Each Saturday at 10.45pm (AEST), Bob Howe (a.k.a. Big Bob from Bondi) chats with John Nutting on ABC Radio to deliver the Saturday Night Country Gig Guide, relayed across 60 stations nationally, plus the world via the Web and Radio Australia.
Nov 3:
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...
1976...
ABC Radio broadcast a Sunday morning show aimed at the national youth market, entitled Sunday Comics and hosted by Terry 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.
