Stan Rofe

Stanley Robert Rofe (30 May 193316 May 2003) was an Australian rock'n'roll disc jockey and music news reporter. Popularly referred to as Stan the Man, he presented the first rock and roll music on Melbourne radio from 1956, on 3KZ, and was a champion of Australian music. From February 1966 to March 1971 he was also a gossip news columnist for teen music newspaper, Go-Set. His "critical editorial like columns sought to prompt Australian pop musicians to do better." Stan Rofe died of cancer, aged 69, and was survived by his brother, Roy, and extended family.

In 2015, Rofe was inducted into the Music Victoria Hall of Fame.

Biography Stanley Robert Rofe was born on 30 May 1933, in Richmond to Esme and Percy. His father was an Essendon footballer and his mother was a former Tivoli dancer and show girl. His favourite announcer was Norman Banks who set the trend in the 1940s.