7 episodes
I was a teenage Prize-Pig! Jon Vertigan
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- Society & Culture
3MP Breakfast announcer Jon Vertigan has been in the radio industry for 29 years.
But before he got in, he was a 'prize-pig'. That's industry talk for someone that regularly phones in and wins radio contests.
Each episode, Jon will flash back to the late 80's and replay actual audio of him winning radio contests. Then, some 30 plus years down the track, he will track down the announcer who gave him the prize, to apologize to them for being a 'teenage prize-pig'.
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John Vertigan Snr
In this final episode of Season One, I catch up with and apologize to an announcer who was and still is the closest to me.
My Dad, John Vertigan (Senior) was a big name in Melbourne radio.
While I was pestering radio stations and winning prizes, he was holding down the busiest and most difficult gig in radio. Sports and racing co-ordinator at 3UZ.
This is an ACE Radio podcast
Host: Jon Vertigan
Produced by: Sophie Jackson
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Rob Elliott
In 1990 I discovered a style of radio that I hadn't been exposed to before. It had been done before, but I hadn't heard anything quite like it at my young age. Rob Elliott hosted nights on Bay Fm Geelong, who were simulcasting through 3XY Melbourne. Quite a different episode this one, because I wasn't really a 'prize pig', more of a 'contributor pig'.
All will make sense when you hear it!
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Hosted by Jon Vertigan
Produced by Sophie Jackson
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Nigel Ross
In 1988, 3DB turned into 3TT. It was Melbourne's 'Classic Hits' station. It was another target for my teenage prize piggery. Gavin Wood and Geoff Cox on breakfast. Carl Magrin during the day, and my guest this week is drive host Nigel Ross. I chat with Nigel about life at 3TT and TTFM, and his life after radio. He may not be on the air as an announcer anymore, but his fingerprints are everywhere!
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Dave Ferguson
3XY was a powerhouse in Melbourne.
It gave us Rocktober, Hot Hots, the XY Zoo, and Chart Attack.
This week I play Chart Attack and a host of other games with night jock Dave Ferguson.
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Host: Jon Vertigan
Producer: Sophie Jackson
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John Peters
John Peters was an institution in Melbourne in the 80's and early 90s.
The Top 8 at 8 was unmissable each night, and to win the 'Top 8 singles of the night' was the holy grail.
I was a regular, and I track down John Peters to apologize 33 years later, for being a Teenage Prize-Pig.
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Host: Jon Vertigan
Production: Sophie Jackson
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Kevin Hillier
It’s 1988.
Kevin Hillier is at the helm of the Fox FM Melbourne breakfast show.
I win $500 cash on the ‘Free Money Birthday’ as a 14 year old boy.
33 years later Kevin joins me on the podcast so I can apologise for being a Teenage Prize-Pig.
An ACE Radio podcast
Host: Jon Vertigan
Production: Sophie Jackson
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.