Peter Evans (radio personality)
Encyclopedia
Peter Evans was a breakfast radio announcer on the Australian Broadcasting Commission's station 3LO (now 774 ABC Melbourne
). His program ran for over two decades from 1965 until 1985 and for much of that period was the highest rating breakfast radio program in Melbourne.
Evans had a reputation for being eccentric and for sounding like "a bitter and grumpy man who was living in the past and had more interest in the British Empire
of old than the country he had lived in for most of his life. "
He repeatedly broke traditional broadcasting guidelines by such acts as allowing periods of several seconds of silence to be broadcast.
Coming from a Welsh background
and having the common name for that background of Evans, he frequently referred to himself in the traditional Welsh form of "Evans the Wireless", whereby a person's occupation was used as part of their identifier.
774 ABC Melbourne
774 ABC Melbourne is an ABC Local Radio station in Melbourne, Australia. Originally known by its callsign 3LO, it began transmission on 13 October 1924 – Melbourne's second radio station after 3AR.-History:...
). His program ran for over two decades from 1965 until 1985 and for much of that period was the highest rating breakfast radio program in Melbourne.
Evans had a reputation for being eccentric and for sounding like "a bitter and grumpy man who was living in the past and had more interest in the British Empire
British Empire
The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom. It originated with the overseas colonies and trading posts established by England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. At its height, it was the...
of old than the country he had lived in for most of his life. "
He repeatedly broke traditional broadcasting guidelines by such acts as allowing periods of several seconds of silence to be broadcast.
Coming from a Welsh background
Culture of Wales
Wales has a distinctive culture including its own language, customs, holidays and music.Wales is primarily represented by the symbol of the red Welsh Dragon, but other national emblems include the leek and daffodil. The Welsh words for leeks and daffodils Wales has a distinctive culture including...
and having the common name for that background of Evans, he frequently referred to himself in the traditional Welsh form of "Evans the Wireless", whereby a person's occupation was used as part of their identifier.