Radio legend Phil Brady, 84, had to 'crawl' on his stomach for an hour before he could raise the alarm after horror fall
Radio and TV legend Phil Brady has opened up about the gruesome details behind an accident that left him with a broken hip.
The 84-year-old who presents the Remember When show on Melbourne's 3AW was walking his dog on Friday when the animal suddenly lurched, leaving Brady sprawled.
Unable to walk after breaking his hip, Brady was subsequently forced to struggle in the driveway for an hour before reaching his home to raise the alarm.
“I had to crawl out of the garden on my stomach to get to my phone,” the media veteran told the newspaper Herald Sun on Saturday.
'And I could only do that by drawing up different plans along the way in the garden, which help me progress step by step.'
Radio and TV legend Phil Brady (pictured) has opened up about the gruesome details behind an accident that left him with a broken hip. Unable to walk after breaking his hip, Brady was subsequently forced to struggle in the driveway for an hour before reaching his home to raise the alarm.
He added: 'It was pain. But I'm still alive and that's all that matters.'
Elsewhere in the chat, Brady explained that the incident happened late at night while he was walking his rambunctious Golden Retriever Oro.
The large dog sent Brady flying into the concrete after the radio host tried to stop him from barking at a passerby, he said.
The accident now means Brady will take time off from his regular Remember When gig on 3AW, which he co-hosts with Simon Owens.
But he says he is recovering well after surgery at Melbourne's Epworth Hospital.
The 84-year-old, who presents the Remember When show on Melbourne's 3AW, was walking his dog on Friday when the animal suddenly lurched and left Brady sprawled, he told the Herald Sun on Saturday (pictured with his 3AW co -host Simon Owens)
Now in recovery, Brady added that he was a “tough old bird” and hopes to be back on the show in a few weeks.
Brady began his media career at the age of 19 in 1958 at Channel Nine as an announcer.
He was closely associated with iconic TV Aussie great Graham Kennedy and his variety show In Melbourne Tonight.
Known for his cheerful and warm style, Brady also presented the early TV game Concentration and the TV quiz show Everybody's Talking.
He has also been the presenter of other programs in the TV quiz format including Moneymakers, Junior Moneymakers, Password and Get the Message.
In his later years, Brady was a fan favorite after appearing on Channel 10's Good Morning Australia, where he presented a cooking segment.
In 2018, the beloved TV veteran was awarded an Order of Australia.
Brady (pictured) is currently in rehabilitation after surgery and the beloved vmedia veteran hopes to be back on the air in a few weeks