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Margaret Throsby AM (born 3 October 1941) is an Australian radio broadcaster.
She has presented ABC Classic FM's Morning Program since 1994. Each morning an hour is devoted to an interview with a notable guest, interspersed with some of their own musical choices. She has interviewed thousands of notable people throughout her career. Margaret Throsby is sometimes nicknamed 'The Velvet Throat'.
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Biography
Margaret Ellen Throsby[1] was born in Neutral Bay, a lower north shore suburb of Sydney. Her father was Charles Throsby, an English barrister who died when she was 12, and her mother was Alison Battarbee, a cellist with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.[2] She attended North Sydney Girls High School, then spent a year studying speech pathology after leaving school.[2]
Her association with the ABC began when she joined its announcing staff in 1967. Since then she has overcome major barriers to the accepted roles for women in broadcasting. On 15 October 1975 she became the first woman to read national radio news since World War II,[2] and in 1978 she was the first woman to present national television news.
She has presented a variety of music and current affairs programs, and won a devoted audience for her high rating morning program The Margaret Throsby Show on ABC's Radio 2BL.
In 1989 she was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for her services to broadcasting.[1]
In 1993 her ABC contract was not renewed due to her having made a series of advertisements for Macquarie Bank. She was replaced by Jennifer Byrne for nine months before being invited back to fill in for Geraldine Doogue. Her Classic FM program followed in 1994.[2] The Margaret Throsby Interview is now also broadcast on Radio Australia showing the latest guests.
Personal
Margaret Throsby is the sister of Dr David Throsby, a cultural economist, and Dr Adrienne Bennett, formerly executive director of the Australian Psychological Society.[2]
She has been married and divorced three times. From her first marriage she had a son, Timothy Marc, who died in a motorbike accident in Thailand in 1996.[2] From her second marriage, to John Buttsworth, a psychiatrist and art and furniture dealer, she is the mother of the musician Holly Throsby. Her third marriage was to Graham McCarter, a Scottish photographer. She also has a stepdaughter, Caitlin.[2]
Awards
- Member of the Order of Australia[1]
- Variety Club of Australia's Radio Award
- Two Avion Awards for the best in the world in-flight programs (Qantas)
- Golden Gavel Award presented by the Law Society of New South Wales for "Excellence in Legal Reporting"
- Children's Week Award for Services to Children — Media Award
- Rostrum Speaker of the Year
References
- ^ a b c It's an Honour
- ^ a b c d e f g Sharon Verghis, Broadcast Muse, Good Weekend, The Age, 25 October 2008
External links
Categories:- Australian radio personalities
- Classical music radio personnel
- Members of the Order of Australia
- Living people
- 1941 births
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