Graham Webb

This is my 56th year in radio, having started on February 26th, 1954. I became a learner with Brian Bury and with the old master teacher Eric Wright, when I was a telegram boy at Sydney's Royal Exchange Post Office. Lyal Richardson was on 2KY at the time and took me under his wing. He presented "Toast of the Town" from Chequers Nightclub and "Talk of the Town" from the window of Goblin Electrics in Pitt Street, Sydney. I found myself doing the daily live show with Lyal and June Dally Watkins, plus Wednesday and Saturday nights on "Toast of the Town" from Chequers. It was my mentor Lyal Richardson who got me a job in September of 1954 on 2TM Tamworth).

In 1956 I moved on from Tamworth to become the "junior" announcer on 4BH Brisbane. 4BH then sent me to their other station, 4GY, to gain more experience. After a stint in the National Service, I decided to return home to Sydney, where in 1957, I got the job of the announcer on the Sunday Religious Program on 2CH, and subsequently, became Reg Grundy's off-sider on the Radio Version of "The Wheel Of Fortune" game show. This went on to become a TV Show, on which I was, for a time, the Voice-Over Announcer.

My big break came when Ken Stone invited me to join John Laws, Bob Rogers, Tony Withers and Garry O'Callahan as one of the 2UE Top 40 DJs. Later came television; "The Westinghouse World of Sport", "Saturday Date", "Blind Date", "Jeopardy", "Spotlight" (in Perth) and "Sound Unlimited". First, I was Host then later Executive Producer, of "Sounds" with Donnie Sutherland on the 7 Network. For almost 20 years, mine was the "voice" of the Channel 7 Network on their Promos. In between, I was DJ, Program Controller and News Director of Radio Caroline, the "Pirate" Radio Station in England, between 1965 and 1966.

Doing the afternoon shift on Bay FM is a real thrill. Great at my age - I was born in 1936 so that made me 74 on the 19th of April 2010!

If you'd like to contact me, use the Contact Form on the Contact page. Just put "Graham" in the subject line.

Our Announcers: Reg Dowton - Gary Newton - Rod Poynter - Graham Webb - Daryl Reader - Jeannie Brown

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