Jamie Dunn, the well known Australian entertainer and the face and puppet behind the character Agro, died at the age of 75.
According to reports carried, Jamie Dunn died in the early hours of Saturday morning.
His death marked the end of a career that had made him one of the most familiar faces in the world of Australian children’s television and Brisbane radio.
Dunn had started his career as a drummer and a singer before he moved to television and took over the character of Agro in the early 1980s.
His character in the show “Agro’s Cartoon Connection” had become a regular fixture in the weekday morning slots on the Seven Network between 1990 and 1997.
The show had won seven consecutive awards in the category of the Most Popular Children’s Program, which spoke volumes about the impact that the character had left on the minds and hearts of a generation of children.
Television was not the only medium in which he was successful.
Additionally, Dunn was a founding member of Brisbane’s B105 Morning Crew, where he collaborated with Ian Skippen and Donna Lynch to create one of the most popular breakfast radio shows in the city.
Tributes started pouring in as soon as the news was out.
The tribute was a tribute to the warmth of the larrikin persona that Agro was, but also the same persona that earned him the respect and admiration of so many people.
Despite the fact that Dunn was getting old, there was still a lot to look forward to.
The reports indicated that the actor had recently been in talks about a possible Agro Up Late television special in 2026.
For many Australians, however, the call that the man will forever be remembered for is the same call that lit up the morning, Agro and the man who gave him life.
