Like No Other Business

The author, Bob Phillips, commenced his career in Showbiz as a Carnival hand, worked as a "Spool Boy" & Projectionist for the Hoyts Cinema chain and moved to Television to become Graham Kennedy's Floor manager on "In Melbourne Tonight" & later Producer of "The Graham Kennedy Show".

Over the years he worked as either Producer or Executive Producer with TV icons such as Bert Newton, Daryl Somers, Don Lane, Mike Walsh & Steve Vizard.

Bob also managed & represented many of Australia's top variety performers, and in 1988 together with his actress wife, Judy Banks, he established Australia's first Television & Media museum - TV World on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula.

He is also a regular guest TV historian on ABC Radio.