Simon goes off the air
By Jonas Lopez in Media News on Friday, 21st September 2018 at 4:25pmLegendary Triple M Melbourne host Lee Simon ended the workweek today by announcing his retirement from the radio industry.
Over on today’s episode of Triple M’s Hot Breakfast, Simon said the time had come to step away from the limelight even when by his recollection, he could’ve been axed years ago. Given his 20 years of covering the footy scene for Triple M’s FM band, he also confirmed that this year’s AFL Grand Final will be his farewell broadcast.
Simon started his career in 1971 and is best known for founding Australia’s first commercial FM station, EON FM. He is also one of Triple M’s icons, having built up the careers of several announcers as program director, with Jennifer Keyte and Eddie McGuire among them.
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