Philip Brady
Philip Brady (16 June 1939 – 11 February 2025) was an Australian media personality.
He was born in Melbourne, Brady was involved in the early days of television. He left school at the age of 18 and started working as a booth announcer at Channel Nine in 1958.
He appeared with Graham Kennedy on In Melbourne Tonight. He stayed at Channel 9 until 1971 when he worked for a travel agent in Beaumaris. In the 1970s, Brady hosted several television shows including Moneymakers, Casino Ten, Password, Get the Message, and Everybody’s Talking. In 1986, he moved to the Gold Coast and hosted a radio show on Easy Listening 97 Tweed Heads. He came back to Melbourne in 1990 and began a long-lasting partnership with Bruce Mansfield hosting Remember When and Nightline on 3AW.
Brady died from pancreatic cancer on 11 February 2025 at the age of 85 in Melbourne.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Radio and TV great Philip Brady loses battle with cancer. Herald Sun. 11 February 2025. https://www.heraldsun.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=HSWEB_WRE170_a&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.heraldsun.com.au%2Fentertainment%2Ffiona-byrne%2Ftributes-flow-as-3aw-radio-great-philip-brady-loses-his-battle-with-cancer%2Fnews-story%2F79000f168914c45b0f1e0f946872efb3&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium&v21=GROUPA-Segment-2-NOSCORE. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ↑ Rosen, Laurence (11 February 2025). 3AW broadcasting icon Philip Brady OAM passes away. 3AW Melbourne. https://www.3aw.com.au/3aw-broadcasting-icon-philip-brady-oam-passes-away/. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
Other websites
- Bruce and Phil Website Archived 2013-05-30 at the Wayback Machine