| posted on April 20, 2017
THE ABC has honoured one of Albany’s favourite sons by naming its main ABC Albany radio studio after the late Eoin Cameron.
Local and Perth ABC staff mingled with the extended Cameron family and community members at a special function at the St Emilie Way building on Tuesday.
After a Welcome to Country by Menang representative Larry Blight, ABC state manager Sarah Knight welcomed all present and introduced the late broadcaster’s immediate family.
Eoin Cameron’s son Ryan Cameron thanked the ABC for the “tremendous honour”.
“It’s truly remarkable to think that nearly 50 years ago Mum and Dad met at radio 6BA studios just 700 metres down the road from here,” he said.
“Mum reminded me on the weekend of Dad’s first broadcast – he was so petrified he vomited onto the balcony on York Street during the music breaks.”
“Who could foretell that this was the beginning of a fabulous union and brilliant broadcasting trajectory?”
He gave particular thanks to his grandmother Imelda and to longstanding producer Brad McCann (aka “the slim but savage one”).
“Slim was and always will be one of dad’s closest friends and confidants, a fine upstanding producer and an all-round great fellow,” he said.
“Thank you for the part you played in Eoin’s career and life. We very much consider you part of our family.”
Together with his sister Jacinta and mother Wendy (“the war office”) Cameron they then unveiled a plaque to be hung in the newly named Eoin Cameron Studio.
– Geoff Vivian
