A gentleman and a radio professional
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The J-AIR family mourns the passing of the doyen of presenters Basil Ornellas, who died Thursday (30 May) surrounded by loved ones.
Basil, who hosted the popular, two-hour weekly program Morning Miscellany, was buried at Springvale cemetery on Sunday (2 June).
Basil and his family came to Australia from South Africa in 1978 aged 41, with wife Edith and children Shaun and Jacqui. He joined J-AIR 88 FM in 2016 following a five-year stint as a volunteer presenter at Golden Days Radio.