Aus 150 - The Happy Gang

A Collection of Aussie Radio Shows No 150 “The Happy Gang" ran on Melbourne's Own 3DB from 1953 till 1962. It owed its origin to the earlier 3DB test cricket broadcasts with a bright atmosphere of fun and frolics. The first resident comedians were Dick Cranbourne and John Stuart and later Bill Collins and Jack Perry. Regulars on the program included Eula and Marie Parker, June Hamilton, Shirlene Clancy, Rod McLennan, Lou Toppano, Tom Davidson, Stan Stafford , Don Kinsey and many others.   Norman Spencer was the shows first producer and he later went on to bigger and better things in television and GTV9 in 1956. His work with Graham Kennedy is legendary in the history of Melbourne TV. After Spencer, Alf Spargo took over the production of the show as well as scripting it. He was followed by Mike Dyer and finally Peter Surrey.   Disclaimer: By uploading these files, I make no claim to ownership or copyright. These recordings have been acquired from publicly available sources on the Internet, and my goal has been to put together a collection of every available episode where possible. I will add to these collections if I discover new episodes or if any new episodes become available. Additionally, while I tried to put together a collection that contains the best version of each episode that I could, there may be better copies of some recordings available from collectors and dealers, and I encourage you to reach out to them if you are so inclined. If they are not in the public domain, notify me and they will be deleted.

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.