Bob Rogers
This week's Saturday night 9 o'clock special will be featuring songs about Doris Day to Celebrate her 89th Birthday
Bob Rogers started out as a disc jockey in Brisbane building a huge following before coming to Sydney to present Australia's first Top 40 show on 2UE. Over the next 8 years Bob was the top radio DJ in Australia.
In 1962 Bob joined 2SM, and together they created the Good Guys. The station jumped to number 1. In 1964 Bob was chosen to represent his network on the legendary tour by the Beatles through Europe, Asia and Australia where Bob became known as "the fifth Beatle".
Following this highlight and back at 2UE, Bob needing a new challenge, relinquished the Disc Jockey image and introduced a new format to his morning radio show. His morning program soon won the ratings with a mixture of provocative commentary, gossip and music. Every artist visiting Sydney made sure they were on the Bob Rogers Program. This led to a late night TV variety Show - The Bob Rogers Show which ran for five years on the 7 Network.
Following his TV stint Bob went back to his first love - Radio. In 1976 he wrote what is considered to be the Bible of the birth of the Australian rock industry called "Rock And Roll Australia".
Again, looking for a new challenge Bob started a chain of Women's dress shops in 1982 and in 1994 returned to 2UE to a Sunday morning show.
In November 1997, John Singleton enlisted Bob Rogers to the rank of 2CH Easy 1170, which has been an overwhelming success for all parties. Bob continues today with great results. You can hear Bob has he presents from Monday-Friday between 9am-1pm and on his Saturday Night Reminiscing program.
Col Joye celebrates his 77th birthday with Bob Rogers in a not to be missed 1 hour candid interview!
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Bob Rogers Interviews Angela Lansbury
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Traditional Indian Prayer
A popular funeral reading from the Native American Ishi people of the Pacific northwest
Cry for me a little
Think of me sometimes
But not too much.
Think of me now and again
As I was in life
At some moments it's pleasant to recall
But not for long.
Leave me in peace
And I shall leave you in peace
And while you live
Let your thoughts be with the living.
Bob Rogers on Rock 'n' Roll
Who would believe that Rock 'n' Roll in Australia is now 50 years old!
What better way to celebrate Rock's 50th anniversary than the re-release of Rock 'n' Roll Australia first published in 1975 and written by Australia's longest serving radio broadcaster, Bob Rogers, who recently celebrated his 60th year on air and has been inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame. Written with Walkley Award winning journalist, Denis O'Brien, this new 2008 edition contains an updated foreward and a full index, missing from the original publication.
Bob Rogers reads a poem by Lee Pitts
By Lee Pitts
We tried so hard to make things better for our kids that we made them worse.
For my grandchildren, I'd like better.
I'd really like for them to know about hand me down clothes and homemade ice cream and leftover meat loaf sandwiches.
I really would.
I hope you learn humility by being humiliated, and that you learn honesty by being cheated.
I hope you learn to make your own bed and mow the lawn and wash the car.
And I really hope nobody gives you a brand new car when you are sixteen.
It will be good if at least one time you can see puppies born and your old dog put to sleep.
I hope you get a black eye fighting for something you believe in.
I hope you have to share a bedroom with your younger brother.
And it's all right if you have to draw a line down the middle of the room, but when he wants to crawl under the covers with you because he's scared, I hope you let him.
When you want to see a movie and your little brother wants to tag along, I hope you'll let him.
I hope you have to walk uphill to school with your friends and that you live in a town where you can do it safely.
On rainy days, when you have to catch a ride, I hope you don't ask your driver to drop you two blocks away so you won't be seen riding with someone as uncool as your Mom.
If you want a slingshot, I hope your Dad teaches you how to make one instead of buying one.
I hope you learn to dig in the dirt and read books.
When you learn to use computers, I hope you also learn to add and subtract in your head.
I hope you get teased by your friends when you have your first crush on a girl, and when you talk back to your mother that you learn what ivory soap tastes like.
May you skin your knee climbing a mountain, burn your hand on a stove and stick your tongue on a frozen flagpole.
I don't care if you try a beer once, but I hope you don't like it.
And if a friend offers you dope or a joint, I hope you realize he is not your friend
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I sure hope you make time to sit on a porch with your Grandpa and go fishing with your Uncle.
May you feel sorrow at a funeral and joy during the holidays.
I hope your mother punishes you when you throw a baseball through your neighbor's window and that she hugs you and kisses you at Christmas time when you give her a plaster mold of your hand.
These things I wish for you - tough times and disappointment, hard work and happiness.
To me, it's the only way to appreciate life.
Written with a pen. Sealed with a kiss. I'm here for you.
And if I die before you do, I'll go to heaven and wait for you.
Congratulations to all the Kids who were born in the - 1930's, 40's, 50's and 60's
Click here to view the poem read by Donny Osmond on 10th of August.
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