About John Burgess (host)
John Richard Burgess (born 4 June 1943) is an Australian radio and television personality and host. He is often referred to as "Burgo" and sometimes "Baby John Burgess" or "Baby John", nicknames deriving from his radio days when he was the youngest presenter at the station. He has worked in the industry since 1963. He is best known for his long-term hosting of the Australian version of game show Wheel of Fortune and as a breakfast radio host. == Radio and television presenting == Burgess has hosted numerous radio shows over the years. He started in the industry through a chance meeting with John Laws, and joined his network radio station 2GB. On 25 September 2006, he started as breakfast show announcer for the easy listening radio station 3MP in Melbourne. On 12 December 2011, he took over from Johnny Young at 6IX in Perth, departing the station in December 2015. Burgess returned to 6IX in a new timeslot on 22 April 2017. Burgess moved into television in the 1970s, when hosting the teenage music show "Turning On" on the Seven Network station HSV7. The series feature many popular music artists and bands including Zoot and Gilian Fitzgerald, one of the main dancers, and featured Judy Moody and Christine Kelson.
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