Pilots of the Airwaves - Voices of a Generation Podcast

By Paul WalshMusic Music Interviews Music History

Pilots of the Airwaves - Voices of a Generation Podcast episodes

May 07, 2022 Pilot Number Thirty-Seven....Craig Willis!
From being the office boy at 2UW, to having his voice booming across centre court at Melbourne Park or the MCG, Craig Willis is the voice of voice overs, the master of MCs ......and has accumulated a very broad and successful body of work in broadcasting! Enjoy!
36 min
April 27, 2022 Pilot Number Thirty-Six.....David Jones!
He started as a panel operator at 3DB, presented a top rating breakfast program in Melbourne but it was in Newcastle where David Jones really made his mark. A great jock? Yes! A ‘Derro’? Only sometimes!! Enjoy!
42 min
April 18, 2022 Pilot Number Thirty-Five.....Trevor Sinclair!
He started his radio career way back in 1976, has been involved in some of Sydney's top rating stations, has kept us company on many of our overseas trips, has even had his voice preserved for posterity....and he's still going strong today. He's Trevor Sinclair! Enjoy!
45 min
April 05, 2022 Pilot Number Thirty-Four.....Tim Webster!
He has many strings to his media bow in both radio and television, including sport, news anchoring and talkback radio, but Tim Webster is still a music jock at heart with many tales to tell! Almost 50 years in the biz and still going strong! Enjoy!
45 min
January 25, 2022 Pilot Number Thirty-Three.....Laurie Atlas!
For Laurie Atlas it all started in his home state of Western Australia, then moved onto Melbourne and the Surf Coast of Geelong, and finally up north to the Sunshine Coast and Rockhampton! Along his journey, he also helped farewell one the most iconic radio stations in Australia. Enjoy!
58 min
December 08, 2021 Pilot Number Thirty-Two.....Sam Anglesey!
He started off in Kalgoorlie, made his way across to north eastern Victoria, then down to Tassie before he dominated almost every teenager's transistor radio in Melbourne..... and then moved over to Adelaide. Monday to Friday, 7 - 10 pm, on 'The Greater', there was no one bigger than Big Sam Anglesey! Enjoy (I certainly did!)
33 min
December 01, 2021 Pilot Number Thirty-One.....Keith Harris!
This week's guest has worked at some of the most influential radio stations, in the biggest market places in Australia. However, no matter how far he roamed, Keith Harris always seemed to find his way back home to Launceston, 8 times in fact! Some great stories. Enjoy!
50 min
November 18, 2021 Pilot Number Thirty.....Ian MacRae!
As well as a Pilot of the Airwaves, Ian MacRae was also a Pirate of the Airwaves in the late 60s in the UK before returning to Australia to dominate breakfast radio in Sydney for almost decade. A great story from a legendary jock! Enjoy!
40 min
October 28, 2021 Pilot Number Twenty-Nine.....Pete Smith!
He has one of the most familiar voices and faces in Australian television, but it was in radio that Pete Smith had his initial media experience, first at the ABC, then as a 3AK Good Guy. His versatility behind the microphone continued at 3UZ and even more so on FOX FM in the mid 90s. It's a great 55 minutes of reminiscing with "Pete Smith Speaking". Enjoy!
57 min
October 15, 2021 Pilot Number Twenty-Eight.....Peter Grace!
He kept us company at night, introducing us new music and the latest album tracks. He's dabbled in production, writing and stand up comedy........and his is also the first voice we heard on commercial FM radio in Australia. He is Peter Grace. Enjoy!
40 min