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John Burns: Profile

John Burns

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.It was the heady 80s - before the introduction of fringe benefit tax.

Burns became so famous for his lunches he was christened Sir Lunchalot.

His radio career began on 3RRR where as Sir Lunchalot he appeared on "Lawyers Guns and Money" with one Mr Ross Stevenson. 3AW snapped them up and John continued to reviewing restaurants on the show, while also working as a Victorian Crown Prosecutor. In 2001 John joined Ross as co-host of 3AW's top rating breakfast program. He still lunches every day.

What was your first job?

Cleaning out fowl houses for pocket money.

If you could interview anyone (living or dead) who would it be?

The Queen.

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