Red Symons

Red Symons shares his unique style of Breakfast each weekday from 5.30am. Along with your regular serves of news, finance and weather you can bet there'll be surprises on the menu!

Reditorial
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Red's Features

Red's fridge pledge [26/11/2007]
It's old, has seen better days, huffs and puffs a lot and a light goes out when people walk away from it. That's not all we can say about Red... [ more ]

The Archibald Diaries [23/11/2007]
Artist Phillip Barnes is painting Red Symons to enter in the Archibald in 2008. Follow his progress as the concept becomes a finished portrait. [ more ]

WikiScanner creator talks to Red Symons [28/08/2007]
Red Symons recently spoke to Virgil Griffith, a mischief making computer hacker from the States who has hit headlines around the world with his creation of search tool WikiScanner. [ more ]

Program Information

Poll-o-meter: you decide
Your chance to have a say on the most pressing issues at Breakfast

Shaun Bacon - Marathon des Sable
Congratulations Shaun on completing his gruelling desert journey! He's raised more than $11,000 for the Facing Africa charity.

Hilary Harper Your daily Breakfast menu with Hilary Harper at 7.30am

Fridays, Peter 'Crackers' Keenan presents his weekly racing tips hot from the track

Bernie Hobbs joins us on Thursday, sharing her scientific know-how on those everyday curiosities.
Have you got a burning science question? We want to know - why not send Red an email?

Red Hot Recipes
Try your hand at kippers, anchovy paste, marmalade and maple syrup. The winning recipe by Lou Battaglini.

Red's 7.30 Report
Watch Red Symons' 7.30 report on John Howard.'Opinions expressed by and mischief created by Red Symons are his own and not endorsed by The 7.30 Report'.

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