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Webb hosted a program called "Webby's Golden Years Of Radio", an audio book of his life behind the microphone. It was a weekly 2 hour program, syndicated to many community and narrowcast stations around
Australia. About the program, Webb stated: "Along with the amazing music from the past 6 decades,
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