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Hoody was born in New Zealand; however, he is a fully fledged proud Australian now with citizenship and, is one of those folks that was born for centre stage with his trusty Fender Precision bass.
As a founding member of the Allniters, Hoody decided to move on and created the world renown ‘cow-punk’ band The Johnnys delivering their big hits Bleeding Heart and Injun Joe. Hoody has played in a plethora of red-hot bands over the years including The Beasts Of Bourbon, The Cool Charmers, The Johnnys, The Crisps and a new venture, The Silver Dragons.
Having travelled the world, which included living in London for 9 years, Hoody now resides on the Central Coast of NSW, he has seen most of what the world of Rock n Roll has to offer over the last 50 plus years and strangely enough has retained most of that knowledge which he shares with us every Saturday Morning from 9 until noon right here on Big Lagoon Radio
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Victoria is a Health Worker with a background in a huge variety of performing arts. Miss Victoria has worked as an actress/performer in the arts scene for over 30 years including working in TV, theatre, film, and radio.
Miss Victoria also has performed on-stage in a play during the Weimar Kunst Festival in Germany being a Collaboration between an Aboriginal and German Playwright ….. Victoria rates this as a career highlight.
Victoria currently sits on the boards of both the Mooghalin Theatre and The Voices of Woman, where she is also a participating actress for both groups.
Miss Victoria has previous radio experience presenting ‘Art Beat’ on radio station 2SER however, has now found a home on the Central Coast’s very own ‘Big Lagoon Radio’s Saturday Morning Stir from 9 until noon.
Her Credits Include –
- Boney TV series on Channel 7, Redfern Now, ABC TV & Border Town ABC TV.
- Close to the Bone Q Theatre.
- Merry Christmas Pauline Hansen at The New Theatre in Newtown.
- Weimar Kunst festival is a German Arts Festival.
Carriage Works Theatre, Yellamundie Festival for Sydney Festival.
Panno has been a permanent fixture of the radio industry for more years than he is willing to admit, so we will – 38. Getting behind a microphone for the first time in the early 1980’s, Panno has had the great fortune to announce and manage at a multitude of stations throughout Australia having loved every single minute of his magnificent radio odyssey.
Beginning that journey on Community Radio in NSW, Panno quickly moved on to 2KY and then his much be-loved 2SM with who he was totally consumed by as a youngster, think transistor radio under the pillow stuff.
Panno has worked at Austereo stations 2MMM, 2 Day, NXFM and 2GO, the Grant Broadcasting Group, the Super Network and many more including a short stint at 6PR in Perth as a fill-in for holidaying announcers, much to the alarm of local listeners and management ….. he is quite mad.
Also renowned for his multiple award-winning content development and creative skills, Panno is a radio jack of all things broadcasting.
Panno now heads up the team at Woy 87.8FM ‘Big Lagoon Radio’ and is loving the challenge of bringing quality radio jam packed full of local talent, awesome music and up to date information to the station and its awesome listeners, he’s been around the traps you could say.
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Howdy has been a music lover all of his life cutting his teeth as a disc jockey whilst working in the Sydney metro and suburban areas.
Moving to the beautiful Central Coast, Howdy, decided he would like to try his hand at being a radio announcer spending the next 11 years, from 2011, in community radio as a night shift, drive, and weekend presenter.
Currently he is providing the microphone work as the Central Coast Rooster’s ground announcer for the junior, senior, women, and representative sides.
You can hear Howdy with his radio partner “Camman’ Fridays from 9 to noon, Saturday’s noon to 3pm and Sundays from 9 to noon on the Rock N Roll Rollout which includes their album feature.
So, drop in and say howdy To Howdy and Camman for some awesome tracks.
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Tanya, a recent import from New Zealand, has been living on the Central Coast for the past four years, yet has quickly assimilated with the many wonderfully colourful locals.
Being introduced to Panno by a mutual friend & recently accepted an invitation to try her hand as the Women in Rock Show’s announcer, TRock.
TRock has an extremely creative background in the visual & performing arts sectors, developing over 24 years. Tanya is a mixed media artist & jewellery designer with local council affiliation & private art tutor links. Recently Tanya was model & amateur actress enjoying her work as a special events performance artist, in theatre, short films & music videos. Tanya has also worked as a set, prop & costume designer, special effects make-up artist & has been the creative designer, stage manager & event coordinator for public events.
Tanya studied abstract painting at Auckland’s Whitecliffe College of Art & Design & was a student/assistant tutor for the Bay of Plenty jewellery designer ‘Jayne Jolly’.
In 2002 Tanya was a founding member of ‘Artpad’ an Auckland based artists collective which in 2003 collaborated with ‘Auckland Studio Of Potters’ Ceramicist, Tom Barter, to create an award winning tiled mural for Auckland’s, Onehunga Community Centre & Library.
Tanya has had numerous solo & group exhibitions including representation by several galleries throughout NZ, including Auckland’s Saatchi & Saatchi Gallery & “Art-Port” in Auckland International Airport. Her works can be found in private collections all over the globe, one of her large works adorns a wall in the Auckland office of the globally recognised lifestyle magazine company – Remix.
Awards, Commendations & Achievements
2002 – Auckland City Council – Co founded “Artpad” Artists Collective
2003 – Creative New Zealand’s Prestigious “Celebrating Cultural Diversity Art Award”
2014 – Waihi Drama Society – Set design, theatre sports & Annual Xmas play.
2015 – Art Waikino, Art Awards – Highly Commended – Mixed Media category
2015 – The Steampunk Soiree – Event Coordinator, stage manager, creative director
2015 to 2018 – Thames Coromandel District Council Annual Steampunk Ball – Organised Chaos Machine Troupe Performer
2016 – Thames Heritage Festival – First place for Women’s Victorian Costume Design
2016 – NZ on Air – Actor, music video for musician & X Factor NZ contestant, Sarah Spicer.
2016 – Disturbia Hallowed Eve Event – Creative director & prop designer, makeup artist
2016 – Thames Coromandel District Council – Steampunk The Thames Creative work shop tutor
2019 to 2021 – Distant Realm Films – Actress, costume designer, special effects make-up artist.
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What a champion this fella is, always up to mischief and pretty darn good at it.
Conrad grew up in the inner western suburbs of Sydney calling Marrickville, Balmain, Rozell and Leichhardt home.
Working as a stone mason and bricklayer, he developed some magnificent artistic capabilities and has brought them into his radio career.
Merkin decided to move to the Central Coast in order to be close to his mother and build his amazing home with his own two hands.
Forever the sportsman, The Surfin’ Merkin has played and excelled at every sport he has turnt his hand to, Conrad now surfs the beaches of the Central Coast daily becoming a quality ‘Surfie’ of note amongst the beach dwellers in the area.
Never having tried his hand, or mouth, at radio, Conrad was asked to join the Big Lagoon Radio Team and has become our surf reporter and storyteller which include some hilarious, bizarre and magnificent tales of his misadventures around this planet.
When the chips are down, you want this guy in your corner as it is a pleasure to have ‘The Surfin’ Merkin’ around the station.
