I’m Scott, a husband, father of two, and very proud grandfather to six wonderful grandchildren. My journey into country music wasn’t something I planned, I kind of stumbled into it. 

In 2002, I had a life changing accident. During my rehab, I came across The Range on Foxtel, which later became the Country Music Channel (CMC).

I would definitely not have called myself a country music fan at all, but country music was different it had changed, it had feeling, great melodies, and lyrics that told stories I could really connect with. That’s when my love for country music began.

Fast forward to 2012, when a community radio station started broadcasting in my hometown. I was told they were looking for volunteer DJ’s. A friend suggested I should give it a try. I decided to do a Country Music show so I contacted the committee, a couple of weeks later it was given the green light and before I knew it, I was behind the microphone, nervous but excited to see how it went.

Setting up wasn’t exactly easy! With a few creative adjustments, bricks under the desk, a walking-stick rubber over an important dial to use with the side of my hand all worked then we realised. I could not use a conventional mouse, Bruce a committee member suggested a rollerball mouse, which became the perfect solution. So, we managed to make it all work. All these adjustments coupled with some patient teaching by Roz our amazing Station Manager, I was soon hosting my very own shows.

From July 2012 until November 2023, I hosted over 800 shows at Tyga FM, two shows a week for seven years, then one a week for the next four. There were plenty of cold nights while making the five-kilometre round trip in my battery-powered wheelchair, sometimes rain and temperatures below three degrees in Tasmania, but it was all worth it. I loved every minute of sharing great country music with listeners.

A lot of Thank’s goes to my Support Workers, who put me in the wheelchair, packed me up, met me at the station, helped me set up and were at my home when I returned, it felt like I had my very own formula one pit crew. A great group of ladies.

When my health eventually made it too hard to travel to the station, I did not want to give up radio. That’s when I discovered internet radio and Great Country Tracks was born.