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3AW Radio turns 80 years old
3AW Radio is celebrating its 80th year today.
We began transmission on 22 February 1932 as Melbourne's fifth commercial radio station.
Melbourne's No.1 radio station is the only Melbourne AM radio station to keep its original call sign.
*Scroll down to hear our first-ever talkback caller*
DID YOU KNOW?
- The AW in 3AW came from its original owners "Allans Music" and "J.C. Williamson".
- In early 1979 Derryn Hinch took over the 9-12 slot from Doug Mulray and Barry Mann.
- Darren James' father Peter James began hosting 3AW Breakfast in June 1964.
- 3AW's longest serving continual employee is David Mann, who this year will celebrate 40 years at 3AW.
- John Blackman, Philip Brady and Andrew McLaren all did shifts on 3AW in the 1970s.
- Channel 7's Jennifer Keyte and Channel 9's Peter Hitchener have both hosted programs on 3AW.
- The voice of AFL, Craig Willis, used to be Derryn Hinch's program announcer.
- John Laws hosted a program on 3AW from the USA via the New Pacific Cable on Tuesday December 3, 1963.
- In 1965 3AW Saturday Night announcer John Bright had to announce that he was not allowed to play any music by the Beatles.
- Derryn Hinch (3AW), Bert Newton (3UZ), and Keith McGowan (3MP) during one period had a tight battle for ratings supremacy (Hinch won in the end).
(Compiled by Simon Owens)
BELOW: Image of a 1960s ad and a 1990 TV commercial.
PLAY: Barbara tells Ross and John she was our first talkback caller
Happy birthday, old friend
HINCH BLOG: "One complaint about 3AW is that you walk into the foyer and it is filled with photos of men. Middle-aged, even old men. You know why? We may be old but we are also very good at what we do." Remember with Hinch here.
Blog comments
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I remember Norman Banks, John Masters [as a child, I loved his theme music, 'In a Party Mood', every afternoon until he died suddenly in 1953], Geoff Manion, David McGee, Andrea, Happy Hammond, Jack Davey, Terry Dear and Martha Gardner, and many others. It's always been a great station from the days of Nicky and Nancy Lee through to the present day.
Denis Wednesday 22 February, 2012 - 6:16 PM -
Happy Birthday 3AW. I feel apart of a listening family.
Adam T Wednesday 22 February, 2012 - 1:45 PM -
Happy, happy 80th birthday 3AW. At last, I have found out what the "AW" stands for.
Thanks to all the station's announcers and people behind the microphone who give the listeners terrific entertainmentheather Wednesday 22 February, 2012 - 11:39 AM -
I am 32 and in remembering my 13 years of memories the one that I.miss along with my mum and the rest of the stations audience
is:
Ross Warneke. So youn. Sadly missed.
also i am saddened not to remember his name was the English gentleman who discussed world events he also died about or after the current Iraq warRyan Sexton Wednesday 22 February, 2012 - 11:35 AM -
Happy Birthday 3AW. I am only half your age but from an early age you have been part of my life. From the early years listening to Derryn in the morning when I probably should have been at school(!) to waking up during my school years to John Blackman, to Darren James and Bruce Mansfield (Uncle Roy) doing the breakfast shift in my apprenticeship years when I had to get up at 5:30am (and still do get up at that time but now listen to Ross and John). I even won a holiday to Perth back in the late 80's! And now, the radio is locked on 3AW or the computer is streaming it when I am out of reception area literally 24/7. Good luck with the next 80 years and I hope you continue to prosper.
Darren King Wednesday 22 February, 2012 - 11:29 AM -
I want to wish a happy birthday to 3AW and many more years to come
Tom Wednesday 22 February, 2012 - 10:17 AM
