Tributes have flooded in for the radio presenter.
Pete Diskon has died aged 75, his spouse confirmed (Picture: Specific)
Beloved radio presenter Pete Diskon has died on the age of 75. The veteran DJ handed away from a coronary heart ailment on Tuesday after a short interval in palliative care. Pete’s profession spanned a long time, working throughout Queensland, Tasmania and New South Wales, earlier than he settled within the Eurobodalla in regional NSW. He started coaching greater than 50 years in the past at 3XL in Melbourne, earlier than touchdown his first job with 2XL within the NSW Snowy Mountains.
Pete’s loss of life was confirmed by his spouse, Shirley, who he has recognized for greater than 40 years. Shirley knowledgeable the media that her husband handed away peacefully at his dwelling. Recalling their first assembly at a radio station in Mudgee, Shirley mentioned: “I assumed he had an ego as massive as Sydney Harbour.” The couple later reconnected on-line and ultimately obtained married.
Shirley described her husband as “the nicest man, all the time eager to have fun. I like him to items, and I’m going to overlook him loads”.
She added: “He had been combating for his well being so exhausting for 2 to a few years, so it’s good to see him out of ache as a lot because it hurts.”
Throughout his profession, Pete labored throughout a number of radio stations in Australia, together with 2WG, 2ST, 2DU, 2MG, 2ST, 2EC, 2NZ, and 2CA Canberra. He was additionally a Community Program Supervisor for 4VL, Triple C Charleville and 4DB.
Pete settled within the Eurobodalla in regional NSW, spending over a decade on air at ARN’s basic hits station 2EC. He additionally spent eight years internet hosting 2EC‘s morning present in Bega.
He interviewed varied musicians and politicians all through his profession, with Shirley revealing he had “spoken to many very influential individuals and led a really various life”.
He additionally reported on main occasions, together with the 1996 Port Arthur bloodbath whereas working in Tasmania. After well being points prevented him from working in 2015, Pete served as a Eurobodalla Shire Councillor from 2021 to 2024.
Pete was described because the “nicest man” who was “extremely caring” (Picture: Fb)
Shire Councillor Rob Pollock OAM, who has been pals with Pete for greater than 20 years, described him as “extremely caring” in a heartfelt tribute.
He mentioned: “He was extremely approachable, extremely caring. Disko was completely satisfied to be concerned in native points that the group supported and provides them publicity by means of interviews and mentions on the radio. He was genuinely serious about individuals’s wellbeing. The microphone was all the time open.”
Additional tributes have flooded in for the late star, with one shut buddy highlighting the affect Pete had on his profession.
In a submit on Fb, he wrote: “My condolences to Shirley and family and friends of Pete Diskon who has died peacefully this morning aged 75.
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“Pete was such a pivotal a part of my early radio profession, taking me beneath his wing when he arrived at 2ST in 1979. Staying in contact all these years meant the world to me, and I’m so grateful we had that final lengthy speak on the telephone final yr. Relaxation straightforward, Disko. Thanks for the steering, the laughs, and a lifetime of friendship.”
Mayor Mat Hatcher added: “Pete has been within the space as Disko and is a really well-known determine. As a councillor, he was all the time approachable and eager to speak, with an actual curiosity within the space’s historical past.”
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