Shona, Craig and Ian on Paradigm Shift 14 Dec 2018 – Anniversary of 4ZZZ eviction from the University of Qld. Jack interviews Dave Lennon and Ian interviews Jeff Rickertt.
14 Dec 1988,
On this day the right wing University of Qld Student Unions attempted to evict 4ZZZ from its studios under the Refectory.
At 4.17am executive members of the UQ Student Council and four security guards served immediate eviction notice on graveyard announcers Mark Solway and Stefan Armbruster.
4ZZZ had been taken off air.
The president of the UQ Student Union, Victoria Brazil, supported by the Queensland Government were attempting to foreclose on radio 4ZZZ from its premises at the University. Over 1,000 listeners and supporters turned up to defend the station.
Annastacia Palaszczuk speaking in support of 4ZZZ, UQ Union Complex, 1989. Photo by Michael Aird, Image courtesy State Library of Queensland
Within hours 4ZZZ announcers were making emergency…
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