John Peters was an institution in Melbourne in the 80's and early 90s.


The Top 8 at 8 was unmissable each night, and to win the 'Top 8 singles of the night' was the holy grail.

I was a regular, and I track down John Peters to apologize 33 years later, for being a Teenage Prize-Pig. 



An ACE Radio podcast

Host: Jon Vertigan

Production: Sophie Jackson

John Peters was an institution in Melbourne in the 80's and early 90s.
 The Top 8 at 8 was unmissable each night, and to win the 'Top 8 singles of the night' was the holy grail.
I was a regular, and I track down John Peters to apologize 33 years later, for being a Teenage Prize-Pig. 
An ACE Radio podcast
Host: Jon Vertigan
Production: Sophie Jackson

3MP Breakfast announcer Jon Vertigan has been in the radio industry for 29 years.

But before he got in, he was a 'prize-pig'. That's industry talk for someone that regularly phones in and wins radio contests.

Each episode, Jon will flash back to the late 80's and replay actual audio of him winning radio contests. Then, some 30 plus years down the track, he will track down the announcer who gave him the prize, to apologize to them for being a 'teenage prize-pig'.

3MP Breakfast announcer Jon Vertigan has been in the radio industry for 29 years.
But before he got in, he was a 'prize-pig'. That's industry talk for someone that regularly phones in and wins radio contests.
Each episode, Jon will flash back to the late 80's and replay actual audio of him winning radio contests. Then, some 30 plus years down the track, he will track down the announcer who gave him the prize, to apologize to them for being a 'teenage prize-pig'.

I was a teenage Prize-Pig!

3MP Breakfast announcer Jon Vertigan has been in the radio industry for 29 years.

But before he got in, he was a 'prize-pig'. That's industry talk for someone that regularly phones in and wins radio contests.

In each episode, Jon will flashback to the late '80s and replay actual audio of him winning radio contests. Then, some 30 plus years down the track, he will track down the announcer who gave him the prize, to apologize to them for being a 'teenage prize-pig'.

Reach out to Jon on Instagram @jonvertigan

3MP Breakfast announcer Jon Vertigan has been in the radio industry for 29 years.
But before he got in, he was a 'prize-pig'. That's industry talk for someone that regularly phones in and wins radio contests.
In each episode, Jon will flashback to the late '80s and replay actual audio of him winning radio contests. Then, some 30 plus years down the track, he will track down the announcer who gave him the prize, to apologize to them for being a 'teenage prize-pig'.
Reach out to Jon on Instagram @jonvertigan

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