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Ken Sparkes

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Ken Sparkes (20 July 1940 – 11 September 2016) was an Australian radio presenter, television personality (actor, singer, host), disc Jockey and voice-over artist, he also worked as an investigative journalist, sportscaster/commentator and launched briefly a pop career and co-founded his own record label. [1]

37 relations: A Current Affair (Australian TV series), A-side and B-side, Australian pop music awards, Bandstand (Australia), Bellbird (TV series), Bracket, Breakfast television, Carole King, Charlie Rich, Daddy Cool (band), Eagle Rock (song), Festival Records, Foxtel, Gerry Goffin, Homicide, KCBS (AM), KCBS-FM, Kommotion, Los Angeles, Macquarie Media, Macquarie Sports Radio 954, Myocardial infarction, Network Ten, Nine Network, Nine's Wide World of Sports, One Fine Day (song), Rick Springfield, RSN Racing & Sport, Seven Network, Sparmac, The Chiffons, The Strangers (Australian band), Voice-over, 101st Airborne Division, 2GB, 5MMM, 60 Minutes (Australian TV program).

A Current Affair (Australian TV series)

A Current Affair (or ACA) is an Australian current affairs program airing weeknights on the Nine Network.

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A-side and B-side

The terms A-side and B-side refer to the two sides of 78, 45, and 33 1/3 rpm phonograph records, or cassettes, whether singles, extended plays (EPs), or long-playing (LP) records.

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Australian pop music awards

Australian pop music awards are a series of inter-related national awards that gave recognition to popular musical artists and have included the Go-Set pop poll (1966–1972); TV Week King of Pop Awards (1967–1978); TV Week and Countdown Music Awards (1979–1980); the Countdown Awards (1981–1982) and Countdown Music and Video Awards (1983–1987).

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Bandstand (Australia)

Bandstand, was an Australian pop music, variety television show which screened from November 1958 to June 1972.

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Bellbird (TV series)

Bellbird is an Australian soap opera serial set in a small Victorian rural township.

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Bracket

A bracket is a tall punctuation mark typically used in matched pairs within text, to set apart or interject other text.

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Breakfast television

Breakfast television (Australia, Ireland, New Zealand and United Kingdom) or morning show (Canada and United States) is a type of infotainment television program, which broadcasts live in the morning (typically scheduled between 6 and 10am, or if it is a local programme, as early as 4am).

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Carole King

Carole King (born Carol Joan Klein, February 9, 1942) is an American composer and singer-songwriter.

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Charlie Rich

Charles Allan Rich (December 14, 1932July 25, 1995) was an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician.

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Daddy Cool (band)

Daddy Cool is an Australian rock band formed in Melbourne in 1970 with the original line-up of Wayne Duncan (bass, vocals), Ross Hannaford (lead guitar, bass, vocals), Ross Wilson (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica) and Gary Young (drums, vocals).

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Eagle Rock (song)

"Eagle Rock" is an Australian rock song, released by Daddy Cool in May 1971 on the Sparmac record label.

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Festival Records

Festival Records (later known as Festival Mushroom Records) was an Australian recording and publishing company founded in Sydney in 1952 and operated until 2005.

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Foxtel

Foxtel is an Australian pay television company, operating in cable television, direct broadcast satellite television, and IPTV catch-up services.

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Gerry Goffin

Gerald Goffin (February 11, 1939 – June 19, 2014) was an American lyricist.

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Homicide

Homicide is the act of one human killing another.

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KCBS (AM)

KCBS (740 AM) is an all-news radio station located in San Francisco, California, which serves as the West Coast flagship station for the CBS Radio Network.

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KCBS-FM

KCBS-FM (93.1 FM, "Jack FM") is a radio station in Los Angeles, California serving Greater Los Angeles on 93.1 MHz and owned by Entercom.

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Kommotion

Kommotion was a popular Australian "Top 40" pop music TV show of the mid-1960s, which premiered in December 1964.

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Los Angeles

Los Angeles (Spanish for "The Angels";; officially: the City of Los Angeles; colloquially: by its initials L.A.) is the second-most populous city in the United States, after New York City.

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Macquarie Media

Macquarie Media Limited is an Australian media company, operating radio stations nationally in the capital cities of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth, as well as regional Queensland, it is based in the Sydney suburb of Pyrmont.

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Macquarie Sports Radio 954

Macquarie Sports Radio (call sign: 2UE) is a commercial radio station in Sydney owned by Macquarie Radio Network.

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Myocardial infarction

Myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow decreases or stops to a part of the heart, causing damage to the heart muscle.

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Network Ten

Network Ten (commonly known as Channel Ten or simply Ten, officially stylised as TEN) is an Australian commercial television network.

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Nine Network

The Nine Network (commonly known as Channel Nine or simply Nine) is a major Australian commercial free-to-air television network, that is a division of Nine Entertainment Co. with headquarters in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney, Australia.

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Nine's Wide World of Sports

Nine's Wide World of Sports is a long running sports anthology brand on Australian television, aired on the Nine Network.

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One Fine Day (song)

"One Fine Day" is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King.

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Rick Springfield

Richard Lewis Springthorpe (born 23 August 1949) is an Australian singer, instrumentalist, songwriter, actor and author, known by his stage name Rick Springfield.

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RSN Racing & Sport

RSN Racing & Sport (ACMA callsign: 3UZ) is an Australian radio station in Australia.

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Seven Network

The Seven Network (commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is a major Australian commercial free-to-air television network.

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Sparmac

Sparmac (Sparmac Productions) was an Australian independent record production company and recording label of the early 1970s, best known for its association with the successful Australian rock band Daddy Cool.

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The Chiffons

The Chiffons were an American all-girl group originating from the Bronx area of New York in 1960.

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The Strangers (Australian band)

The Strangers was an Australian band based in Melbourne, that existed from 1961 to 1975.

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Voice-over

Voice-over (also known as off-camera or off-stage commentary) is a production technique where a voice—that is not part of the narrative (non-diegetic)—is used in a radio, television production, filmmaking, theatre, or other presentations.

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101st Airborne Division

The 101st Airborne Division ("Screaming Eagles") is an elite modular specialized light infantry division of the US Army.

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2GB

2GB is a commercial radio station in Sydney, Australia broadcasting on 873 kHz, AM.

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5MMM

5MMM (identified on air and in print as Triple M) is a radio station broadcasting in Adelaide, Australia.

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60 Minutes (Australian TV program)

60 Minutes is an Australian version of the U.S. television newsmagazine program 60 Minutes airing on Sunday nights on the Nine Network.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Sparkes

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