Radio veteran John Vincent passes away

[magpie in the 80's]

VETERAN South Australian radio personality John Vincent died this morning after a long illness.

http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/stor ... 85,00.html

[bulldogs]

RIP very funny man

[Kahuna]

Just heard radio legend John Vincent has died age 67.
Don't think we will see his like again.
Very sad day.

[godoubleblues]

that is sad
there is a short news snippet on the abc site
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009 ... e=adelaide

[Dog_ger]

:( Just heard radio legend John Vincent has died age 67.
Don't think we will see his like again.
Very sad day.

Agree 100% Kahuna

A Very Sad Day

[Thiele]

RIP Vinnie you will be missed

[Columbo]

Sad news "listeners". Remember him from his days on SAFM with the chicken man episodes and his Ken Oath Ockerstra, funny stuff.

[gadj1976]

Wow, as a kid/teenager i started listening to the infancy of SAFM and grew to understand what a great radio personality JV was.

I used to listen to SAFM religiously in those days.

My most cherised memory of Vinnie:

Driving to a job interview out on South Rd around Christmas time, and Vinnie and Grant Cameron played "Hey Santa Claus" by Kevin Bloody Wilson and attempted beeping out the rude words manually. You could hear them laughing/almost in tears in the background as the beeps progressively became later and later into the rude words. I remember looking around at the traffic lights at Port and South Rd and there were others sitting in their cars trying to muffle laughs and wiping away tears.

Admittedly I was young, but you cling to your youth and being 18/19, I just remember thinking how good life was at that time. I turned up to the interview with red eyes, but I couldn't explain the reason adequately enough to even start explaining, so I didn't bother. But for the rest of my days I remember that moment, and as far as I'm concerned, it's true radio magic!

And no, I didn't get the job!

Thanks Vinnie, you were a true legend!

[Jimmy_041]

Fantastic bloke

Anyone else got his album - Daughter of Owyagoin

I stil sing along to

"Mondays collection day, bang go the bins, all the city's garbos, takin away our sins.............."

"Backyard barby, boogie, oogie blues............"

"Take me back to Innamminka, golden city in the North......................"

He was the original Kevin Bloody Wilson

and what a ripping bloke

RIP JV - you remain a legend

[Strawb]

shocked to hear this as i loved listening to John. Such a shame to pass away at a young age but there is alot of stories and memories we will hold about listening to john on the radio.

[bayman]

not one person has ever said a bad word about him & that sums him up RIP VINNY



ps, loved kenoaths work