1 00:00:01,400 --> 00:00:03,240 Speaker 1: And Amanda jam. 2 00:00:03,080 --> 00:00:05,320 Speaker 2: Nation lost a lot of people over the weekend. 3 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:08,799 Speaker 3: Oh you know Richard Simmons passed away. 4 00:00:08,920 --> 00:00:12,799 Speaker 2: Yeah, hey, I want to dance with somebody. 5 00:00:13,039 --> 00:00:13,280 Speaker 4: Kay. 6 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:19,200 Speaker 3: He revolutionized exercise and fitness. And I heard the podcast 7 00:00:19,239 --> 00:00:21,639 Speaker 3: about him searching for Richard Simmons. I think it was 8 00:00:21,680 --> 00:00:24,680 Speaker 3: called because it became inclusive in recent years. He passed 9 00:00:24,680 --> 00:00:25,919 Speaker 3: away at the age of seventy six. 10 00:00:26,120 --> 00:00:29,520 Speaker 2: Also Dr Ruth Westheimer. 11 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:31,720 Speaker 3: Known as Doctor Ruth. She was ninety years old. She 12 00:00:32,040 --> 00:00:35,520 Speaker 3: ninety six. She revolutionized the way people spoke about sex. 13 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:36,520 Speaker 2: She was all about sex. 14 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:41,280 Speaker 3: I do believe in let's make love instead off let's 15 00:00:41,440 --> 00:00:42,080 Speaker 3: make war. 16 00:00:42,640 --> 00:00:43,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, right on. 17 00:00:43,880 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 3: Sister started there. Shannon Dowerity, she was only fifty three. 18 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:50,159 Speaker 3: She's had cancer. As we know. She was from Well, 19 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:52,080 Speaker 3: she was in Charmed, she was in nine o two 20 00:00:52,080 --> 00:00:54,720 Speaker 3: one oo. She's had a long battle with cancer. 21 00:00:54,800 --> 00:00:56,760 Speaker 2: Remember we caught up with her a few years ago. 22 00:00:56,920 --> 00:00:58,320 Speaker 2: We had a great chat. She was here for one 23 00:00:58,320 --> 00:01:01,040 Speaker 2: of those comic Colm things. Did you have a cape 24 00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:02,080 Speaker 2: of Brenda Walsh doll? 25 00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:02,840 Speaker 4: I don't. 26 00:01:03,320 --> 00:01:04,080 Speaker 1: You don't have one. 27 00:01:04,280 --> 00:01:05,000 Speaker 4: I don't have one. 28 00:01:05,080 --> 00:01:05,880 Speaker 3: No, I never. 29 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:10,200 Speaker 4: Got one, but I signed them quite a bit. I'm 30 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:13,600 Speaker 4: horrible I don't. I don't keep any memorabilia at all. 31 00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:17,360 Speaker 4: I'm I don't have like a vanity wall with you know, 32 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:21,840 Speaker 4: magazine covers or dolls or or any of that. So 33 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:23,680 Speaker 4: I don't think I would ever buy one. 34 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 2: Man, you should count a moth place. 35 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:27,880 Speaker 4: I've gotta rip like a peach pitch set up in. 36 00:01:27,880 --> 00:01:31,120 Speaker 1: Mind, I've actually got it's actual. 37 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:35,280 Speaker 2: Sorry to go Jason Priestley in there at the mine. 38 00:01:35,720 --> 00:01:41,480 Speaker 2: He's good for you, you know, Jason was shedon. It's 39 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:44,399 Speaker 2: great to talk to you, and uh, just good luck 40 00:01:44,440 --> 00:01:46,240 Speaker 2: with everything. I know that you've gone through stuff at 41 00:01:46,240 --> 00:01:48,320 Speaker 2: the moment, but our thoughts are with you. 42 00:01:48,840 --> 00:01:52,080 Speaker 4: Oh I think that that that means the absolute will 43 00:01:52,120 --> 00:01:53,440 Speaker 4: to me. I really appreciate it. 44 00:01:55,680 --> 00:01:58,240 Speaker 3: Fifty three And of course over the weekend we lost 45 00:01:58,320 --> 00:02:02,160 Speaker 3: a wonderful colleague of Oounds Sparks. We will talk about 46 00:02:02,240 --> 00:02:04,080 Speaker 3: him later on the program as well, and we'll talk 47 00:02:04,080 --> 00:02:06,160 Speaker 3: to Charlie Fox, our old boss who worked with him 48 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:09,440 Speaker 3: for many years. But what a fabulous guy Ronnie was. 49 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:12,440 Speaker 3: He really was impressive and his career had spanned so 50 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:15,560 Speaker 3: many years over the Australian radio landscape. 51 00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:17,320 Speaker 2: And from our new building, it's fitting that we're looking 52 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:20,920 Speaker 2: down upon the two SM building. That's where Ronnie Sparks 53 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:22,520 Speaker 2: used to That's where he used to broadcast, and. 54 00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:24,960 Speaker 3: Two SM rocked, and I remember listening to him, and 55 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 3: he was everything. 56 00:02:25,800 --> 00:02:29,040 Speaker 2: But the length of breadth of Ronnie Sparks's career is 57 00:02:29,160 --> 00:02:31,200 Speaker 2: right here in eighty eight seconds. 58 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:33,640 Speaker 1: All we're going to do right here is go back 59 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:37,800 Speaker 1: back into time. One of the Soul sisters from way 60 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:41,839 Speaker 1: back before. We see golf from ninety sixty five, bur 61 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:45,760 Speaker 1: bur Berber what a day still call outside? He's Ronnie 62 00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:49,160 Speaker 1: Spikes here eight past three, had two s M. 63 00:02:50,919 --> 00:02:51,640 Speaker 2: To countdown. 64 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:55,440 Speaker 1: Thanks gav Hi, ABC TV. I'm Ronnie Sparks. I'm your 65 00:02:55,440 --> 00:03:02,960 Speaker 1: host of Countdown tonight day twelve o'clock in Southern California 66 00:03:03,320 --> 00:03:07,480 Speaker 1: from the Capital Radio Network. Six I M from you 67 00:03:07,840 --> 00:03:17,519 Speaker 1: to u W super Loop Triple M is Sydney's Luck 68 00:03:17,639 --> 00:03:22,720 Speaker 1: of the nineties. Coming up on Channel TAM's police Camera 69 00:03:22,880 --> 00:03:23,639 Speaker 1: Action tonight. 70 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:28,000 Speaker 2: John Laws has been beaten in the radio ratings. 71 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:29,320 Speaker 4: By Today FM's Ronnie Sparks. 72 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:33,600 Speaker 2: Newly crowned King of morning Radio Ronnie Sparks. 73 00:03:33,639 --> 00:03:37,240 Speaker 3: In breaking news, Sydney radio personality Ronnie Sparks has been 74 00:03:37,320 --> 00:03:39,360 Speaker 3: fired by Today FM. 75 00:03:40,080 --> 00:03:46,680 Speaker 1: But wait, ron there's more. Govern USFM is my station. 76 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:53,920 Speaker 1: This is a Grundy Television production for the Seven Network Australia. 77 00:03:54,480 --> 00:03:55,600 Speaker 1: Ronnie Spark speaking. 78 00:03:57,400 --> 00:03:59,440 Speaker 2: Wow, it doesn't really do him justice. That's why we'll 79 00:03:59,440 --> 00:04:00,920 Speaker 2: have Charlie a little bit later. 80 00:04:00,960 --> 00:04:04,400 Speaker 3: I got juice bumps. We miss him. What an amazing guy. 81 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:05,400 Speaker 3: And we'll talk further about 82 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:06,800 Speaker 2: The Sparks family as well.