Molly Meldrum
Molly Meldrum Meldrum at the 2014 ARIA Music Awards, Sydney, 26 November 2014 Born Ian Alexander Meldrum ( 1943-01-29 ) 29 January 1943 (age 75) Orbost, Victoria, Australia Residence Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Other names Willie Everfinish Occupation Music critic, journalist, record producer, musical entrepreneur, author Years active 1966–present Employer Seven Network Known for Countdown compère Hey Hey It's Saturday entertainment news correspondent Ian Alexander " Molly " Meldrum AM (born 29 January 1943 [1] ) is an Australian music critic, journalist, record producer and musical entrepreneur. He was the talent co-ordinator, on-air interviewer, and music news presenter on the former popular music program Countdown (1974–87) and is widely recognised for his trademark Stetson hat, which he has regularly worn in public since the 1980s (it is commonly mistaken for an Akubra). On 15 December 2011, Meldrum had a ...