1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:04,040 S1: We do have some sad news to report this afternoon. 2 00:00:04,040 --> 00:00:05,920 S1: I want to bring in my colleague, the host of 3 00:00:05,920 --> 00:00:09,720 S1: the four BC drive program, Gary Hargrave. He's on the 4 00:00:09,720 --> 00:00:11,760 S1: line with us now. Gary, good afternoon to you. 5 00:00:11,920 --> 00:00:15,760 S2: Yeah. Good day Mark boys. So it's it's really awful news. 6 00:00:15,800 --> 00:00:20,120 S2: So a bloke I've known 48 years, um, he died 7 00:00:20,120 --> 00:00:23,000 S2: suddenly this morning. His name's Jamie Dunn. He's a bit 8 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:27,120 S2: of a legend in everybody's mind. He. At one stage, 9 00:00:27,120 --> 00:00:29,920 S2: Jamie was the. He was the second voice of aggro. 10 00:00:29,920 --> 00:00:33,000 S2: Really just took aggro into a stratosphere. As far as 11 00:00:33,280 --> 00:00:38,200 S2: nationwide popularity amongst children, television viewers won lots of awards 12 00:00:38,200 --> 00:00:41,680 S2: and so forth. Apparently woke up this morning not feeling 13 00:00:41,720 --> 00:00:44,800 S2: too well said to the love of his life, Marie, 14 00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:46,560 S2: I'm going to go back to bed for a little 15 00:00:46,560 --> 00:00:50,960 S2: while and and unfortunately, he passed away. Um, there. So 16 00:00:51,080 --> 00:00:54,200 S2: it's it's shocking. I've known him for a long time. 17 00:00:54,200 --> 00:00:58,959 S2: He this bloke was an entertainer his whole life. He, um. 18 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:02,280 S2: He used to go to Salisbury High School with Billy Thorpe. 19 00:01:02,280 --> 00:01:04,160 S2: Went to. Can you believe that? One high school, two 20 00:01:04,160 --> 00:01:09,080 S2: great stars. And, uh. Anyway, Jamie, he joined a few bands, 21 00:01:09,080 --> 00:01:12,230 S2: had a few minor hit records. Um, I guess the 22 00:01:12,230 --> 00:01:15,310 S2: fun part about it. This bloke, this entertainer. At one 23 00:01:15,310 --> 00:01:19,830 S2: stage in the late 1970s, when Leif Garrett came onto 24 00:01:19,830 --> 00:01:23,110 S2: the scene, Jamie went over to LA and recorded his 25 00:01:23,110 --> 00:01:27,670 S2: version of fun, fun, fun to counter Leif Garrett Surfin USA. 26 00:01:27,790 --> 00:01:29,830 S2: And he got a number one in Brisbane out of that. 27 00:01:29,830 --> 00:01:32,110 S2: And he was Brisbane's answer to Leif Garrett. We used 28 00:01:32,110 --> 00:01:35,430 S2: to joke, but, uh, he, uh, he was an announcer 29 00:01:35,430 --> 00:01:38,150 S2: at Fourbc and a couple of other radio stations around 30 00:01:38,150 --> 00:01:41,310 S2: the Brisbane market. But the key thing about Jamie Dunn 31 00:01:41,350 --> 00:01:44,990 S2: is he he was an entertainer. He loved, loved the crowd, 32 00:01:44,990 --> 00:01:47,990 S2: loved the audience, made everyone laugh, make some people cry 33 00:01:48,030 --> 00:01:51,230 S2: with some of the funny stuff he did and passing away. 34 00:01:51,270 --> 00:01:54,830 S2: And just basically 76, it just seems too damn young 35 00:01:54,830 --> 00:01:57,430 S2: for me and I'm very, very sad about it. 36 00:01:57,990 --> 00:01:59,990 S1: Yeah, Gary, he's, uh, he's loss will be felt right 37 00:01:59,990 --> 00:02:03,190 S1: across Brisbane, and I'm sure our four BC listeners, um, 38 00:02:03,510 --> 00:02:07,550 S1: will be mourning his passing. Um, just. I never met 39 00:02:07,590 --> 00:02:10,669 S1: Jamie Gary, but from from what I saw and from 40 00:02:10,669 --> 00:02:13,669 S1: what I understood, he was a real larrikin. Larrikin? Yeah. 41 00:02:13,710 --> 00:02:16,710 S2: Oh, yeah. Absolutely. Always liked to joke. Loved to take the, 42 00:02:16,750 --> 00:02:19,460 S2: you know what out of things and but but look, 43 00:02:19,500 --> 00:02:21,780 S2: you know, deep down, he was a family man. Had 44 00:02:21,780 --> 00:02:24,820 S2: a swagger. Kids across a couple of marriages. But look, 45 00:02:24,860 --> 00:02:29,340 S2: I'm great mates with his brother. And, uh, it just 46 00:02:29,340 --> 00:02:31,899 S2: happened that I rang and said, I've heard this story. 47 00:02:31,900 --> 00:02:34,660 S2: And it was just as it was all starting to 48 00:02:34,660 --> 00:02:37,820 S2: come out. Uh, and, uh, so, you know, I can 49 00:02:37,820 --> 00:02:41,780 S2: confirm sadly, that it's true. And everyone in Brisbane media 50 00:02:41,820 --> 00:02:44,500 S2: so loved this man. Everybody's sort of queuing up to 51 00:02:44,540 --> 00:02:47,300 S2: want to report it, but nobody has until right now. 52 00:02:47,340 --> 00:02:50,980 S2: And I've been given permission to speak on on the 53 00:02:50,980 --> 00:02:53,180 S2: family's behalf because the family, no one's going to bother 54 00:02:53,180 --> 00:02:56,859 S2: the family today. This bloke was loved. He really was. And, um. Yeah, 55 00:02:56,900 --> 00:02:58,820 S2: big larrikin, I tell you what, he did the worst 56 00:02:58,820 --> 00:03:03,900 S2: Wayne Bennett impersonation, though, in some ads he's been doing. But, uh, look, 57 00:03:03,940 --> 00:03:06,420 S2: he he had a lot of fun in his life. 58 00:03:06,419 --> 00:03:08,460 S2: He had a few challenges in his life, but he 59 00:03:08,460 --> 00:03:12,019 S2: was always entertaining throughout his life. And I think a 60 00:03:12,020 --> 00:03:13,860 S2: lot of people are really going to be very, very 61 00:03:13,860 --> 00:03:15,500 S2: sad as the news gets out. 62 00:03:15,740 --> 00:03:18,660 S1: Yeah, a beautiful tribute. Gary, thanks so much for for 63 00:03:18,660 --> 00:03:21,340 S1: calling through with some really, really difficult news to share 64 00:03:21,340 --> 00:03:23,300 S1: and some sad news to share. And I'm sure there'll 65 00:03:23,340 --> 00:03:26,340 S1: be some lovely tributes paid to the late Jamie Dunn. 66 00:03:26,340 --> 00:03:28,060 S1: Thanks for calling in, mate. We really appreciate it. 67 00:03:28,380 --> 00:03:29,380 S2: Mate. Cheers, boys. Take care.