Bob Cooke
Encyclopedia
Bob Cooke is a Tasmanian disc jockey
most notable for being the former co-host at HO FM’s breakfast show with Richard Moore and was formally the host of Heart 107.3
’s breakfast show.
During the intervening years between leaving HO-FM and joining Heart 107.3
, Bob Cooke set up his own woodcraft
shop in Kempton
, located in the Midlands
of Tasmania
. Despite his vested interest in woodworking, Bob Cooke was forced to retire after having health complications arising from working with Blackwood
.
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
most notable for being the former co-host at HO FM’s breakfast show with Richard Moore and was formally the host of Heart 107.3
Heart 107.3
Heart 107.3 is a major Hobart radio broadcaster, which was identified as Magic 107 until August 2006.The station plays music from the 60's to today, and targets an older demographic than the other two commercial radio stations serving Hobart...
’s breakfast show.
During the intervening years between leaving HO-FM and joining Heart 107.3
Heart 107.3
Heart 107.3 is a major Hobart radio broadcaster, which was identified as Magic 107 until August 2006.The station plays music from the 60's to today, and targets an older demographic than the other two commercial radio stations serving Hobart...
, Bob Cooke set up his own woodcraft
Woodworking
Woodworking is the process of building, making or carving something using wood.-History:Along with stone, mud, and animal parts, wood was one of the first materials worked by early humans. Microwear analysis of the Mousterian stone tools used by the Neanderthals show that many were used to work wood...
shop in Kempton
Kempton, Tasmania
Kempton is a township on the Midland Highway north of Hobart, Tasmania. At the 2006 census, the town had a population of 358. A low rainfall region of plains and low hills, it is mostly used for grazing sheep....
, located in the Midlands
Midlands, Tasmania
The Midlands is a region of Tasmania between Launceston and Hobart. It also refers to the relatively flat, dry agricultural area, so named because it covers the region between the two cities. Its name is probably also influenced from the Midlands in the United Kingdom. It lends its name to the...
of Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
. Despite his vested interest in woodworking, Bob Cooke was forced to retire after having health complications arising from working with Blackwood
Australian Blackwood
Acacia melanoxylon, commonly known as the Australian Blackwood, is an Acacia species native in eastern Australia. The species is also known as Sally Wattle, Lightwood, Hickory, Mudgerabah, Tasmanian Blackwood or Black Wattle . This tree species grows fast and tall, up to 45 m height...
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