Ron Casey (Sydney broadcaster)

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For other persons of the same name, see Ron Casey.

Ron Casey (born 11 July, 1929) is a former television presenter and talk-back radio host based in Sydney, Australia.[1]

Born in Lismore, New South Wales, Ron Casey is sometimes affectionately referred to as "Won Casey" owing to the broadcaster having a speech impediment causing difficulty pronouncing the letter "r". He worked as a sports presenter at TCN-9, and as a talk-back radio host at Sydney radio stations 2KY and 2GB.[1]

[edit] Controversy

In 1991, Ron Casey was involved in a live on-air brawl with singer Normie Rowe on the Nine Network's Midday television show hosted by Ray Martin. Victorian RSL chief, Bruce Ruxton, who was on the set at the time of the brawl, said the next day: "As for Ron Casey, he deserved a good punch in the nose."[2]

In May, 2000, Casey was suspended from radio station 2GB as a result of inappropriate comments he made on-air.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b McGowan, Keith (2006-07-11). On This Day (PDF). Overnighters. Melbourne Observer. Retrieved on 2008-01-25.
  2. ^ Blair, Anne (2004). Ruxton: A Biography. Allen & Unwin, 188-189. ISBN 1741142229. Retrieved on 2008-01-25. 

[edit] See also

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