Bob Rogers (DJ)
Bob Rogers | |
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Born | 3 December 1926 |
Occupation(s) | Disc jockey, radio announcer, television host |
Years active | 1942–2020 |
Bob Rogers
Before his retirement in October 2020, Rogers presented the six-hour Saturday evening Reminiscing program on Sydney radio station 2CH. He had previously presented The Bob Rogers Show on weekday mornings.[5][6]
Early life
Rogers was born to British parents[7] and raised in Donald, Victoria.[8] His father had been a junior butcher before becoming a farmer. He used to help his father round up the sheep and catch the lambs before slaughter.[9]
Career
Rogers began his career as a
station, he worked six days a week as a radio announcer, including presenting racing on Saturdays. Soon, Rogers was given permission to start a Sunday afternoon music program, playing new records given to him by American sailors.Rogers resigned and started a similar music program on
For the next 8 years, Rogers was Australia's top radio DJ.
In 1962 Rogers joined 2SM, one of the "Good Guys" DJ team the station recruited, with Mike Walsh and others;[14] 2SM jumped in the ratings to number 1. In 1964 Rogers was chosen to represent 2SM on The Beatles' tour through Europe, Asia and Australia. He made radio interviews with them in June.[15][16]
Rogers returned to 2UE and presented his morning radio show with a new format of provocative commentary, gossip and music. His programme became popular amongst interview-hungry artists.[11][12] In 1976, Rogers wrote Rock And Roll Australia, a book about the birth of the Australian rock industry.[10] In 1982, he started a chain of women's dress shops.[10]
In October 1976, Rogers joined 2GB,[17] but his time with the station was short-lived. While compering the 2GB morning program, in June 1977, Rogers was sacked, after he failed to use the seven-second-delay button, during an on-air conversation with John Singleton. Singleton's use of a 'four-letter word' was broadcast. The topic of conversation was Rogers' imminent change of time slot to an afternoon segment.[18]
2CH radio
In November 1995, Rogers accepted John Singleton's offer and joined Sydney radio station
On 5 December 2007, Rogers was verbally abused with obscenities by long-time professional rival John Laws, in unprovoked circumstances whilst dining at lunch with 3AW personality Derryn Hinch in a Woolloomooloo restaurant.[22][23][24][25][26] After suffering a stroke while on air in 2018, Rogers announced in November 2018 that he would stop presenting his morning programme.[27] He continued presenting his Reminiscing program on Saturdays until 3 October 2020, when he finally retired.[28][29]
Radio career breakdown
Network | Tenure | Role |
3XY
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1942–1950 | Panel operator |
Hobart radio | Radio announcer and Host of Sunday Afternoon Music Program | |
4BH | 1950–1957 | Disc Jockey |
2UE| | 1958–1962 | Presenter of Top 40 |
2SM | 1962–1995 | Disc Jockey |
2UE | Morning program presenter | |
2GB | 1976-1977 | Morning program presenter |
2CH | 1995–2018 | Morning program presenter and Host of program Reminiscing |
References
- ^ Bob Rogers awarded OAM – Bigpondnews, 14 June 2010, retrieved 7 May 2011.
- ^ Bob Rogers – Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) – Radio 2CH, retrieved 7 May 2011.
- ^ a b Bob Rogers takes the cake – The Sydney Morning Herald 27 November 2006, retrieved 19 June 2008.
- ISBN 978-1-4596-0385-1.
- ^ Sydney's daggiest radio station a giant killer The Daily Telegraph, 10 May 2008, retrieved 10 July 2008.
- ^ "Legendary broadcaster Bob Rogers confirms radio retirement". Radio Today. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- AEDT15 March 2007.
- ^ Drive with Derryn Hinch, Radio 3AW, 17:31 ADST, 9 October 2009.
- AEST24 June 2008.
- ^ a b c Bob Rogers Archived 28 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine – 2CH
- ^ a b The great survivor – The Sydney Morning Herald 28 October 2003, retrieved 18 June 2008.
- ^ a b Program eight: Policy Archived 8 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine – Australian Broadcasting Corporation 1999, retrieved 18 June 2008.
- ISBN 978-0-17-005998-5.
- ISBN 978-0-8108-7022-2.
- ISBN 978-1-76087-494-0.
- ISBN 978-0-307-45238-2.
- ^ "Bob Rogers". Canberra Times. 7 October 1976. p. 20. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ "Bob Rogers fired over swearing". Canberra Times. 29 June 1977. p. 9. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ Classic Rogers a big hit – Daily Telegraph
- ^ Talk beats music in radio ratings – The Australian
- ^ Brought to book, but Jones is still a hit – Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Laws didn't call me an 'armpit transplant' – Hinch Archived 8 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine – Daily Telegraph
- ^ Radio stars 'go each other' in Sydney restaurant Archived 8 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine – Livenews
- ^ Laws launches tirade at Hinch and Rogers – The Sydney Morning
- ^ Herald Laws launches obscene tirade at Hinch Archived 7 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine – Ninemsn
- ^ "sound file" (MP£). Mpegmedia.abc.net.au. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ "Bob Rogers hangs up the headphones". Radioinfo. 9 November 2018. Archived from the original on 4 March 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ^ "Tim Webster replaces Bob Rogers and Chris Kearns goes live at nights on 2CH". Radioinfo. 21 January 2019. Archived from the original on 4 March 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ^ "Classic Hits 2CH Legend Bob Rogers announces his retirement". Radioinfo.com.au. 27 September 2020.