Television news icon Mal Walden joined radio news legend Colin Tyrus for a chat on Southern FM’s A Newsman and His Music on Monday 20 October 2025. The topic was Mal’s ninth book Hidden Headlines, a captivating collection of extraordinary personal stories, intimate confessions and inspirational encounters.
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From the Southern FM archives, a 1995 interview with Melbourne radio legend Stan Rofe. Stan was interviewed by Southern FM presenter John Allan on Joy Newland‘s Thursday Magazine program on 26 January 1995. Stan Rofe was a commercial radio disc jockey, known as Stan the Man, he presented the first rock and roll music from 1956, on 3KZ, and was
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Legendary TV journalist and news presenter David Johnston talks to Southern FM’s Colin Tyrus about his distinguished career in the media. David talks about his early days in radio at 2RG Griffith, then 3DB Melbourne before he started doing booth announcing and late night news at HSV7. After that, DJ became one of the best known faces and voices of
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Southern FM’s Colin Tyrus has been a lifelong fan of Bert Newton. In this special tribute, Colin speaks with some of Bert’s former colleagues including GTV 9 legends Pete Smith and Philip Brady. You’ll also hear from Bert’s Good Morning Australia music director John Foreman and the pioneering TV comedy writer Mike McColl-Jones. Pictured: Graham Kennedy (left) and Bert Newton
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Retired TV news presenter Mal Walden talks about his distinguished career in the media during this chat with Colin Tyrus on 88.3 Southern FM.
The interview was first aired in the program “A Newsman and his Music” at 10 AM on Monday 26 November 2018.
Legendary TV newsman Mal Walden was guest speaker at the launch of Bayside Seniors Festival 2018. This excerpt from his speech was played on 88.3 Southern FM’s “A Newsman and his Music” after the 10 AM news on Monday 8 October 2018.
The program presenter is another retired newsman who’s known by the catchphrase “Tyrus is the name… news is the game”. Colin added the archival material to Mal’s original address to the launch function.
