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Stan Zemanek (29 May 1947 – 12 July 2007[1]) was a right-wing[2] Australian radio broadcaster who presented a popular night time show on 2UE Sydney and which was networked across parts of Australia via Southern Cross. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. In Politics, right-wing, the political right, and the Right are positions that uphold traditional values and/or authorities Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. 2UE is a commercial radio station in Sydney, Australia owned by Fairfax Media. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 Southern Cross Broadcasting (Australia Limited ( was a diversified Australian media company, that owned and operated a variety of media businesses

He was known for his forthright, generally right wing views and for trading abusive remarks with some of his callers. He was also the 13th, and longest serving "Beast" on the popular panel TV show, Beauty and the Beast.

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Career

Zemanek grew up in Sydney, New South Wales but began working in radio as a researcher for Radio C-Fun 141 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 CFUN is a Radio station in Vancouver British Columbia, Canada. Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page He worked as a producer on the John Laws program in Australia starting in 1978, before returning to North America for some years, where he covered the 1983 America's Cup. Richard John Sinclair Laws, better known as John Laws or Lawsy, CBE (born 8 August 1935) is a former prominent and controversial Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) The America’s Cup is the most prestigious Regatta and Match race in the sport of Sailing, and the oldest active Trophy in international He spent a decade presenting on 2UE late at night beginning in 1987. 2UE is a commercial radio station in Sydney, Australia owned by Fairfax Media. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) He spent a year in 2000 presenting the 2GB morning shift. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. 2GB is a commercial Radio station in Sydney, Australia broadcasting on 873 KHz, AM. [3][4][5] Zemanek moved to Melbourne for a short stint with 3AW's drive program in 2002 before moving back to Sydney and 2UE in 2003, having failed to garner ratings, and publicly falling out with several members of the 3AW's broadcast team. 3AW is a Radio station in Melbourne, Australia on 693 KHz AM. 2UE is a commercial radio station in Sydney, Australia owned by Fairfax Media. 3AW is a Radio station in Melbourne, Australia on 693 KHz AM. [6][7]

While popular with much of his audience, Stan often boasted about being the most complained about broadcaster in the country, polarising opinions of those who didn't agree with his right-wing beliefs. He was not shy to admit that he was politically biased and often criticized "idiot Labor voters" for not doing the same. Idiot is a word derived from the Greek, idiōtēs ("person lacking professional skill" "a private citizen" "individual" from His most commonly used terms were "numb nuts", "turn it up", "half-wit", "oxygen thief", "left-wing looney", "give yourself an uppercut" and "typical Labor voter"; and he once asked a caller who sounded to be a little slow 'are you smoking the wacky-tobaccy', a slang reference to marijuana. Slang is the use of highly informal Words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker's Dialect or Language. Cannabis, also known as marijuana or marihuana, or ganja (from Hindi / Sanskrit: गांजा gānjā hemp) is a [8]

In 2003, following his return to 2UE, he received a bombardment of calls from a number of people he referred to as 'The Phone Box Boys', thinking they were all calling him from a phone box. The calls would sometimes reach 20 a night, and would spin several staples of Zemanek such as sound effects, on Stan himself. This led to an enormous spike in his ratings for the period of March-July 2003. A CD based solely on these calls is in the pipeline for a release.

Zemanek had an ongoing rivalry with 2UE breakfast host Mike Carlton, ever since Carlton revealed on-air that Zemanek was about to move to 2GB. Mike Carlton is an Australian media commentator and broadcaster 2GB is a commercial Radio station in Sydney, Australia broadcasting on 873 KHz, AM. An angry Zemanek called for Carlton to be sacked and for the Australian Broadcasting Authority to investigate him for "irresponsible journalism". See also Censorship in Australia The Australian Broadcasting Authority was an Australian government agency whose main roles were to regulate Broadcasting The "debate" between the two broadcasters degenerated over the next few days, with Carlton calling Zemanek "a little shit", "a village idiot", "a homosexual", and "a stunted runt" and Zemanek calling Carlton a "a turd" and "a ponce" with "his head up his backside". Shit is one of the most functionally diverse words in the English language, and is also one of the most frequently used nouns Feces, faeces, or fæces (see spelling differences) is a waste product from an animal's digestive tract expelled through the Anus [9] After Zemanek's death, Carlton stated on his breakfast show at 2UE that he hated Zemanek and would only attend his funeral to check that he was really dead, causing 2UE management to publicly denounce Carlton. Carlton made his comment while showbiz reporter Peter Ford was doing a report on Zemanek's funeral. At the time Ford made light of Carlton's comments. On reflection however he was digusted and blasted Carlton on 2UE the day. Ford explained that Zemanek was a mentor and friend and that he was digusted with what Carlton had said. Ford resigned from his spot on Carlton's program (but continues to report for other 2UE programs). [10]

Personal life

Stan and his wife, Marcella Zemanek, had two daughters, Gaby and Melissa (both married) and two grandchildren at the time of Stan Zemanek's death. [11].

Ill-health, retirement and death

Zemanek was diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme[12], an aggressive brain tumour that is almost universally fatal within a few years, in May 2006[13]. Glioblastoma multiforme ( GBM) is the most common and most aggressive type of primary Brain Tumor, accounting for 52% of all primary brain tumor A brain tumor is any intracranial Tumor created by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division, normally either in the Brain itself ( Neurons May 2006 was a month with thirty-one days The following events also occurred during the month Treatment included chemotherapy and radiotherapy in addition to surgery performed by Charles Teo[12]. Chemotherapy, in its most general sense refers to treatment of disease by chemicals that kill cells specifically those of micro-organisms or Cancer. Radiation therapy (or radiotherapy) is the medical use of Ionizing radiation as part of Cancer treatment to control Malignant Charles Teo is a high profile but controversial Australian Neurosurgeon. After rumours in 2006, Zemanek's retirement and intention to look after his health and spend time with his family was announced on December 9, 2006[13]. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. His final show went to air on December 22, 2006[14]. Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Many in the commercial radio industry paid tribute to Zemanek on-air, including his former on-air colleagues and later rivals (on 2GB), Alan Jones and Ray Hadley. 2GB is a commercial Radio station in Sydney, Australia broadcasting on 873 KHz, AM. Alan Belford Jones AO (born 13 April 1941 or possibly 1943 is an Australian Radio broadcaster former Rugby union and Rugby league Raymond Morris Hadley OAM (born 27 September 1954 is a socially conservative Australian radio presenter

While Zemanek intended to return to Beauty and The Beast in early 2007[15], and he celebrated his 60th birthday with former Beauty and the Beast co-stars[16], his health deteriorated in retirement. In June 2007, he and his wife cut short a planned holiday due to illness and in early July 2007 his family announced that he was dying[17][18]. June 2007 is the sixth month of that year It began on a Friday and 30 days later ended on a Saturday. July 2007 is the seventh month of that year It began on a Sunday and 31 days later ended on a Tuesday. He died in his sleep in the early hours on 12 July 2007[19]. Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. His funeral, open to the public, was held on July 17, 2007, at St's Mary's Catholic Church in North Sydney and was followed by a private cremation[20][21]. A funeral is a Ceremony marking a person's Death. Funerary customs comprise the complex of Beliefs and practices used by a Culture to remember Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Cremation is the act of reducing a Corpse by burning, generally in a crematorium furnace or crematory fire

References

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