The cream of Australia s broadcasting industry has gathered for the funeral of radio legend John Brennan.
Mourners including Alan Jones and Ray Hadley, hand-in-hand with new wife Sophie, packed St Mary s Cathedral in Sydney to pay tribute to the man known as radio s kingmaker .
Channel 9 newsreader Peter Overton was accompanied by his wife Jessica Rowe, and followed into the church by 2GB s Ben Fordham.
Also present were TV and radio presenters Tim Webster and Susie Elelman, Sony Music boss Denis Handlin, Sky News commentator Paul Murray and broadcasters John Stanley and Chris Smith.
Denis Handlin, CEO Sony Music Australia: He was just a true legend and pioneer. He paved the way for so many people.
Peter Overton carried the coffin, Alan Jones delivered a reading and Ray Hadley introduced his new wife Sophie to his old mates in the radio industry.
Some of the biggest names in Australian broadcasting packed St Mary s Cathedral in Sydney on Wednesday for the funeral of radio legend John Brennan.
Talkback titans Jones and Hadley, who owe their fame to Brenno , joined hundreds of mourners who turned out to pay tribute to the man known as radio s kingmaker .
Channel 9 newsreader Overton was accompanied by his journalist wife Jessica Rowe, who was seen comforting reporter Angela Bishop as she covered the service for Channel 10.
Radio legend John Brennan passes
March 15, 2021 10:06
Australian radio stalwart John Brennan (Brenno) passed on the weekend, aged 89. Throughout a long career Brennan helped to transform the radio industry and in particular talk radio, including stints on 2UE and later 2GB.
He began his radio career not long after World War II, as a sports reporter and announcer. In the 1960s he took a struggling 2SM to the top of the ratings with the “Good Guys”, in the 1980s he installed the talent at 2UE who then helped lead the station to new heights, and then in the 2000s he moved over to 2GB, where it he then contributed to its success.