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Keith McGowan OAM (9 March 1943 – 22 December 2013) was an Australian radio presenter. He was born in Melbourne, Australia and died there, aged 70 years. ==Radio career== McGowan got his first job in radio in May 1957, when he started as an office boy at 3UZ at the age of 14. His mother had heard about the job while listening to the station. Then he worked at the following radio stations in order: 3TR, 7BU, 7HO, 6PR, 3TR (again), 2NM, 2KA, 2HD, 2UW, 3MP, 3DB, 3AK, 3AW. McGowan first made a name for himself in Perth at 6PR in the mid-1960s, where he and his station, then known as ''The Home of the Good Guys'' rose to the top of the ratings.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.perthherald.com/index.php/sid/219262951/scat/b8de8e630faf3631/ht/Good-Guy-Keith-McGowan-dies-age-70 )〕 After his retirement, McGowan stated that his days at 6PR from 1964 to 1968 were the highlight of his career.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.6pr.com.au/blogs/6pr-perth-blog/keith-mcgowan-still-a-good-guy/20111014-1lol6.html )〕 In 1990 he joined Melbourne radio station 3AW hosting the overnight program ''Overnighters'' from midnight until 5.30 am Monday to Friday. McGowan would develop a cult following in Melbourne through this long running show. Regular contributors were Brad Higgins, Nick Le Souef the "Outback Legend" and Chris DeFraga on motoring. The Antiques and Collectibles Radio Show was also featured, from midnight to 2 am Friday mornings. Tony Shields, from Shields Stamps and Coins and Rick Milne were regular contributors. He celebrated his 50th anniversary of broadcasting on 27 May 2007.〔(Keith McGowan celebrates 50 years in radio. 3AW website | Retrieved 23 March 2013 )〕 McGowan retired in July 2011, after presenting the ''Overnighters'' program on 3AW for 21 years. His final program was broadcast on Friday, 22 July 2011.〔(Keith hangs up the mic (3AW Blog, 1 July 2011) )〕 McGowan said the highlight of his career was that after 54 years of broadcasting, "I chose my own time to give it all away". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Keith McGowan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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