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{{Short description|Australian radio announcer}}
'''John Kerr''' (Born 19 February 1942) has been a broadcaster in Australia for almost 50 years.
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'''John Kerr''' (born 19 February 1942) is an Australian radio announcer.
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[[Image:John_Kerr_(broadcaster).jpg|thumb|The Palace of Westminster|250px|right|John Kerr]]


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[[Image:John_Kerr_(broadcaster).jpg|thumb|250px|right|Radio announcer John Kerr]]
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''For other people called John Kerr see [[John Kerr (disambiguation)]]''


John Kerr hosts the weekend edition of the ''New Day Australia'' syndicated Midnight to 6am talkback radio program as part of the [[2UE]] stable. ''New Day'' is syndicated in other capitals and in many regional areas.
John Kerr previously hosted the top-rated weekend edition of the ''New Day Australia'' program from midnight to 6 am on 2UE and the Fairfax Radio Network as well as many regional affiliate stations.


From 1994 to 2005 John hosted the weekday version of ''New Day Australia'' but was moved to the weekend version as part of a new contract. [[Stuart Bocking]] took over the weekday show.
Between 1994 and 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''.


On 1 December 2012, during his 2UE show, John Kerr announced his retirement from radio after 55 years on the air, 18 of which have been on the overnight shift at 2UE, first on weekdays and now on weekends. John made a private announcement to a select number of his biggest fans at a listener lunch in Sydney yesterday afternoon. John remained on air until the Australia Day weekend. His final show was broadcast on the morning of Sunday 27 January 2013.
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== John Kerr's Career ==

John Kerr's syrupy voice and warmth of feeling were characteristic of ''New Day Australia''. One of the more memorable if controversial features of his time running this segment was the recurrence with which he was made to field phone calls about Australian singer-songwriter, [[John Farnham]], between 2005 and 2010. A portion of these conversations have been posted to YouTube.

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== Career ==
*1957: John started off in radio working behind the scenes for the Jack Davey Show.
*1957: John started off in radio working behind the scenes for the Jack Davey Show.
*1958: John became a cadet announcer with radio 2PK [[Parkes, New South Wales|Parkes]].
*1958: John became a cadet announcer with radio 2PK [[Parkes, New South Wales|Parkes]].
*1959: Moved to 2DU [[Dubbo]].
*1959: Moved to 2DU [[Dubbo]].
*1960: Became the breakfast announcer for 2CA [[Canberra]] (In an unusual twist of fate, John is currently heard on relay on 2CA's sister station 2CC). In this role, John became a big name in Canberra, making regular appearances on [[TV]] station CTC 7, now known as [[Southern Cross Ten]].
*1960: Became the breakfast announcer for 2CA [[Canberra]] In this role, John made appearances on television station [[CTC (TV station)|CTC 7]] (now 10 Regional).
*1966: John moved to [[Canada]] and worked with BOAC (now [[British Airways]]), after six months he visited Scotland and became part of the [[pirate radio]] craze which was sweeping the area and joined [[Radio Scotland]], where he stayed until it closed 18 months later.
*1966: John moved to Canada and worked with BOAC (now [[British Airways]]), after six months he visited Scotland and became part of ''[[pirate radio]]'' and joined [[Radio Scotland]], where he stayed until it closed 18 months later.
*1967: John returned to [[Australia]] and worked briefly for [[Nine Network|Channel 9]] before joining [[2UE]] for five and a half years, doing various things, including reporting on the 1970 [[Academy Awards]].
*1967: John returned to Australia and worked briefly for [[Nine Network|Channel 9]] before joining [[2UE]] 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.
*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
*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 5 am.
*1994: John was asked to rejoin Radio 2UE as the host of the ''New Day Australia'' program on weekdays between midnight and 5am. Despite these difficult hours, the talkback show was a huge success, with lots of people in many parts of the country (listening via network stations) taking part. With the advent of email and radio webstreaming, John's show became a hit overseas, especially with homesick Australians, as it is daytime in most [[Northern Hemisphere|northern hemisphere]] countries during these hours. The show became so popular that John regularly hosted listener functions around [[Sydney]] and [[Brisbane]]. John's final function as host of this show was his annual Sydney [[christmas]] function, which took place on a cruise boat on [[Sydney Harbour]].
*2006: John was moved to the weekend version of ''New Day Australia''.
*2005: 2UE drop their 5am half hour news bulletin and extend John Kerr's show in it's place.
*2006: John was moved to the weekend version of ''New Day Australia'' as part of a new contract, much to the dislike of many regular listeners. None the less, most of John's listeners and guests stayed with him, and the weekend show has been a success.


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.2ue.com.au/presenters.php?presenter_id=1 Biography at radio 2UE]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20101204180010/http://www.2ue.com.au/2ues-john-kerr/20090427-akal.html Biography at radio 2UE]
*[http://www.offshoreradio.co.uk/djsk.htm#jkerr The Pirate Radio Hall Of Fame]
*[http://www.offshoreradio.co.uk/djsk.htm#jkerr The Pirate Radio Hall Of Fame]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cp7N6T0fkcA John Kerr and John Farnham]

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Latest revision as of 19:36, 18 December 2023

For other people called John Kerr, see John Kerr (disambiguation).

John Kerr (born 19 February 1942) is an Australian radio announcer.

Radio announcer John Kerr

John Kerr previously hosted the top-rated weekend edition of the New Day Australia program from midnight to 6 am on 2UE and the Fairfax Radio Network as well as many regional affiliate stations.

Between 1994 and 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.

On 1 December 2012, during his 2UE show, John Kerr announced his retirement from radio after 55 years on the air, 18 of which have been on the overnight shift at 2UE, first on weekdays and now on weekends. John made a private announcement to a select number of his biggest fans at a listener lunch in Sydney yesterday afternoon. John remained on air until the Australia Day weekend. His final show was broadcast on the morning of Sunday 27 January 2013.

John Kerr's syrupy voice and warmth of feeling were characteristic of New Day Australia. One of the more memorable if controversial features of his time running this segment was the recurrence with which he was made to field phone calls about Australian singer-songwriter, John Farnham, between 2005 and 2010. A portion of these conversations have been posted to YouTube.

Career

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  • 1957: John started off in radio working behind the scenes for the Jack Davey Show.
  • 1958: John became a cadet announcer with radio 2PK Parkes.
  • 1959: Moved to 2DU Dubbo.
  • 1960: Became the breakfast announcer for 2CA Canberra In this role, John made appearances on television station CTC 7 (now 10 Regional).
  • 1966: John moved to Canada and worked with BOAC (now British Airways), after six months he visited Scotland and became part of pirate radio and joined Radio Scotland, where he stayed until it closed 18 months later.
  • 1967: John returned to Australia and worked briefly for Channel 9 before joining 2UE 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 5 am.
  • 2006: John was moved to the weekend version of New Day Australia.
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