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Ormsby Wilkins
Australian radio presenter
Ormsby Wilkins | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1916-03-06)6 March 1916 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 18 February 1976(1976-02-18) (aged 59) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Career | |
| Station(s) | 2UE, 2GB, 3AW |
| Style | talk |
Ormsby Cecil Wilkins (6 March 1916 - 18 February 1976) was an Australian radio presenter.[1]
He is most notable for being the first person in Australia to take talkback calls when the format was made legal in 1967.[2][3]
Career
Wilkins' career began with the United States Information Service where he worked for a number of years before moving into journalism in 1949.[4] Initially working for The Daily Mirror, he went on to work for The Daily Telegraph and The Argus.[1]
Wilkins made the move to radio in 1963.[1] Throughout his career, Wilkins worked at 2UE and 2GB in Sydney and Melbourne's 3AW.[1]
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