| Birth name Anthony Eric Delroy Country Australia Show Nightlife Name Tony Delroy | Network ABC Radio Role Radio host Time slot 22:00 – 02:00 Stations ABC Local Radio | |
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| Style talkback, current affairs, light entertainment Born 1 January 1953 (age 68) Similar Kumi Taguchi (journalist), Richard Fidler, Adam Spencer | ||
Anthony Eric "Tony" Delroy 1 January 1953 ) is an Australian radio presenter. Delroy hosted ABC Local Radio's late-night talkback show Nightlife for 26 years between 1987 and 2016, when he retired.
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- Tony delroy s nightlife discusses rate of centrelink pensions and poverty
- Tony Delroy abc radio interview
- Background and career
- References
Tony delroy s nightlife discusses rate of centrelink pensions and poverty
Tony Delroy abc radio interview
Background and career
Delroy commenced working in news radio on Sydney station 2SM while completing his schooling. He joined the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and worked on-air in Bathurst while studying journalism. After a short stint in Launceston, Delroy was appointed news director of 2UE. In 1987, he joined 702 ABC Sydney and soon took over theNightlife program, at a period when broadcasts used to end about midnight or 1:00am. In 1990 the program went national and the ABC replaced the state-based late night programming with the national show, a mix of talkback, current affairs, light entertainment.
The show's success as ABC Local Radio's highest rating weekday program was bolstered by a team of experts who are featured every week to discuss such topics as motoring, literature, movies, American politics, finance, superannuation and travel destinations. In a minor 2010 incident, Delroy received an official reprimand after he used abusive language at a security guard when the guard asked Delroy to remove his car from the space reserved for Maurice Newman, the Chairman of the ABC.
Delroy has a cat named Barbara, who was mentioned during his broadcasts.
Delroy retired on 2 September 2016, after 26 years hosting Nightlife and 30 years with the ABC.