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= Marius Webb = Australian Broadcaster

Marius John Webb (21 November 1942) is a retired broadcaster noted for the establishment of the Australian Youth Network, Radio Station, originally 2JJ becoming Triple J.

Webb was born in Ripley, UK, and in 1949 moved to Sorrento, Victoria, Australia. He attended Xavier College, and received a Bachelor of Psycology from The University of Melbourne.

Foyles Bookshop
On returning to the UK in 1964 he became a sales assistant at Foyles. In May 1965, Webb lead a strike of more thank 100 employees who worked off the job over pay and conditions with the backing of the USDAW.

The ABC
In 1968 Webb returned to Australia and in 1969 he joined the Australian Broadcasting Corporation as a Specialist Trainee General Talks.

In 1975 Webb was elected the first Staff Elected Board Member of the ABC. Not without controversy.

2JJ and Triple J
After the election of the Whitlam Government in 1972, funding was provided for a youth Radio Network. Webb, along with Ron Moss, was one of two appointed co-ordinators of the Station. The FM station was Double Jay, which would evolve into Triple J and an Australia-wide network of stations.