There is a hole in Nine’s ‘eulogy’ to Alan Jones.
In March 1985.
In December that year he was taken off the morning show, reduced to news commentaries during Gary O’Callaghan’s breakfast and other programs for the first half of 1986.
In June that year Jones started doing 10:00am to 11:00am during the CBC era. The format was axed in December 1986, and in 1987 Jones returned to the morning show, 8:30am to 12:00pm, with Philip Adams on breakfast. Jones moved to breakfast in 1988.
Source: SMH