Mobil Quest 1949

The run

Network

Australian commercial radio

Years active

1949–1950

Surviving broadcasts

26

Genre

music

A Collection of Aussie Radio Shows No 33 “Mobil Quest” was an important classical music talent quest produced by 3DB in the post-World War II era and relayed to over 50 stations across Australia. It discovered many musicians who went on to have prestigious careers, including the 1949 Mobil Quest winner Ronal Jackson. Dame Joan Sutherland was second-placed in 1949 and was the winner in 1950. Recorded in Melbourne by 3DB. Hector Crawford was the conductor of the Australian Symphony Orchestra & director of the Quest. Comperes were Eric Pearce and Curteis Crawford (using the pseudonym John Curtis). The results of each heat and the semi finals must have been read live to the audience in the theat Public-domain transfers from the Internet Archive.