Ward "Pally" Austin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Australian radio DJ
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Place of Birth: Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia
About Ward "Pally" Austin
- Ward "Pally" Austin (2 January 1935 – 18 August 1998) was an Australian Sydney radio DJ who gained fame in the 1960s and 1970s for his somewhat unpredictable but at times widely popular stints as a radio DJ on various Sydney Radio stations. He had numerous nicknames: 'Pally', 'Baby', 'The White Knight', 'The Confederate Cowboy' and 'the Peter Pan of the Airwaves'.
- He was known for his outgoing, fun, and sometimes left of centre radio style.
- He could also be difficult, unpredictable and, on occasion, totally out of control, which was often the source of troubled relationships with the radio stations he worked for.
- This resulted in him not infrequently being sacked and having to move from station to station.
- However, in the late sixties he was one of Australia's top DJs.He was a dedicated music fan and a fanatic for all things American, Elvis in particular, and The South in general.
- He had a number of famous catchphrases which became part of the vernacular at the time, including "a rickapoodie and a fandooglie", "Too much for the human unit" and "Anytime you're ready Pallie".
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