Saturday, October 30, 2010
Longest Underwater Broadcast-
Brendan Jones and Amanda Keller sets world record
SYDNEY, Australia-- Brendan "Jonesy" Jonesand Amanda Kellerendured three hours underwater at 3.8 meters in the Great Barrier Reef Habitat at the Sydney Aquarium which is home to eight sharks, making a underwater broadcast for WSFM Radio, which sets
the new world record for the Longest Underwater Broadcast
.
Photo: The WSFM breakfast duo set a new World Record for the Longest Underwater Broadcast
in the Great Barrier Reef Habitat at the Sydney Aquarium.
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Jonesy found the World's Longest Underwater Broadcast
exhilarating and unforgettable. "Who said radio stunts are dead, Man?" he said.
"I feel really disrespectful for doing a number one not only in front of my family and the crowd but also in front of our general manager too," Keller said.
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Guinness World Records adjudicated poolside and stipulated the pair had to broadcast fully submerged for three hours and maintain a normal breakfast show format to claim the record.
WSFM's general manager, Anthony Fitzgerald said he was very proud of his stars' world record-breaking achievement.
The Guinness World Record for the Longest marathon hosting a radio talk show by a teamwas set by Russian Radio in Moscow .
BBC Radio 1 DJ Annie Nightingale(MBE) has received a Guinness World Record for the ' Longest Career as a Radio Presenter
(female)'.
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Saturday, October 30, 2010
