Tony Delroy
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Anthony Eric "Tony" Delroy is an Australia
n radio
presenter and host of Nightlife
on ABC Local Radio
.
After joining the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
, Delroy worked on-air in Bathurst
and Launceston
before going to 702 ABC Sydney
in 1987 and taking over the Nightlife program. In 1990 the program went national and the ABC replaced the state-based late night programming
with the national show, a mix of current-affairs and entertainment.
The program made the news when two of the regular participants in the Nightlife
Challenge (25 question trivia quiz) got married, leading to an article in "That's Life" magazine.
Since the ABC started streaming the program online, the show has attracted international listeners and emails have been received from listeners as far away as Canada and Mongolia.
The show's success as ABC Local Radio
's highest rating weekday program is bolstered by a team of experts who are featured every week to discuss such topics as motoring, literature
, movies, American
politics and travel destinations. The longest serving of these is travel adviser Fred Shaw who usually appears on the Monday night shows.
ABC Local Radio
Overnights
host Rod Quinn usually fills in when Delroy is unavailable.
Also, he has a cat named Barbara.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
presenter and host of Nightlife
NightLife
NightLife with Tony Delroy is a popular late-night talkback show across ABC Local Radio, broadcasting from the 702 ABC Sydney studios in Ultimo, Sydney, Australia. It offers a mix of both news and current affairs, lifestyle and entertainment. Each night there are regular features and presenters...
on ABC Local Radio
ABC Local Radio
ABC Local Radio is a network of publicly owned radio stations in Australia, operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.ABC Local Radio stations broadcast across the continent using terrestrial transmitters and satellites...
.
After joining the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
, Delroy worked on-air in Bathurst
Bathurst, New South Wales
-CBD and suburbs:Bathurst's CBD is located on William, George, Howick, Russell, and Durham Streets. The CBD is approximately 25 hectares and surrounds two city blocks. Within this block layout is banking, government services, shopping centres, retail shops, a park* and monuments...
and Launceston
Launceston, Tasmania
Launceston is a city in the north of the state of Tasmania, Australia at the junction of the North Esk and South Esk rivers where they become the Tamar River. Launceston is the second largest city in Tasmania after the state capital Hobart...
before going to 702 ABC Sydney
702 ABC Sydney
702 ABC Sydney is an ABC radio station in Sydney, Australia. It is the flagship station in the ABC Local Radio network and broadcasts on 702 kHz on the AM dial....
in 1987 and taking over the Nightlife program. In 1990 the program went national and the ABC replaced the state-based late night programming
Radio programming
Radio programming is the Broadcast programming of a Radio format or content that is organized for Commercial broadcasting and Public broadcasting radio stations....
with the national show, a mix of current-affairs and entertainment.
The program made the news when two of the regular participants in the Nightlife
NightLife
NightLife with Tony Delroy is a popular late-night talkback show across ABC Local Radio, broadcasting from the 702 ABC Sydney studios in Ultimo, Sydney, Australia. It offers a mix of both news and current affairs, lifestyle and entertainment. Each night there are regular features and presenters...
Challenge (25 question trivia quiz) got married, leading to an article in "That's Life" magazine.
Since the ABC started streaming the program online, the show has attracted international listeners and emails have been received from listeners as far away as Canada and Mongolia.
The show's success as ABC Local Radio
ABC Local Radio
ABC Local Radio is a network of publicly owned radio stations in Australia, operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.ABC Local Radio stations broadcast across the continent using terrestrial transmitters and satellites...
's highest rating weekday program is bolstered by a team of experts who are featured every week to discuss such topics as motoring, literature
Literature
Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
, movies, American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
politics and travel destinations. The longest serving of these is travel adviser Fred Shaw who usually appears on the Monday night shows.
ABC Local Radio
ABC Local Radio
ABC Local Radio is a network of publicly owned radio stations in Australia, operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.ABC Local Radio stations broadcast across the continent using terrestrial transmitters and satellites...
Overnights
Overnights (radio show)
Overnights with Trevor Chappell and Rod Quinn is an Australian overnight radio program broadcast on ABC Local Radio from studios in Sydney and Melbourne. The program usually consists of a mix of news and current affairs, lifestyle, arts, education, music, youth and entertainment. Each night there...
host Rod Quinn usually fills in when Delroy is unavailable.
Also, he has a cat named Barbara.