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Bob Rogers (DJ)

Bob Rogers, Australian radio and television host (died 2024)

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Born
December 3, 1926
Died
May 29, 2024
Zodiac sign
Sagittarius
Birth year
1926

About Bob Rogers (DJ)

Robert Barton Rogers OAM (3 December 1926 – 29 May 2024) was an Australian disc jockey and radio broadcaster. He was noted for introducing Top 40 radio programming to Australia in 1958, on 2UE. Before his retirement in October 2020, Rogers presented the six-hour Saturday evening Reminiscing program on Sydney radio station 2CH. He had previously presented The Bob Rogers Show on weekday mornings. His broadcasting career lasted 78 years. In 1957, Rogers discovered the Slim Dusty song "Pub With No Beer" and was the first DJ in Australia.

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Bob Rogers (DJ) timeline

  1. In 1957, Rogers discovered the Slim Dusty song "Pub With No Beer" and was the first DJ in Australia.
  2. Before his retirement in October 2020, Rogers presented the six-hour Saturday evening Reminiscing program on Sydney radio station 2CH.

The world when Bob Rogers (DJ) was born

Bob Rogers (DJ) was born in 1926. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1926

  • #1 song"Bye Bye Blackbird"
  • Top movieThe General (Buster Keaton)
  • Best-selling bookThe Sun Also Rises – Ernest Hemingway

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentGertrude Ederle swims the English Channel
  • Top headlineA.A. Milne publishes Winnie-the-Pooh
  • Technology milestoneFirst demonstration of television
  • Defining fadFlagpole sitting
  • Notable inventionPop-up toaster
  • World population2.01 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population117.4M

1926 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Bob Rogers (DJ)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19262026
Gas$0.23$3.45/gal
Average home$6,000$435,000
Average income$3,620$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population117.4M341 million

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