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In case you are wondering who I am and how I got here here’s a quick summary.
My real name is Murray Inglis I was born on the 12th of May 1943 at the Nurse Ellis Nursing Home in New Plymouth my late Mum Peggy said I couldn’t wait to get out and was actually born on the door mat. Life was good in those days we lived near the beach and had wonderful holidays and some great friends some of whom I will never forget even though we have lost touch over the years.
I was raised in Fitzroy and was bashed around by nuns with ridiculous name like Burtille and Rupert at St John Bosco Primary school, then entered the State system at New Plymouth Boys high, that’s was a shock when I realized that morning weren’t taken up with mass and Catechism.
Then one morning a local radio announcer from the then 2XP Murray Hewson, came to judge the school sight reading contest… I won. But the big thing was he told me I really should consider a career in radio.
I was in Christchurch during the 70's. I was Muzza in the Morning and hosted the Breakfast show on Radio Avon with Mike Richardson who was indeed the Canadian who died of a Brain Tumor. Mike was also heard later on 3ZB, he was a wonderful guy, with very dry humour and some great life storys.
I myself however am definitely alive and Kicking..
My most famous stunt at Avon was probably the Lock in where I locked myself in the studio for round 48 Hrs…dont ask me why!!! I also won the American Billboard magazine Air personality of the Year award in 1977 where I was voted Best Announcer in the Southern Hemisphere and one of the Top 10 in The World…quite an Honour.
A couple of weeks ago I was interviewed on National radio re my four decades in radio , if anyone wants to listen to it go to the National Radio Website…look under Afternoons with Jim Mora, then Reeling in the Years Broadcaster Murray Inglis. The full 1Hr Interview should be still there
So this year I celebrated my Fourth decade in that business. And what an adventure it’s been!!! Yeah one of these days I will write the book.
So what am I going to write about? Well gossip seems to be covered, books also. So let’s say I will write about anything that comes to mind. I love movies, most kinds of music, I read, am a self confessed TV addict, follow Rugby League, am a gadget freak, run small studio in my lounge recording commercials etc for local and overseas clients. I host a daily show between 2 and 7 on the Solid Gold FM playing songs that I loved when I first started in radio, and still find them great and exciting. Face it first time round they were in Mono and on AM, now they are in Stereo (Soon the be HD) and on FM.