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Vern Stone, former Perth radio executive, died on September 25, 2022. He is best known for his time at Perth stations 6PR and 6PM.
Vern was also a major part of the 3AK ‘Beautiful Music’ era starting in June 1973 and was the station GM.
The picture below shows Ian Stewart (Ian Richards) with Bill Howie, Ward Everaardt, Colin McEwan, David Low, Alan Pearsall, Ian Richards, John D’arcy and John Bright with Vern Stone seated. (Photo courtesy of Facebook’s Radio People.)
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Charles Darwin University’s (CDU) very own radio station has upgraded to a new state-of-the-art studio in the city’s heart after more than 40 years in its original home. Territory FM relocated to a new broadcast centre in the Danala | Education and Community Precinct in September last year after being based at the CDU Casuarina campus since 1981.
2DayFM Breakfast is set to deliver a fresh sound to Sydneysiders in 2025, with Jimmy & Nath (Jimmy Smith and Nathan Roye) confirmed as hosts, joined by Sydney radio presenter Emma Chow, starting Monday, 20 January.
I worked with Vern at 3AK Beautiful Music during the years 1975 to 1980 , a very dynamic man and highly respected during my time there as a music programmer /music director …
Vern hired me to join 3AK as PD and Assistant GM in 1977. A tremendously good motivator and a fabulous salesman. I worked with him until leaving the station in 1982,