Comments on: The Origins of the Whitfords Broadcasting Network http://watvhistory.com/2014/05/the-origins-of-the-whitfords-broadcasting-network/ History of Western Australia's Television Industry Mon, 18 Jul 2022 03:09:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 By: Douglas Gordon VK 6 ZMG http://watvhistory.com/2014/05/the-origins-of-the-whitfords-broadcasting-network/comment-page-1/#comment-28245 Sun, 11 Jun 2017 06:29:00 +0000 http://watvhistory.com/2014/05/the-origins-of-the-whitfords-broadcasting-network/#comment-28245 In the 1980’s and 90’s I broadcast a weekly news bulletin to the Wireless Institute of Australia radio amateur members on various short wave frequencies. Harry Atkinson was retired by then and being substantially blind and a Ham himself he contributed tape segments about items of interest to the members. As the consummate professional broadcaster he was short and to the point finishing with one of his dry and humorous closing lines.

I would love to hear from anyone who knew Harry, drop me a note to PO Box 267 Balingup, WA 6253 with your phone number and we can have a chat.

73 and good DX.

]]> By: Rick Morris http://watvhistory.com/2014/05/the-origins-of-the-whitfords-broadcasting-network/comment-page-1/#comment-26629 Wed, 25 Mar 2015 07:57:18 +0000 http://watvhistory.com/2014/05/the-origins-of-the-whitfords-broadcasting-network/#comment-26629 My father Ron Morris also worked for David Whitford in Sussex St 1950’s/60’s. I remember being with Dad in David’s Mercedes about 1960, it had a phone, no idea how it worked. I remember going to the Civic Hoyts Theatre at Hurstville about 60/61 to see Dads car on the screen advertising C.V. Holland’s car sales. The old man would have made sure he was paid for the use of his car.

]]> By: James Baker http://watvhistory.com/2014/05/the-origins-of-the-whitfords-broadcasting-network/comment-page-1/#comment-25650 Thu, 05 Feb 2015 06:33:14 +0000 http://watvhistory.com/2014/05/the-origins-of-the-whitfords-broadcasting-network/#comment-25650 My dad Len Baker worked for Whitfords Theatre Ads prior to the takeover by Val Morgan. I have meny happy memories of being taken into the Sussex St Sydney offices and seeing the manufacture of glass slides. If you have any remnants of this era available I would love to see them.

Sincerely,
James Baker

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