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Keith McGowan

Real name: Keith McGowan

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. McGowan got his first job in radio in May 1957, when he started as an office boy at 3UZ at the age of 14. He then worked at a dozen regional and metropolitan Australian radio stations. 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. After his retirement, McGowan stated that his days at 6PR from 1964 to 1968 were the highlight of his career. In 1990 he joined Melbourne radio station 3AW hosting Overnighters from midnight until 5.30 am Monday to Friday. McGowan developed a cult following in Melbourne through this long running show. He celebrated his 50th anniversary of broadcasting on 27 May 2007. McGowan retired after presenting the Overnighters program on 3AW for 21 years. His final program was broadcast on Friday, 22 July 2011

In 1979 McGowan had a top ten hit in Australia with a narrative piece called A Little Boy's Christmas Prayer which has since been re–released on compilation CDs.

He also compiled and released a nostalgia CD containing tracks by various artists, called And Then Came Rock n Roll.

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