Pittwater Life October 2019 Issue

Life Stories
reading a paid commercial for The
Sunday Australian on air, of adding, “it
is a good newspaper, I read it myself.”
Because 2GB was owned by Fairfax
Media the board demanded he resign.
So, Barry returned to the ABC working
first in Canberra and then in Sydney, as
a news reader and host for the Saturday
afternoon sports show.
It was in the ’80s that Barry became
interested in astrology, numerology
and tarot cards. He was hosting 2GB’s
Saturday and Sunday talkback shows,
and on the Sunday evening show his
guests included astrologer, Garry
Wiseman, numerologist, Mark Gruner,
and psychic, Diana Shaw.
“In 1989, Diana was doing readings,
and predicted on air one night that I
would be doing reading myself in the
future. At the time, in addition to my
radio and television work I was running
a travel PR company and working over
85 hours a week, and couldn’t imagine
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CLOCKWISE FROM OPPOSITE: Barry reflecting
at Avalon Beach; at his home radio studio; with
partner Anne; spinning discs in the 1960s;
newspaper clippings of the day, including the
story of his sacking from 2GB; his book Past
Lives Unveiled; brushes with fame with Anthony
Quayle on the set of ‘Anne Of The 1000 Days’; and
interviewing Richard Attenborough in 1969.
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