profile

Shane has been a member of 3AW’s sports team since January 2008 covering a number of events in his debut year including the Australian Open, Formula 1, Beijing Olympics, MotoGP and of course the AFL.

• An Aus. Open blog with 'grunt'

Dean Jones: Profile

Dean Jones wrote the book on one-day cricket - literally. He played a new game in which he walked down the pitch to fast bowlers, ran frenetically between wickets and turned fielding into an attacking occupation.

Richard Arnold: Profile

Richard Arnold is 3AW's US Correspondent, and can be heard every day on 3AW Drive with Derryn Hinch and also as the chief reporter of all US events for 3AW Radio's news bulletins. Richard began in radio after earning two degrees at Sydney University.

Dr Sally Cockburn: Profile

Dr Sally Cockburn, known in the media also as Dr Feelgood, is Australia's leading health communicator. She is a GP with over 25 years experience as a medical practitioner and over 18 years as a media presenter on TV, radio and in print.

• Talking Health on 3AW

Tom Elliott: Profile

Tom has presented the finance report on the Neil Mitchell show for over four years, and has also filled in for both Neil and Derryn Hinch at various times over the past 12 months.

Donna Demaio: Profile

Donna Demaio joined 3AW in 1992. As a senior journalist, newsreader and editor, Donna covers major events … including the Spring Racing Carnival the Logies and the AFI’s.

Peter Maher: Profile

Peter started Rehame, a business that monitored and analysed all media broadcast, telecast and published in Australia. He owned and ran Rehame for 21 years until it was sold in May 2006.

Steve Murphy: Profile

Steve Murphy has been a journalist, commentator, senior political adviser and corporate communications consultant for almost 30 years.

James Sherlock

Film historian, presenter, writer, publicist and film restoration and preservationist, James Sherlock, has been a cinema industry veteran for over four decades, beginning in 1964, at a number of Melbourne's most revered Picture Palaces.

Bill Kusznirczuk: Profile

Having worked with the Local State Government and private enterprise, Bill's knowledge and expertise is sought by all levels of government, the public sector, local community groups and individuals.

Jane Holmes: Profile

Jane started fresh from school in a virtual "radio apprenticeship" at 3AW, creating the foundations of for a successful media career that has encompassed radio, television and corporate work.

Simon Owens: Profile

Simon was originally employed as a Panel Operator for Bruce and Phil's Nightline, his career at 3AW starting on December 18th 1995.