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This announcer spotlight was written by Caitlin Cassidy and first published in our biannual member magazine, Easey Mag, December 2018 edition. We hope you enjoy reading all about Matt McFetridge of Twistin' Fever.On any given show, you can expect anything from R&B, surf, rockabilly, soul, country, hillbilly, doo wop, Mexican rock ‘n’ roll, garage and whatever else piques ....
This announcer spotlight was written by Lisa Gibbs about Ruby Soho - florist, flower farmer, secondary school teacher, musician, record label owner, Rock ‘n’ Roll nun AND Garageland presenter. First published in our biannual member magazine, Easey Mag, December 2017 edition. We hope you enjoy Ruby s story.
I started listening to PBS when I was 14. My brother got me in to the station after I stole one of his Dictators’ records and I got really into all the rock shows - Shock Treatment (with Kev Lobotomi), Sunglasses After Dark (with Phil MacDougall), Muscle Souls (with Phil Gionfriddo), Soulgroove ‘66 (with Pierre Baroni) and Acid Country (with David Heard). ....
This announcer spotlight was written by Michelle Gearon and first published in our biannual member magazine, Easey Mag, May 2020 edition. We hope you enjoy reading this insight into story of Acid Country announcer, David Heard.
David Heard remembers sitting on a train between Geelong and Melbourne in 1978 reading an article in the Green Guide about a group of people who were “plotting a revolution” for the airwaves of Melbourne. The new station would be unique, innovative, and would focus on music that did not receive airplay on commercial stations. An avid music lover, David decided to attend a meeting at the Prince of Wales Hotel, St Kilda, to find out more about this bunch of radio revolutionaries. Over 40 years later, the Acid Country presenter is still a dedicated volunteer. ....
Not quite crate diggin ! A glimpse of the work that Pierre Baroni puts in to find soul records that you can hear on Soulgroove 66
This announcer spotlight was compiled by Richie 1250 and first published in our biannual member magazine, Easey Mag, December 2020 edition. We hope you enjoy reading this fascinating glimpse into the life of our remarkable PBS announcer, Pierre Baroni. I grew up in the 60s, commercial radio was AM band, mono and fabulous. It seemed that everyday another new pop gem arrived: impossibly catchy, creative and groovy… well, that’s how it seemed to 10-year-old me. I was hooked on music. ....