Radio personality and Agro puppeteer Jamie Dunn dies aged 76 | Radio

Veteran radio personality Jamie Dunn, who released puppet Agro in Australia, which has entertained children and adults alike for decades, has died aged 76.

Dunn, once Australia’s longest-serving breakfast radio presenter, died on Saturday.

The Brisbane radio presenter, who fashioned his sharp-witted furry puppet Agro Vation from a bath mat, is remembered as a prankster and a showman.

Dunn, who introduced Agro in the Seven Network children’s program Wombat in the 1980s, also brought his work to Agro’s Cartoon Connection, which aired on the network from 1990 to 1997.

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Dunn hosted radio’s most-watched Brisbane breakfast show on B105 for 16 years before leaving the program in 2005.

Other radio personalities remembered Dunn for his sass and unapologetic sense of humor.

Cartoon Connection co-host Jill Ray-Black said Dunn was one of those people you never forget.

“You either loved him or hated him and sometimes both at the same time!!!!” he said on social media.

Ranger Stacey, who worked with Dunn in television, said his death leaves a huge void.

“Jamie was wonderful, funny, sharp-witted and, above all, a kind and loyal friend,” he told TV industry news site TV Blackbox.

Robin Bailey sat opposite Dunn on the B105 for 10 years and said Dunn taught her the craft behind her “legendary” talent for storytelling.

“Jamie was a pioneer for our industry. I’m so grateful to be in his orbit,” he said.

4BC radio presenter Gary Hardgrave paid tribute to his long-time friend, saying he was a true entertainer.

He said Dunn always liked to joke, taking out the “you know” part of things, but was also a family man with multiple children from several marriages.

“He had a lot of fun in his life. He had a few struggles in his life, but he always had fun throughout his life,” Hardgrave said.

Brisbane mayor Adrian Schrinner has hailed the quick wit of a “proud Brisbane talent” who brought joy to millions of children like him who grew up in the 1980s and 1990s.

“Agro’s Cartoon Connection was a daily dose of chaos, laughter and cheeky humor,” he said.

In December, Dunn said he was in talks with Channel 7 to bring back a one-hour special of Agro Up Late in 2026.