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Speaker 1 (00:01):
And Amanda jam.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
Nation lost a lot of people over the weekend.
Speaker 3 (00:06):
Oh you know Richard Simmons passed away.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
Yeah, hey, I want to dance with somebody.
Speaker 4 (00:13):
Kay.
Speaker 3 (00:15):
He revolutionized exercise and fitness. And I heard the podcast
about him searching for Richard Simmons. I think it was
called because it became inclusive in recent years. He passed
away at the age of seventy six.
Speaker 2 (00:26):
Also Dr Ruth Westheimer.
Speaker 3 (00:29):
Known as Doctor Ruth. She was ninety years old. She
ninety six. She revolutionized the way people spoke about sex.
Speaker 2 (00:35):
She was all about sex.
Speaker 3 (00:36):
I do believe in let's make love instead off let's
make war.
Speaker 2 (00:42):
Yeah, right on.
Speaker 3 (00:43):
Sister started there. Shannon Dowerity, she was only fifty three.
She's had cancer. As we know. She was from Well,
she was in Charmed, she was in nine o two
one oo. She's had a long battle with cancer.
Speaker 2 (00:54):
Remember we caught up with her a few years ago.
We had a great chat. She was here for one
of those comic Colm things. Did you have a cape
of Brenda Walsh doll?
Speaker 4 (01:02):
I don't.
Speaker 1 (01:03):
You don't have one.
Speaker 4 (01:04):
I don't have one.
Speaker 3 (01:05):
No, I never.
Speaker 4 (01:05):
Got one, but I signed them quite a bit. I'm
horrible I don't. I don't keep any memorabilia at all.
I'm I don't have like a vanity wall with you know,
magazine covers or dolls or or any of that. So
I don't think I would ever buy one.
Speaker 2 (01:23):
Man, you should count a moth place.
Speaker 4 (01:25):
I've gotta rip like a peach pitch set up in.
Speaker 1 (01:27):
Mind, I've actually got it's actual.
Speaker 2 (01:31):
Sorry to go Jason Priestley in there at the mine.
He's good for you, you know, Jason was shedon. It's
great to talk to you, and uh, just good luck
with everything. I know that you've gone through stuff at
the moment, but our thoughts are with you.
Speaker 4 (01:48):
Oh I think that that that means the absolute will
to me. I really appreciate it.
Speaker 3 (01:55):
Fifty three And of course over the weekend we lost
a wonderful colleague of Oounds Sparks. We will talk about
him later on the program as well, and we'll talk
to Charlie Fox, our old boss who worked with him
for many years. But what a fabulous guy Ronnie was.
He really was impressive and his career had spanned so
many years over the Australian radio landscape.
Speaker 2 (02:15):
And from our new building, it's fitting that we're looking
down upon the two SM building. That's where Ronnie Sparks
used to That's where he used to broadcast, and.
Speaker 3 (02:22):
Two SM rocked, and I remember listening to him, and
he was everything.
Speaker 2 (02:25):
But the length of breadth of Ronnie Sparks's career is
right here in eighty eight seconds.
Speaker 1 (02:31):
All we're going to do right here is go back
back into time. One of the Soul sisters from way
back before. We see golf from ninety sixty five, bur
bur Berber what a day still call outside? He's Ronnie
Spikes here eight past three, had two s M.
Speaker 2 (02:50):
To countdown.
Speaker 1 (02:52):
Thanks gav Hi, ABC TV. I'm Ronnie Sparks. I'm your
host of Countdown tonight day twelve o'clock in Southern California
from the Capital Radio Network. Six I M from you
to u W super Loop Triple M is Sydney's Luck
(03:17):
of the nineties. Coming up on Channel TAM's police Camera
Action tonight.
Speaker 2 (03:24):
John Laws has been beaten in the radio ratings.
Speaker 4 (03:27):
By Today FM's Ronnie Sparks.
Speaker 2 (03:29):
Newly crowned King of morning Radio Ronnie Sparks.
Speaker 3 (03:33):
In breaking news, Sydney radio personality Ronnie Sparks has been
fired by Today FM.
Speaker 1 (03:40):
But wait, ron there's more. Govern USFM is my station.
This is a Grundy Television production for the Seven Network Australia.
Ronnie Spark speaking.
Speaker 2 (03:57):
Wow, it doesn't really do him justice. That's why we'll
have Charlie a little bit later.
Speaker 3 (04:00):
I got juice bumps. We miss him. What an amazing guy.
And we'll talk further about
Speaker 2 (04:05):
The Sparks family as well.
And Amanda jam.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
Nation lost a lot of people over the weekend.
Speaker 3 (00:06):
Oh you know Richard Simmons passed away.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
Yeah, hey, I want to dance with somebody.
Speaker 4 (00:13):
Kay.
Speaker 3 (00:15):
He revolutionized exercise and fitness. And I heard the podcast
about him searching for Richard Simmons. I think it was
called because it became inclusive in recent years. He passed
away at the age of seventy six.
Speaker 2 (00:26):
Also Dr Ruth Westheimer.
Speaker 3 (00:29):
Known as Doctor Ruth. She was ninety years old. She
ninety six. She revolutionized the way people spoke about sex.
Speaker 2 (00:35):
She was all about sex.
Speaker 3 (00:36):
I do believe in let's make love instead off let's
make war.
Speaker 2 (00:42):
Yeah, right on.
Speaker 3 (00:43):
Sister started there. Shannon Dowerity, she was only fifty three.
She's had cancer. As we know. She was from Well,
she was in Charmed, she was in nine o two
one oo. She's had a long battle with cancer.
Speaker 2 (00:54):
Remember we caught up with her a few years ago.
We had a great chat. She was here for one
of those comic Colm things. Did you have a cape
of Brenda Walsh doll?
Speaker 4 (01:02):
I don't.
Speaker 1 (01:03):
You don't have one.
Speaker 4 (01:04):
I don't have one.
Speaker 3 (01:05):
No, I never.
Speaker 4 (01:05):
Got one, but I signed them quite a bit. I'm
horrible I don't. I don't keep any memorabilia at all.
I'm I don't have like a vanity wall with you know,
magazine covers or dolls or or any of that. So
I don't think I would ever buy one.
Speaker 2 (01:23):
Man, you should count a moth place.
Speaker 4 (01:25):
I've gotta rip like a peach pitch set up in.
Speaker 1 (01:27):
Mind, I've actually got it's actual.
Speaker 2 (01:31):
Sorry to go Jason Priestley in there at the mine.
He's good for you, you know, Jason was shedon. It's
great to talk to you, and uh, just good luck
with everything. I know that you've gone through stuff at
the moment, but our thoughts are with you.
Speaker 4 (01:48):
Oh I think that that that means the absolute will
to me. I really appreciate it.
Speaker 3 (01:55):
Fifty three And of course over the weekend we lost
a wonderful colleague of Oounds Sparks. We will talk about
him later on the program as well, and we'll talk
to Charlie Fox, our old boss who worked with him
for many years. But what a fabulous guy Ronnie was.
He really was impressive and his career had spanned so
many years over the Australian radio landscape.
Speaker 2 (02:15):
And from our new building, it's fitting that we're looking
down upon the two SM building. That's where Ronnie Sparks
used to That's where he used to broadcast, and.
Speaker 3 (02:22):
Two SM rocked, and I remember listening to him, and
he was everything.
Speaker 2 (02:25):
But the length of breadth of Ronnie Sparks's career is
right here in eighty eight seconds.
Speaker 1 (02:31):
All we're going to do right here is go back
back into time. One of the Soul sisters from way
back before. We see golf from ninety sixty five, bur
bur Berber what a day still call outside? He's Ronnie
Spikes here eight past three, had two s M.
Speaker 2 (02:50):
To countdown.
Speaker 1 (02:52):
Thanks gav Hi, ABC TV. I'm Ronnie Sparks. I'm your
host of Countdown tonight day twelve o'clock in Southern California
from the Capital Radio Network. Six I M from you
to u W super Loop Triple M is Sydney's Luck
(03:17):
of the nineties. Coming up on Channel TAM's police Camera
Action tonight.
Speaker 2 (03:24):
John Laws has been beaten in the radio ratings.
Speaker 4 (03:27):
By Today FM's Ronnie Sparks.
Speaker 2 (03:29):
Newly crowned King of morning Radio Ronnie Sparks.
Speaker 3 (03:33):
In breaking news, Sydney radio personality Ronnie Sparks has been
fired by Today FM.
Speaker 1 (03:40):
But wait, ron there's more. Govern USFM is my station.
This is a Grundy Television production for the Seven Network Australia.
Ronnie Spark speaking.
Speaker 2 (03:57):
Wow, it doesn't really do him justice. That's why we'll
have Charlie a little bit later.
Speaker 3 (04:00):
I got juice bumps. We miss him. What an amazing guy.
And we'll talk further about
Speaker 2 (04:05):
The Sparks family as well.
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