# Stuart Matchett

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**Stuart Matchett** (29 June 1950 – 2 April 2018)[1] was an Australian radio announcer and program director.

He started in radio at [Brisbane](/source/Brisbane) community station [4ZZZ](/source/4ZZZ)-FM in 1975. He was a presenter at [Triple J](/source/Triple_J) from 1978 to 1986 (nights and mornings) and for several years in this period he hosted a weekly "Almanac" program, broadcast on Sundays, which looked at the history of [postwar](/source/Postwar) popular music and [pop culture](/source/Popular_culture). From 1989 to 2002 he was the Triple J program director with periods as acting general manager. From 2002 until his initial retirement in 2009 he was the program director at the [ABC's](/source/Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation) DIG internet radio.[2][3]

He was married to writer [Angela Webber](/source/Angela_Webber) (who died of cancer in March 2007). They have two daughters Lily Matchett and Sally Matchett.[4]

He was married to teacher and rower, Angela Conry in 2012.

Matchett died on 2 April 2018 after succumbing to colo-rectal cancer.[5]

## References

1. ["Stuart Matchett 1951-2018"](https://ausradiohistory.wordpress.com/2018/04/25/stuart-matchett-1951-2018/). 25 April 2018.

1. [Stuart Matchett – Program Director, ABC DIG Internet Radio](http://www.qmusic.com.au/bigsound2008/index.cfm?action=dsp_speaker&ID=345&contentID=311)

1. [dig's playlist anything but random](http://www.abc.net.au/corp/communications/you/stories/s2169846.htm)

1. [A comic delighted by the absurdities of life](http://www.smh.com.au/news/obituaries/a-comic-delighted-by-the-absurdities-of-life/2007/03/21/1174153155683.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1)

1. ["Long serving Double Jay, triple j and Dig Music identity Stuart Matchett has passed away"](http://doublej.net.au/news/music-news/long-serving-double-jay-triple-j-and-dig-music-presenter-stuart-matchett-has-passed). 3 April 2018.

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