S1E75: 3AW Tommy Hanlon Jr 's Heartline program. 06 Feb, 1969

The 3AW Archive.

In 1969, Don Rainsford took over the reins of the daily service programs where listeners could call in to seek advice from a vet, lawyer, marriage counsellor, or Martha Gardener, at 12.30 each day. This left an opening at 1.30pm, Don’s previous timeslot.

So 3AW introduced Tommy Hanlon Jr with a program called Tommy Hanlon’s Heart Line”.
The idea was simple. Callers would phone in with a request for something they needed or wanted, each call over the hour would be given a number, and at the end of the show a winner would be announced and their request would be granted. One wish would be granted every day.

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