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Ormsby Wilkins was born on 6 March, 1916 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, is a presenter. Discover Ormsby Wilkins's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 60 years old?

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Age 60 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 6 March 1916
Birthday 6 March
Birthplace Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date of death (1976-02-18) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died Place Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Nationality Australia

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1976

Ormsby Wilkins died at the age of 59 on 19 February 1976 following a battle with lung cancer for which he underwent an operation in November 1975.

1975

In August 1975, Wilkins used his 2GB program to describe Australian businesswoman Junie Morosi as an "immoral adventuress who has slept with a variety of notable politicians". This prompted Morosi to launch legal action against 2GB and Wilkins. She was awarded $10,000 in damages after it was found Wilkins had deliberately imputed Morosi as an undesirable, immoral and promiscuous woman who had misconducted herself with her employer.

1974

One of the most notable moments of his radio career came in 1974. During a phone interview with Russell Kelner, the operations manager of the Jewish Defense League, agents from the FBI suddenly stormed into Kelner's office in New York to conduct a raid and placed him under arrest. The commotion of the raid and the arrest of Kelner was clearly audible over the telephone line with Kelner telling Wilkins: "We are in a raid right now by the FBI. I have to hang up. We are all under arrest." The arrest came after death threats were levelled against Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.

1971

He criticised the Federal Government's decision to allow South Africa to send an all-white football team to Australia for the 1971 South Africa rugby union tour of Australia. He described Australia's international image being vulnerable due to the White Australia policy and the poor treatment of Indigenous Australians.

1967

He is most notable for being the first person in Australia to take talkback calls when the format was made legal in 1967.

Various attempts at talkback radio in Australia had occurred, dating back to 2BL's experiment in 1925. Stations 3AK and 2UW had also both tried it in 1963. However, every attempt was quickly abandoned due to strict broadcasting and telecommunications regulations stipulating that the broadcast of telephone conversations on radio was illegal. Just after midnight on 17 April 1967, Wilkins took the first legal talkback calls on Australian radio after the restrictions were lifted.

1963

Wilkins made the move to radio in 1963. Throughout his career, Wilkins worked at 2UE and 2GB in Sydney and Melbourne's 3AW.

1949

Wilkins' career began with the United States Information Service where he worked for a number of years before moving into journalism in 1949. Initially working for The Daily Mirror, he went on to work for The Daily Telegraph and The Argus.

1916

Ormsby Cecil Wilkins (6 March 1916 - 18 February 1976) was an Australian radio presenter.