John Burns (born 30 July 1945) is an Australian radio presenter.
Career
Burns' radio debut was in 1988 on community radio station
3RRR
3RRR (pronounced "Three Triple R", or simply "Triple R") is an Australian community radio station, based in Melbourne.
3RRR first commenced broadcasting in 1976 from the studios of 3ST, the student radio station of the Royal Melbourne Institut ...
on the program ''Lawyers, Guns & Money'' as the character Sir Lunchalot.
Later, the Sir Lunchalot character switched to commercial radio and became a regular Friday morning contributor to the 3AW breakfast show, providing humorous restaurant reviews and tips on dining etiquette.
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In 2001, Burns joined Ross Stevenson as co-host of 3AW's breakfast program following the retirement of Dean Banks. ''Breakfast with Ross and John'' was the station's top rating program. Burns retired from 3AW in July 2020 with his last show on Friday 31 July. John was replaced by Russel Howcroft.
Prior to his career in radio, he had an established career as a barrister. Burns was a Victorian crown prosecutor and practised law for 22 years.
Awards
*2011 Australian Commercial Radio Awards (ACRA) Winner Best On-air Team – Metro AM (joint winner with on-air partner, Ross Stevenson)
Personal life
John Burns is married to Monique and they have three sons. He used to speak fondly on-air of his adopted former "death row" dog nicknamed Rocky (formerly called Rocca, because its black and white colour was reminiscent of Collingwood players Saverio and Anthony Rocca
Anthony Rocca (born 15 August 1977) is a former Australian rules footballer who has played with the Sydney Swans and Collingwood in the Australian Football League.
Rocca is currently serving as North Melbourne's development coach.
Sydney
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). After Rocky's death, he adopted another dog, named Gus.
His son Andrew Burns is an actor, comedian and the founder of Question One, London's largest quiz night company.
Burns is a passionate Melbourne Demons
The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed the Demons, is a professional Australian rules football club that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's elite competition. It is based in Melbourne, Victoria, and plays its home ...
supporter in the AFL.
On 25 January 2018 Burns was convicted of drink driving, after pleading guilty in the Melbourne Magistrates Court. He apologised on-air for his actions.
References
External links
3AW
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Radio personalities from Melbourne
3AW presenters
Living people
1945 births
Monash Law School alumni
20th-century Australian lawyers
People educated at St Mary's College, Melbourne
Australian barristers