About Gary O'Callaghan
Lived 1933 – 2017 (aged 83). Gary O'Callaghan was an Australian radio personality.
Gary Bernard O'Callaghan (11 October 1933 − 18 August 2017) was an Australian radio announcer based in Sydney, known for his on-air character, "Sammy Sparrow". He joined 2UE in 1956, where he was known for his long running, and ratings winning, breakfast show. He stayed with 2UE until retirement in 2003, then had a short time at 2KY during Kerry Packer's ownership of 2UE. He moved back to the mid north coast of NSW where he continued to work at 2MC. He was an Australian Commercial Radio Awards Hall of Fame inductee in 2004.
Later life O'Callaghan and his wife Dorothy lived at Wauchope, New South Wales, on the NSW Mid North Coast, near Port Macquarie.
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Who was Gary O'Callaghan?
Australian radio personality
When was Gary O'Callaghan born?
Gary O'Callaghan was born on 11 October 1933 in Melbourne.
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Gary O'Callaghan died on 19 August 2017.
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Gary O'Callaghan was a radio personality.
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Gary O'Callaghan was Australian.
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