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My Country Childhood

IT’S CRAIG ZONCA’S fourth year of ABC breakfast radio in Brisbane and his enthusiasm for the role remains as strong as ever, despite the 3:15am alarm each day.

“There’s no greater feeling than having the mic on and the sun coming up, with orange and pink shades over the horizon and buildings of the CBD,” the 36-year-old says of his Southbank office vantage point. “I really love the opportunity to talk to the people of Brisbane.”

As well as the program – which he co-hosts with Loretta Ryan – Craig also presents the TV weather on Sunday nights for . The award-winning journalist says he’s loved a chat ever since he was a child, growing up in Rockhampton with parents Tony and Jane Zonca. That

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