This daily pop music-centric magazine show from the Australian ABC was hosted by Ray Burgess and Mike Meade.
Mike Meade began life as a cameraman at STW 9 in Perth, Western Australia, while Burgess had achieved a modicum of fame in the 70s as a pop singer and had impressed producers with his handling of Countdownas guest compere.
When it was introduced in August 1976, Flashez was originally broadcast at 4.30 pm every weekday, but people complained they couldn’t get home in time, so it was moved to the later time slot of 5.30 pm.
The revamped show now featured recorded interviews with American stars such as Stevie Wonder and KISS, along with the local studio interviews of homegrown stars, phone-in segments and competitions, and a new segment called ‘Sportsflash’ which gave a different view of various sports through the eyes of a top expert in the field.
The successful ‘Dear Suzy’ segment of the show, featuring Sydney newspaper columnist Suzy Jarrett discussing teenage problems, remained to the end. The show received an average of 2,000 letters a week from young viewers.
About 15 people worked on Flashez, some of them freelance researchers and film crew.
When Flashez was finally cancelled in November 1977, Mike Meade went on to co-host a twice-weekly children’s TV show called Give ‘Em Heapswith musician Ross Ryan before starting a new life as Aussie children’s television favourite Alexander the Bunyip.
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The successful ‘Dear Suzy’ segment of the show, featuring Sydney newspaper columnist Suzy Jarrett discussing teenage problems, remained to the end. The show received an average of 2,000 letters a week from young viewers.
