| 词条 | Gary O'Callaghan |
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| honorific_prefix = | name = Gary O'Callaghan | honorific_suffix = {{postnominal|Aust|size=100|MBE}} | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1933|10|11}} | birth_place = Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2017|8|19|1933|10|11}} | death_place = | nationality = Australian | occupation = Radio personality | years_active = 1951–2007 }}Gary Bernard O'Callaghan {{postnominal|Aust|MBE}} (11 October 1933 − 19 August 2017) was an Australian radio announcer based in Sydney, known for his on-air character, "Sammy Sparrow".[1] He was an Australian Commercial Radio Hall of Fame recipient. He dominated Sydney radio from the 1960s to the 1980s.[2] Early lifeO'Callaghan was born in Melbourne in 1933.[1][4] CareerO'Callaghan's career in radio started in 1951 when he joined 2SM as an office boy, aged 17. He did his first on-air work within a few weeks. This began what the Daily Telegraph newspaper called "one of the most distinguished careers in the history of Australian broadcasting".[4] Early in his career, in the 1950s, he was notable for his exclusive coverage[2] of the Cold War defection that became known as the Petrov Affair.[2][3] He joined 2UE in 1956, where he was known for his long running, and ratings winning, breakfast show. He stayed with 2UE until retirement in 2003, then had a short time at 2KY during Kerry Packer's ownership of 2UE. He moved back to the mid north coast of NSW where he continued to work at 2MC.[2] AwardsO'Callaghan became a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), was named Father of the Year, and won the Queen's Jubilee Medal.[4] He was an Australian Commercial Radio Awards Hall of Fame inductee in 2004.[5][6] Later lifeO'Callaghan and his wife Dorothy lived at Wauchope, New South Wales, on the NSW Mid North Coast, near Port Macquarie.[5] References1. ^{{cite news|title=Observer Showbiz: On This Day|url=https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/ob_10oct12_cz|accessdate=21 August 2017|work=Melbourne Observer|date=10 October 2012}} {{DEFAULTSORT:OCallaghan, Gary}}2. ^1 {{cite news |title=Radio legend Gary O’Callaghan dies |url=http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/4866170/radio-legend-gary-ocallaghan-dies/?cs=7 |accessdate=21 August 2017 |work=Illawarra Mercury |publisher=Fairfax |date=19 August 2017}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=Media: Gary O'Callaghan|url=https://petrov.moadoph.gov.au/media.html|website=The Petrov Affair|publisher=Museum of Australian Democracy|accessdate=21 August 2017}} 4. ^1 2 {{cite news |title=Radio legend Gary O’Callaghan dies |url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/radio-legend-gary-ocallaghan-passes-away-aged-83/news-story/bf8fc84befb97e6a686d984caabd5058 |work=The Daily Telegraph |publisher=News Corp |date=19 August 2017}} 5. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web |title=Vale Gary O'Callaghan |url=https://www.radioinfo.com.au/news/vale-gary-ocallaghan |website=www.radioinfo.com.au |accessdate=21 August 2017 |date=19 August 2017}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.radioinfo.com.au/news/acra-awards-night-rewards-radio-stars|title=ACRA Awards night rewards radio stars|date=19 October 2004|website=www.radioinfo.com.au|accessdate=22 August 2017}} 4 : 1933 births|2017 deaths|Australian radio and television personalities|Australian Members of the Order of the British Empire |
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