Graeme Gilbert

Graeme Gilbert

Graeme Gilbert is an Australian host of nightly radio program "Talk Tonight With Graeme Gilbert" on Sydney station 2SM. He has in the past worked for 2CC, [cite web | url = http://www.pm.gov.au/News/interviews/1998/gilbert1708.htm | title = Transcript of the Prime Minister, the Hon. John Howard MP, radio interview with Graeme Gilbert | date = 17 August 17, 1998 | work = 2CC | accessdate = 2007-05-12 ] which nominated him to the "Quarter Century Club" in 1996, an honour for his "commitment and dedication after 25 years or more in the radio industry in Australia". [cite web | url = http://www.commercialradio.com.au/content.cfm?pageid=100517&catid=100443 | title = Quarter Century Club | date = April 2007 | work = Commercial Radio Australia | accessdate = 2007-05-12 ]

On May 15, 2006 his program was barraged by prank calls by members of the public saying the answer is "India". A fake Myspace site has been made to encourage people to call in and the story was picked up by "Media Watch". [cite web | url = http://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/transcripts/s1650077.htm | title = India Calling! | month = Episode 16 | year = 2006 | accessdate = 2007-05-12 ] The video has been featured on Break.com.On Wednesday, September 12 his program was again bombarded by a series of callers all saying 'the answer is India' to a question he asked as part of his nighly quiz.

Gilbert is quoted from as an example of talk back radio in the book, "Making Radio: A Practical Guide to Working in Radio" [ [http://www.allenandunwin.com/default.aspx?page=94&book=9781741149128 "Making Radio: A Practical Guide to Working in Radio"] Edited by Steve Ahern, Australian Film, Television & Radio (2000) Allen & Unwin ISBN 1876351071] and has reputedly won awards for broadcast journalism. In 2000 he was a finalist in the Australian Commercial Radio Awards (Rawards), for Best Talk Personality (Provincial) and Best Current Affairs Commentator (Provincial). [ [http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0010/S00130.htm RAwards] Scoop, Wednesday, 25 October 2000] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.2sm.com.au/gilbert.htm 2SM Talk Tonight with Gilbert]
* [http://www.1206am.com.au/talktonight.asp 1205 AM Talk Tonight]
* [http://www.myspace.com/graemegilbert India Poem]
*http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koqZsr40pPc


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