Redmond Symons (born 13 June 1949) is an English-born Australian
musician, and television and radio personality. He was the lead
guitarist in the band Skyhooks, the snide judge of 'Red Faces' (a
segment of the long-running variety show Hey Hey It's Saturday), and a
judge on talent search show Australia's Got Talent. He hosted ABC
Radio Melbourne's breakfast show from 2003 until 2017.Born in England,
he emigrated to Australia at the age of nine in 1958 (on the same ship
as the members of Bee Gees). Symons was educated at Emerald Primary
School, Monbulk High School, Upwey High School and the University of
Melbourne, where he resided at Queen's College, and obtained a
Bachelor of Science in pure mathematics and computer science.After
graduating, Symons joined the Australian rock band Skyhooks as a
guitarist in the 1970s. He also worked in the theatre as a musical
director for several organisations, including The Pram Factory, a
famous 1970's Melbourne theatre group. Symons also had three solo
singles, "It's Only a Flipside" (EMI 1976); "The Big Time" (Mushroom
1987); and "Sex Appeal" (Mushroom 1988); none of which entered the
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