Wheatley’s band, Masters Apprentices, were among the first to share a heartfelt tribute for the promoter, who fought for higher fees and a fairer share of concert revenue after joining the band in 1968.
Australian music promoter Glenn Wheatley has been remembered as a radio pioneer who left his mark on the nation’s entertainment industry.
He began his music career playing the bass with the 1960s band The Master Apprentices before turning his attention to producing, setting up his promotion business and taking charge of The Little River Band in the mid-70s. He was convicted after pleading guilty to avoiding $318,000 in tax between 1994 and 2003. He spent 10 months in jail and the remainder of his sentence in home detention.
“Devoted to Gaynor, his children and his beautiful grandchildren,” she said. “I still vividly remember the day he and John came into 2DAYFM when I was the program director, they played meand we were the first to play it on air. He never forgot, more recently presenting me with a 35th-anniversary copy signed by John Farnham.”
Known in radio circles as a pioneer of the FM bandwidth for his role in setting up the first commercial FM station in Australia, Wheatley returned to the radio business in 2013, buying Sunshine Coast’s 91.9 Sea FM and 92.7 Mix FM for $17.7 million with Oceania Capital partners.
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