Tony Delroy
| Tony Delroy | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Anthony Eric Delroy |
| Born | c. 1953[1] |
| Show | Nightlife |
| Station(s) | ABC Local Radio |
| Network | ABC Radio |
| Time slot | 22:00 – 02:00 |
| Style | Talkback, current affairs, light entertainment |
| Country | Australia |
| Website | http://blogs.abc.net.au/localradio/about-nightlife.html |
Anthony Eric "Tony" Delroy (born c. 1953[1]), an Australian radio presenter, is the host of Nightlife on ABC Local Radio.
Background and career
Delroy commenced working in news radio on Sydney station 2SM while completing his schooling. He joined the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and worked on-air in Bathurst while studying journalism. After a short stint in Launceston, Delroy was appointed news director of 2UE. In 1987, he joined 702 ABC Sydney and soon took over the Nightlife program, at a period when broadcasts used to end about midnight or 1:00am.[2] In 1990 the program went national and the ABC replaced the state-based late night programming with the national show, a mix of talkback, current affairs, light entertainment.[3]
The show's success as ABC Local Radio's highest rating weekday program[4] is bolstered by a team of experts who are featured every week to discuss such topics as motoring, literature, movies, American politics, finance, superannuation and travel destinations.[2] In a minor 2010 incident, Delroy received an official reprimand after he used abusive language at a security guard when the guard asked Delroy to remove his car from the space reserved for ABC chairman Maurice Newman.[5]
Delroy has a cat named Barbara, who is mentioned during his broadcasts.[6]
When Delroy is unavailable, ABC Local Radio Overnights host Rod Quinn usually fills in.
References
- 1 2 "Still loving the nightlife after 20 years". The Age. 5 May 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- 1 2 McMahon, Neil (5 August 2013). "Tony Delroy is a long-standing favourite with late-evening listeners". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ↑ "About Nightlife". ABC ABC Local Radio. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ↑ Ellingsen, Peter (15 September 2002). "Auntie hero talk of the town". The Age. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ↑ "ABC fellow Tony Delroy not so mellow after all". The Daily Telegraph (Sydney). 29 July 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ↑ "Barbara the Pussy Cat". ABC Nightlife. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 26 May 2006. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
External links
| ||||||||||
| ||||||||||