John Kerr (broadcaster)
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John Kerr (Born 19 February 1942) is a multi-talented Australian radio announcer.
John Kerr hosts the top-rated weekend edition of the New Day Australia from Midnight to 6am on 2UE and the Fairfax Radio Network as well as many Regional Affiliate Stations.
Between 1994 to 2005 John hosted the weekday version of New Day Australia. In 2006, his on air shift was changed to the weekend edition of the show. Radio announcer Stuart Bocking
replaced John in the weekday shifts of New Day Australia.
John Kerr (disambiguation)
-Government and politics:* Sir John Kerr , Australian Governor-General* John Kerr , Irish-born mayor of Columbus, Ohio* John Leeds Kerr , U.S...
John Kerr (Born 19 February 1942) is a multi-talented Australian radio announcer.
John Kerr hosts the top-rated weekend edition of the New Day Australia from Midnight to 6am on 2UE and the Fairfax Radio Network as well as many Regional Affiliate Stations.
Between 1994 to 2005 John hosted the weekday version of New Day Australia. In 2006, his on air shift was changed to the weekend edition of the show. Radio announcer Stuart Bocking
Stuart Bocking
Stuart Lyndon Bocking, , is an Australian radio presenter and has worked for regional and Sydney stations. He is currently the 2UE evenings host.-Early life:...
replaced John in the weekday shifts of New Day Australia.
John Kerr's Career
- 1957: John started off in radio working behind the scenes for the Jack Davey Show.
- 1958: John became a cadet announcer with radio 2PK ParkesParkes, New South Wales- Transport :Parkes has a local bus service provided by Western Road Liners, which acquired Harris Bus Lines in March 2006. The Indian Pacific also stops twice a week, as well as the Broken Hill Outback Xplorer service, run by CountryLink, which heads to Broken Hill on Mondays and Sydney on...
. - 1959: Moved to 2DU Dubbo.
- 1960: Became the breakfast announcer for 2CA CanberraCanberraCanberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
In this role, John made appearances on televisionTelevisionTelevision is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
station Southern Cross Ten. - 1966: John moved to CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and worked with BOAC (now British AirwaysBritish AirwaysBritish Airways is the flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom, based in Waterside, near its main hub at London Heathrow Airport. British Airways is the largest airline in the UK based on fleet size, international flights and international destinations...
), after six months he visited Scotland and became part of pirate radioPirate radioPirate radio is illegal or unregulated radio transmission. The term is most commonly used to describe illegal broadcasting for entertainment or political purposes, but is also sometimes used for illegal two-way radio operation...
and joined Radio ScotlandRadio ScotlandRadio Scotland was an offshore pirate radio station broadcasting on 1241 kHz mediumwave , created by Tommy Shields in 1965. The station was located on the former lightship M.V...
, where he stayed until it closed 18 months later. - 1967: John returned to AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and worked briefly for Channel 9Nine NetworkThe Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
before joining 2UE2UE2UE is a commercial radio station in Sydney, Australia owned by Fairfax Media. It is Sydney's and Australia's oldest commercial radio station, first broadcasting on 26 January 1925 on 1025 kHz AM before moving to 950 kHz in 1935 when virtually all Australian radio stations were assigned new...
for five and a half years. - 1973: John went back to Canberra briefly, before moving to Gosford where he hosted the 2GO breakfast show for 13 years.
- 1986: John left radio to start a public relations company
- 1994: John was asked by 2ue's station management to rejoin Radio 2UE as the host of the New Day Australia program on weekdays between midnight and 5am.
- 2006: John was moved to the weekend version of New Day Australia.