Saturday 27 February 2010: John Nutting will step behind the microphone for the last time and present a special edition of Saturday Night Country with new host Felicity Urquhart. They will look back at program highlights since 1993 and play tributes from the characters and guests who have contributed to the show. The program can be heard from 10pm Saturday to 2am Sunday AEST on ABC Local Radio and on ABC Country through Digital Radio in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.
L to R: Toby Nutting, Felicity Urquhart, John Nutting, Bob Howe
Bob is proud to have been a part of John's show, relayed across 60 stations nationally, plus the world via the Web and Radio Australia, presenting the 'Gig Guide' live every Saturday night for 7 years (and becoming known as 'Big Bob from Bondi' in the process). Bob also co-hosted on numerous occasions from the Sydney, Tamworth and Mildura studios, reported in from the USA in 2004 and 2008, and performed live music on the air. Some of those highlights are below...
Above L to R: Felicity Urquhart, John Nutting, Bob Howe - photo by Dan Driscoll
19 April 2009: Bob was there to join in the fun when FELICITY URQUHART co-hosted John Nutting's SATURDAY NIGHT COUNTRY to launch her new album Landing Lights at the Sydney studios of ABC Radio 702.
1976...
ABC Radio broadcast a Sunday morning show aimed at the national youth market, entitled Sunday Comics and hosted by Tony Howes (no relation). Program 41 in the series was aired on 8th February 1976 and included 'chatter about the Pop world' with three record company Promotions/Public Relations Officers: Terry Westcombe (EMI), Anne Wright (RCA) and nineteen-year-old Bob Howe (Festival).
Here are some excerpts...
Meanwhile, on the same station, some 31 years later....
Bob Howe, Lee Kernaghan and John Nutting - 2am in the 'green room' at ABC Radio 702 in Sydney!
Saturday 21st July 2007 - LEE KERNAGHAN co-hosted John Nutting's SATURDAY NIGHT COUNTRY from the Sydney studios of ABC Radio to launch Spirit Of The Bush, his latest album. 100% of the profits of Lee's single of The Spirit of the Bush (with his mates Adam Brand and Steve Forde) goes to AUSSIE HELPERS. Bob joined John and Lee just before midnight for the final two hours of the program. The show was be broadcast on 60 local ABC stations, Radio Australia and you can listen to these highlights, courtesy of SATURDAY NIGHT COUNTRY...
Photos above left and top by John Nutting, above right by Bob and centre by CyberSteve.
3 Nov 2007:
Bob co-hosted John Nutting's radio show SATURDAY NIGHT COUNTRY on ABC Radio. Broadcasting from Sydney's Studio 227, the show featured SARA STORER and her band performing live for the first two hours as she launched her new album Silver Skies. The following two hours were back in the 702 studio where Sara chatted with Johnno and Bob and answered phone calls from her fans. A few audio highlights here...
