Bob Maumill
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Walter Robert Maumill is an Western Australia
n radio presenter.
. His Father was Walter William Maumill (Wharf labourer) and his Mother Elsie (barmaid) (dec.) He moved with his family to South Fremantle as a child. He was educated at South Terrace Primary School, Beaconsfield Primary School and Fremantle Boys High School. He left school at age 15 and travelled Australia in various jobs mainly with livestock. He worked as an abattoir worker, shearing shed hand, stable hand, and as a drover in North Queensland. Maumill spent a brief 18 months in the Royal Australian Navy
and was later a crew member of a Norwegian Cargo Ship servicing the Pacific Rim. A lifetime involvement with horses led to a career as a racehorse trainer.
in Sydney
in a dual hosting role with George Moore (Australian Radio Presenter)
and then 3XY in Melbourne
with Joe Miller. He then made numerous TV appearances, wrote radio & TV columns for the Melbourne Truth (The Big Ear) and Sunday Observer newspapers the Perth Sunday Independent and Community Newspapers. In 1992 Maumill won a R.A.W.A.R.D (Australian radio industry award) for best current affairs broadcaster. He wrote the script for the 1977 Australian Movie "Bluefire Lady".
magazine and broadcasts on 6PR
with humour, laughing, jokes, interviews, biting satire,political commentary,and feature interviews and lifestyle segments in a 3-hour timeslot. He was sworn in as a Justice of the Peace
during the Government of Richard Court
. Maumill is twice married and had three children from his first marriage. One child, a son, died in infancy. He still holds a racehorse trainers licence in Western Australia and trains a few horses to race in partnernership with his wife Sabrina and friends.
Maumill has been a life long supporter of the SOUTH Fremantle Football Club and a former board member of the Fremantle Football Club[The Dockers].This year Maumill was appointed as a Vice Patron of the South Fremantle Bulldogs.
He is a very healthy 71 year-old 6pr presenter that still lives in a beach side suburb south of Perth.
On the 25th February, Maumill has resigned from 6PR due to poor health.
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
n radio presenter.
Early life
Maumill was born in Bunbury, Western AustraliaBunbury, Western Australia
The port city of Bunbury is the third largest city in Western Australia after the State Capital Perth and Mandurah. It is situated south of Perth's central business district...
. His Father was Walter William Maumill (Wharf labourer) and his Mother Elsie (barmaid) (dec.) He moved with his family to South Fremantle as a child. He was educated at South Terrace Primary School, Beaconsfield Primary School and Fremantle Boys High School. He left school at age 15 and travelled Australia in various jobs mainly with livestock. He worked as an abattoir worker, shearing shed hand, stable hand, and as a drover in North Queensland. Maumill spent a brief 18 months in the Royal Australian Navy
Royal Australian Navy
The Royal Australian Navy is the naval branch of the Australian Defence Force. Following the Federation of Australia in 1901, the ships and resources of the separate colonial navies were integrated into a national force: the Commonwealth Naval Forces...
and was later a crew member of a Norwegian Cargo Ship servicing the Pacific Rim. A lifetime involvement with horses led to a career as a racehorse trainer.
Media career
Maumill started writing newspaper articles, short stories for publication in Horse Racing magazines and newspapers. He joined Radio Station 6IX as a Racing Analyst and Talkback Exponent and subsequently moved into current affairs broadcasting with "Maumill at Midday". He then moved to 2SM2SM
2SM is an Australian radio station, licensed to and serving Sydney, New South Wales, broadcasting on 1269 kilohertz on the AM band. It is owned and operated by Broadcast Operations Group...
in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
in a dual hosting role with George Moore (Australian Radio Presenter)
George Moore (Australian Radio Presenter)
George Moore , was born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia. He has been on Australian radio for 40 years as a DJ, Announcer and Radio show host. He originally started his radio career at 2WG in Wagga Wagga during the late 1960s. During his time there he was also a singer with a popular...
and then 3XY in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
with Joe Miller. He then made numerous TV appearances, wrote radio & TV columns for the Melbourne Truth (The Big Ear) and Sunday Observer newspapers the Perth Sunday Independent and Community Newspapers. In 1992 Maumill won a R.A.W.A.R.D (Australian radio industry award) for best current affairs broadcaster. He wrote the script for the 1977 Australian Movie "Bluefire Lady".
Recent career
Maumill writes occasional articles for The Sunday TimesThe Sunday Times (Western Australia)
The Sunday Times, owned by News Limited, is a tabloid Sunday newspaper printed in Perth and distributed throughout Western Australia.-History:...
magazine and broadcasts on 6PR
6PR
6PR, known as 882 6PR, is a commercial radio station based in Perth, Australia. Its focus is on news, talk and sport, and is Perth's only commercial talkback radio station. 6PR is owned by Fairfax Media, an Australian media company that owns television and radio businesses throughout Australia and...
with humour, laughing, jokes, interviews, biting satire,political commentary,and feature interviews and lifestyle segments in a 3-hour timeslot. He was sworn in as a Justice of the Peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
during the Government of Richard Court
Richard Court
Richard Fairfax Court AC , was a Western Australian politician, representing the seat of Nedlands in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for the Liberal Party of Australia from 1982 to 2001. He served as Premier of Western Australia from 1993 to 2001.Court was born into an old political...
. Maumill is twice married and had three children from his first marriage. One child, a son, died in infancy. He still holds a racehorse trainers licence in Western Australia and trains a few horses to race in partnernership with his wife Sabrina and friends.
Maumill has been a life long supporter of the SOUTH Fremantle Football Club and a former board member of the Fremantle Football Club[The Dockers].This year Maumill was appointed as a Vice Patron of the South Fremantle Bulldogs.
He is a very healthy 71 year-old 6pr presenter that still lives in a beach side suburb south of Perth.
On the 25th February, Maumill has resigned from 6PR due to poor health.
