Listeners mourn Melbourne radio legend Bruce Mansfield as 3AW broadcasts moving tributes

April 17, 2016 8:48

Listeners and colleagues have flooded 3AW with tributes to Bruce Mansfield

The death of Melbourne radio legend Bruce Mansfield after a battle with cancer has seen 3AW flooded with emotional memories of the broadcaster from listeners and former colleagues.

The radio station announced Mansfield had died aged 71 after continuing to broadcast even as he fought prostate cancer.

The former newsreader became a Melbourne favourite when he teamed up with fellow broadcaster Phil Brady to bring together Nightline and Remember When in 1991 in a show that went on to dominate the airwaves.

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Simon Canning

Simon Canning was Mumbrella's marketing and advertising editor from 2015-2017. In a career spanning journalism and communications over more than 30 years Simon has become one of Australia’s most respected analysts and commentators on the advertising, marketing and media industries. A regular commentator on radio and TV, Simon has also worked in media in the US and UK .

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Listeners mourn Melbourne radio legend Bruce Mansfield as 3AW broadcasts moving tributes

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