In 1979 champion Oz surfer Ian ‘Kanga’ Cairns was guest of honour on ‘This is Your Life’ (Australia) TV program which aired nationally on TV Channel 7 honouring his surfing achievements.
The weekly program hosted by Roger Climpson featured a famous Aussie who was lured to the NSW TV studios on some false pretence and then shoved in front of the cameras and a live audience for the half-hour show. Family, friends and other people from the celebrity guest’s life came on and told stories about them and showed clips.
Among those giving testimonials and anecdotes about Kanga were WA surfers Arty Sherburn (RIP), Barry Day, Max Hickson and Charles ‘Chuck’ Morton-Stewart (RIP). Max Hickson was flown back to Australia from England to appear as a special guest on Kanga’s ‘This is Your Life‘ TV show.
Ian Cairns. “What a buzz. It was a huge show back in the day. Great to see Artie Sherburn again. He and I were WASRA Open and Junior State Spring Champions at Isolated in September 1967. Our home break. Every weekday morning and every evening and 12 hours every weekend and holiday. Strangely, our local wave in Laguna California is quite similar to Isolated in Cottesloe”. SourceSurfing WA.
1979 Kanga This Is Your Life TV Show. (7 Network). Image courtesy Arty Sherburn L-R. Ian Cairns, Arty Sherburn & show host Roger Climpson.1979 Kanga This is Your Life TV show (7 Network). Image courtesy Arty Sherburn. L-R Ian Cairns, Charles Morton-Stewart, Barry Day and show host Roger Climpson.
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1967 Jacko Surf Team at Cottesloe Beach. Jacko, Ian Cairns & Arty Sherburn. Photo Rod Taylor.1972 Ian Cairns WA Surfer of Year. Doug White ‘Wave-Length’ surf column Sunday Times Newspaper.1974 Aust Surfing Titles Burleigh Heads Qld. Rabbit Bartholomew (Qld), Ian Cairns & Barry Day (WA). Photo courtesy Steve Cockburn.1975 Busselton surfer Ian Cairn’s big wave board. Story courtesy West Australian Newspapers.1976 Deaths Threats to WA Surfer in Hawaii. Story courtesy Sunday Times Newspaper.
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Surfer/shaper/coach/contest administrator/commentator/Australian Surfing Hall of Fame inductee, there is not a lot that West Australian surfer Ian Cairns has not done in surfing. His approach to all of this has always been like his surfing direct and powerful a manner that has not always pleased people but over the years he has carved his own unique path through the surfing world.
Video recorded and edited by Craig Baird. Images courtesy Dick Hoole. Run Time 8:54 min.
In 1979 champion Oz surfer Ian ‘Kanga’ Cairns was guest of honour on ‘This is Your Life’ (Australia) TV program which aired nationally on TV Channel 7 honouring his surfing achievements.
The weekly program hosted by Roger Climpson featured a famous Aussie who was lured to the NSW TV studios on some false pretence and then shoved in front of the cameras and a live audience for the half-hour show. Family, friends and other people from the celebrity guest’s life came on and told stories about them and showed clips.
Among those giving testimonials and anecdotes about Kanga were WA surfers Arty Sherburn (RIP), Barry Day, Max Hickson and Charles ‘Chuck’ Morton-Stewart (RIP). Max Hickson was flown back to Australia from England to appear as a special guest on Kanga’s ‘This is Your Life‘ TV show.
Ian Cairns. “What a buzz. It was a huge show back in the day. Great to see Artie Sherburn again. He and I were WASRA Open and Junior State Spring Champions at Isolated in September 1967. Our home break. Every weekday morning and every evening and 12 hours every weekend and holiday. Strangely, our local wave in Laguna California is quite similar to Isolated in Cottesloe”. Source Surfing WA.
L-R. Ian Cairns, Arty Sherburn & show host Roger Climpson.
L-R Ian Cairns, Charles Morton-Stewart, Barry Day and show host Roger Climpson.
Scrapbook images
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Surfer/shaper/coach/contest administrator/commentator/Australian Surfing Hall of Fame inductee, there is not a lot that West Australian surfer Ian Cairns has not done in surfing. His approach to all of this has always been like his surfing direct and powerful a manner that has not always pleased people but over the years he has carved his own unique path through the surfing world.
Video recorded and edited by Craig Baird. Images courtesy Dick Hoole. Run Time 8:54 min.
IAN CAIRNS OHP INTERVIEW AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL SURFING MUSEUM posted Oct 14, 2021
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