Biography
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Red Symons
Real name: Redmond Symons
Effective period / Period of releases: 1988
Red Symons (born 13 June 1949, Brighton, England) is an English-born Australian musician, writer, actor, composer, record producer, television and radio personality. He first came to prominence as the lead guitarist in the 1970s band Skyhooks. After the band's demise he gained notoriety by appearing on television; most notably on the classic Australian TV show "Hey Hey It's Saturday!" in which he judged amateur talent acts, usually sardonically, on the segment "Red Faces". He hosted ABC Radio Melbourne's breakfast show from 2003 until 2017.