4BK Radio Memories

06/09/2025

This weekend on Retro Stream.

Music provides the foundation for more of radio’s greatest memories: the ads. During our music hours devoted to the ’60s, ’70s, ’80s you’ll hear sets of commercials that, in many cases, are as memorable as the songs. At Retro Stream we call this special prog a RADIO FLASHBACK.

With thanks to the sales team, get with the ‘revenue’ sounds across this weekend of momentous messages, joyful jingles, snappy slogans, and outstanding performances by some of Australia’s greatest ever voice over talent. Oh yeah, and the scripts. Can’t forget the writers and producers.

What to expect in the way of products and services?

Banking
Jewellers
Concerts
Automotive
Hardware
Softdrinks
Movies
Fashion
Electrical goods
Pharmaceuticals
Records
Shopping Centres
Newspapers and Magazines
Travel
Cosmetics
Motorcycles
Cigs
Hi Fi Equipment
Toiletries
Breakfast food
TV shows
Appliances
New and Used Cars
Grog
Real Estate
Confectionary
Hair products
Careers
Dry Cleaning
Footware
Tea and Coffee
Dairy products
Insecticides

A RADIO FLASHBACK Weekend with genuine old-style commercial breaks every 15 mins direct from the Retro Stream cart decks. We press ‘play’ from 16:00 (AEST) Friday.

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08/08/2025

And another great is gone 😞

Col Joy taught me more about performance and people skills than I could ever have imagined. A gentleman with a wicked sense of humour. A true legend with grace. May he rest in eternal peace. My condolences to all of the family. M xx

08/08/2025

Remembering a great Brisbane singer from the late 60's and early 70's - Jon Blanchfield - who passed away this week.
RIP Jon 😞
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=ug-Og-DuAhI&si=sHJR6WoUCzO72oqA

04/08/2025

Hello, New Look Radio 4BK.....

04/02/2025

Posted recently on the Brisbane Radio and TV page, thanks to Trevor Himstedt:

The late Ron Saywell of 4IP (and later, 4BK/4GG), with hat on, and David Jull of TVQ0 hosting the Big Stir event at the Carina Oval in 1969....

20/01/2025

Thanks to Heather Thomson for this photo of her late Mum, Kathleen (Maureen) Kerr who worked at 4BK in the 1950's.

20/12/2024

Wow! Where did the year go? I can't believe Christmas has rolled around so quickly.

Our page has grown further in 2024, thanks to people like you who read the posts, send photos and memories, comment and think back to the good times of Brisbane radio.

On behalf of all the 4BK managers and staff from years ago, we wish you a Very Merry Christmas with you family and friends.

And in the spirit of the Season, try whenever you can to brighten someone else's day with a random act of kindness or compassion. Because that is what Christmas is really all about, sharing love, isn't it.

Take care, stay safe and we'll catch you on the flip side 😁 💗🎄

Peter

26/11/2024

Following on from yesterday's post remembering Mike Ahern, here is the link to a page on The Pirate Radio Hall of Fame in the UK where some recordings of Mike's programs on Radio Caroline's two ships back in the mid 1960's have been digitised and archived for our listening enjoyment. The film 'The Boat That Rocked' was based on those Halcyon days of Britain's first rock and roll floating radio stations and a young Mike Ahern was an integral part of their success.

The stars of British offshore radio of the sixties, seventies and eighties.

25/11/2024

I have been reminiscing lately about some of the simply brilliant radio announcers we had on Brisbane AM stations back in the 1970's and 80's.

While we didn't realise it at the time, Australian radio was at its peak in those years.

One of my fondest personal memories was listening to Mike Ahern on 4BC. His evening shows were addictive, full of great new music from the UK and America, interspersed with Mike's clever humour and anecdotes about the songs and artists.

In memoriam of one of Brisbane's great radio voices.

https://www.offshoreradio.co.uk/mikea.htm?fbclid=IwY2xjawGxTMlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHV2mUyTPszgfvPafmEL1i-M14UbqHBtox82NbVYqHfEagTpe6utDapMncQ_aem_tziDFcahhm9OFJbj0HdPXw

The stars of British offshore radio from the sixties, seventies and eighties.