Sir Ernest Thomas Fisk
Sir Ernest Thomas Fisk
Sir Ernest Thomas Fisk was known as the Godfather of Australian radio. He was an entrepreneur and wireless pioneer pivotal in the establishment of Australian radio.
Born in 1886, Ernest Fisk first travelled to Australia with the Marconi Company in 1911. He became a founding director, and later managing director and chair, of Amalgamated Wireless Australasia (AWA). Fisk arranged one of Australia’s first radio broadcasts in 1919. He was knighted in 1937. By his death in 1965, AWA had become hugely influential through both its commercial radio stations and manufacturing.
Sir Ernest Thomas Fisk was known as the Godfather of Australian radio. He was an entrepreneur and wireless pioneer pivotal in the establishment of Australian radio.
Born in 1886, Ernest Fisk first travelled to Australia with the Marconi Company in 1911. He became a founding director, and later managing director and chair, of Amalgamated Wireless Australasia (AWA). Fisk arranged one of Australia’s first radio broadcasts in 1919. He was knighted in 1937. By his death in 1965, AWA had become hugely influential through both its commercial radio stations and manufacturing.
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