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Ken Sparkes (born 20 July 1940) is an Australian radio and television personality and voice-over. He has been a presenter of radio programs, including presenting the breakfast program on Adelaide's 5KA. His early career was at Melbourne's 3UZ. He has one of the best known media voices in Australia and was known for years as the ‘voice of Channel 9〔http://www.4bc.com.au/blogs/4bc-blog/catch-up-with-ken-sparkes/20121022-281eg.html#.VEMhspUcR2E〕’ His voice is well known as a booth announcer for the Nine Network and Network Ten. He was the host of music variety show 'Kommotion'' ''on Channel 10 in Melbourne. ==Radio career== Sparkes commenced playing requests for fellow patients at Princess Juliana Hospital Turramurra NSW,〔http://www.jukeboxsaturday.com/about-host/〕 later being accepted aged 16 as a junior radio announcer at 2MG Mudgee NSW. He moved to 2GB Sydney where he became Sydney’s youngest disk jockey at age 19.〔Teen D. J. spins discs all day. (1960, June 8). The Australian Women's Weekly (1933 - 1982), p. 46 Supplement: Teenagers' Weekly. Retrieved October 19, 2014, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47813284〕 He featured on many radio shows across the Macquarie Network from popular music program “The All Australian Hit Parade”, to the live “Music Man” that included Australian musicians and singers. He also hosted a radio show that included his chosen sport, motor racing “The World of the Motor Car.” By the mid 1960s Sparkes had taken over the night time slot on 3UZ Melbourne, which was then the dominant radio force in that city. A visiting US radio consultant Ted Randall heard Ken on 3UZ and opened the door for him in Los Angeles. From 1969 to 1971〔http://www.laradio.com/wheres.htm〕 Sparkes presented daily shows on KGBS AM/FM Los Angeles, and at one stage was posted to Vietnam where he reported for a US radio syndicate with the Screaming Eagles 101st Airborne Division.〔“Ricochet” - Official newsletter of V.V.A.A. Sunshine Coast 1 May 2013〕 After returning to 3UZ in Melbourne, he worked at a number of radio stations including 2UE Sydney until 2007.〔http://web.archive.org/web/20070219065720/http://www.kensparkes.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=38〕〔https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/aus.radio.broadcast/ih_Gyj4KcWc〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ken Sparkes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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