by Jan Campbell
COUNTDOWN the Australian music television show broadcast by the ABC from 1974 until 1987. Countdown was the most popular music program in Australian TV history which exerted a strong sway on radio programmers. Countdown attracted local and International acts and reflected the musical cultural influences of the day. Gavin Wood was the program's voice over announcer and offers an insight to the artists who performed on the show.
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April 10, 2025
<p>Darren Stanley Hayes (born 8 May 1972) is anAustralian singer, songwriter, music producer and composer. He was thefrontman and singer of the pop duo Savage Garden until theirdisbandment. Their 1997 album Savage Garden peaked at number 1 inAustralia, number 2 in the United Kingdom and number 3 in the United States. Itspawned the singles "I Want You", "To the Moon and Back",and Australian and US number 1 "Truly Madly Deeply". The duo followedthe success of their debut album with Affirmation (1999), whichprovided additional hits such as Australian and US number 1 "I Knew ILoved You", and Australian number 3 "The Animal Song". SavageGarden parted ways in 2001.</p><p>Hayes released his first solo album Spin in 2002.The album sold two million copies worldwide, debuted at Number 2 in the UK andnumber 3 in Australia. It delivered the hit single "Insatiable".Hayes's second album, The Tension and the Spark, preceded by single"Pop!ular", was released in 2004. Hayes parted ways with his recordlabel Columbia Records in 2006 and started his own independent recordlabel, Powdered Sugar, from which he would release his third and fourthsolo albums, 2007's double-album This Delicate Thing We've Made and2011's Secret Codes and Battleships. After a decade-long hiatus, Hayesreturned in 2022 with his fifth studio album; Homosexual, which wasreleased in October 2022, spawned the singles "Let's Try Being in Love","Do You Remember?", "Poison Blood", "All You PrettyThings" and "Feels Like It's Over".Hayes' autobiography is due for publication by PenguinBooks in 2024. </p>
March 20, 2025
<p></p><p>Graham William Nash OBE (born 2 February 1942) is an English-American musician, singer and songwriter. He is known for his light tenor voice and for his contributions as a member of the Hollies and Crosby, Stills & Nash.</p><p>Nash is a photography collector and a published photographer. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Crosby, Stills & Nash in 1997 and as a member of the Hollies in 2010.He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2010 Birthday Honours List for services to music and to charity. Nash holds four honorary doctorates, including one from the New York Institute of Technology, one in music from the University of Salford in 2011 and one in fine arts from Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts</p><p></p>
March 2, 2025
<p>Gavin Wood’s Podcast returns this year with a slew of stars as we listen back to some of the best episodes of the show to date.<br />In the first episode of 2025, we celebrate the life of Australian media and radio broadcast personality Philip Brady OAM, revisiting Gavin’s chat the late radio legend.<br />Philip Brady OAM was one of the country’s most experienced and familiar radio broadcasters, with a career spanning more than 6 decades.<br />From Kennedy to Vizard, Newton to Hogan, Philip had collaborated with Australia’s most iconic personalities since his career started in tandem with the early beginnings of Australian television transmission in the late 1950s.<br />Like many of Australia’s media greats, he got his start providing voiceovers on Channel 9 and making appearances on Graham Kennedy’s ‘In Melbourne Tonight’.<br />Philip’s most substantial work came from his nearly 30-year position as host of 3AW’s Nightline program.<br />In 2018 Philip was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for service to the broadcast media industry<br />Beyond broadcasting, Philip is a long-time supporter of The Epilepsy Foundation of Victoria and was one of the Australia Day Ambassador Program’s longest-serving members.<br />After receiving a diagnosis of Pancreatic cancer in December, Philip announced his retirement from radio on February 2nd after 67 years behind the microphone.<br />Listen to the podcast now to hear Gavin’s chat with one of Australia’s most beloved media personalities – Philip Brady OAM</p>
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