Arnold Frolows
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Arnold Frolows is an Australia
n radio personality best known as music director at the Australian radio station Triple J
.
Frolows started his career in music in 1970, as a manager of Virgin record stores in London
. After returning to Australia in late 1974 he was hired as one of the foundation staff of Double Jay
in Sydney
, which began broadcasting in January 1975. He managed the record library and programming of the station. He temporarily returned to the United Kingdom
where he was, among other things, head of A&R
, at Virgin Records UK
.
In 1983, he re-joined Triple J where he took on the role of music director
, a position that he held until his retirement from the station in 2003. During this time he also hosted Ambience, a program focussing on ambient music
until the late 1980s. During his last few years at the station, he was criticised in the music media as being "too old" to work at a youth station.
After leaving Triple J Frolows remained with the ABC
to become a programmer for the new digital radio station ABC DiG
.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n radio personality best known as music director at the Australian radio station Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
.
Frolows started his career in music in 1970, as a manager of Virgin record stores in London
London
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. After returning to Australia in late 1974 he was hired as one of the foundation staff of Double Jay
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, which began broadcasting in January 1975. He managed the record library and programming of the station. He temporarily returned to the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
where he was, among other things, head of A&R
A&R
Artists and repertoire is the division of a record label that is responsible for talent scouting and overseeing the artistic development of recording artists. It also acts as a liaison between artists and the record label.- Finding talent :...
, at Virgin Records UK
Virgin Records
Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...
.
In 1983, he re-joined Triple J where he took on the role of music director
Music director
A music director may be the director of an orchestra, the director of music for a film, the director of music at a radio station, the head of the music department in a school, the co-ordinator of the musical ensembles in a university or college , the head bandmaster of a military band, the head...
, a position that he held until his retirement from the station in 2003. During this time he also hosted Ambience, a program focussing on ambient music
Ambient music
Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...
until the late 1980s. During his last few years at the station, he was criticised in the music media as being "too old" to work at a youth station.
After leaving Triple J Frolows remained with the ABC
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
to become a programmer for the new digital radio station ABC DiG
ABC DiG
ABC DiG is a digital radio service operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation which began in November 2002, emerging from formats developed by Bill Gates and Phil Cullen at ABC Coast FM, which broadcast an Adult Alternative music format and was for many years ABC Radio's only continuous...
.