Mary Rose Johnson

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Mary Rose Johnson was born on 28 September, 1952 at Msida. She was an announcer on the well know Rediffusion.

She was educated in the Msida Primary School, knows as School of Coloursamd then in St. Louis Grammar School Sliema

Mary Rose never intend to going for Broadcasting, always wanted to be a teacher, but one day, she was listening to the Rediffusion and there was a request for announcers. She applied and after six months of training she was chossing. Taught by great iconas in Maltese Broadcasting history like Charles Arrigo, Victor Galdes, Victor Aquilina, Hurles Ida Hobbs, Joan Azzopardi and Liliana Bencini.

She presented many programs, first started on the ‘A Network’ of Rediffusion, then she set them English language programs. Listeners' Choice, Gospel Music, Evening Star, Siesta Time, Folk Music. When reducing the DJ as announcer was our duty to do our program instead. Then she move for switch ‘B Network’ and started full time career. Got programs intended for immigrants, named Il-Ħolqa (The Ring). Programs morning, lie L-għazla tas-semmiegħa (The choice of listeners), Għoddni tiegħek ( Yours faithfully), Programs for Christmas and even something small for child too.

Many things and episodes happened sometimes, but since they were comic with regards mistakes and things behind the microphone, today ‘I call them nice memories’.

Mary Rose got the opportunity to meet with great famous singers and personalities like Orietta Berti, Edoardo Vianello, Pupo, Cliff Richard, David Essex, Tom Meyer (a presenter on Happy Station).

On Tv Mary Rose made some interviews and pubblicity only but for a short time her loved was always the radio.

When the duty Annoucers where absolete in the station she continued to work at PBS as a Secretary for five years till she finished from the job.

Nowday Mary Rose Johnson is still a listener. She said ‘Yes Broadcasting is a drug, once touching him difficult cuts away from it’