The author Bob Phillips commenced his career in Showbiz as a Carnival hand worked as a “Spool Boy” & Projectionist for the Hoyts Cinema chain and moved to Television to become Graham Kennedy’s Floor manager on “In Melbourne Tonight” & later Producer of “The Graham Kennedy Show”. . Over the years he worked as either Producer or Executive Producer with TV icons such as Bert Newton Daryl Somers Don Lane Mike Walsh & Steve Vizard.. Bob also managed & represented many of Australia’s top variety performers and in 1988 together with his actress wife Judy Banks he established Australia’s first Television & Media museum - TV World on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula.. He is also a regular guest TV historian on ABC Radio.