Molly: (on making the Top 50 most memorable moments on Australian television for his interview with Prince Charles) I had only arrived back from London the day before. Even though I'd memorised the long intro - because we had no autocue - the more I tried, the more I stuttered. When Prince Charles said to me, 'I believe you just got back from London.' I replied, 'Yes. As a matter of fact, I saw your mum on a carriage the other day'. He looked at me quite horrified and said, 'What? You mean Her Majesty the Queen'. People absolutely love it when a silly old queen makes a fool of herself.
In 1986, Molly was awarded the Order of Australia for his services to music and charities.
Along with friend, Michael Gudinski, he formed his own record label named Melodian. They later collaborated on a new label called Luxor.
Molly is best known as the creator of the music show Countdown. The show ran for 13 years and showcased the newest and up-and-coming local and overseas artists. The program became so widely known that Prince Charles appeared as a special guest. Molly was so flustered as to be interviewing him, it required a number of takes.
In 1968, Molly moved to England and joined EMI Records, working in the famous Abbey Road studios.
Molly has acted as music producer for acts such as, Russell Morris, John Paul Young, Ronnie Burns, Colleen Hewit, John Farnham, Zoot, Masters Apprentices and many more.
In 1968, Molly’s first produced record Hush reached #1 in Australia.
Molly is an amateur Egyptologist.
Molly is a former member of MENSA.
In 2004, Molly appeared on Australia’s Who wants to be a millionaire with the proceeds going to charity. Molly won $500,000 and at that stage no contestant had ever reached that amount.
Molly is a journalist, writing columns for various magazines.
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