AustLit

Type of Media

Radio

Access for Researchers

By negotiation

Content Summary

• Material relating to radio stations around Australia with emphasis on the 1960s to 1980s (but also some material from the 1950s and 1990s):
• Extensive collection of Australian commercial radio recordings (various tape formats and CDs), publicity material, and commercials
• Also includes: correspondence, in-house publications, policy documents, music play lists, personnel records, audience research, station logos, scrapbooks, photographs and other memorabilia, 1950s-1990s

Comments

Wayne Mac was formerly a radio broadcaster and later Program Director and Producer, working for a range of stations across NSW and the ACT. He now works as a professional videographer, but continues to pursue his interest in radio. He has published a book on Australian radio from the introduction of television in the late 1950s to the 1980s, "Don't Touch That Dial - Hits 'n' Memories of Australian Radio" (2005).

Requests for access will be considered on a case-by-case basis, and may involve a fee for time needed to find the specific material sought.

Keywords

Wayne Mac, commercial radio, music, publicity, organisational documents, NSW, ACT, videography

Contact Name

Mr Wayne Mac

Address

GPO Box 1270, Canberra, ACT 2061

Phone and Fax

Mobile: +61 (0) 412 199 509

Email

wj_mac@bigpond.net.au

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