Radio Icon Phil Brady, 84, Endured Hour-Long Struggle on Belly to Alert Help Following Devastating Fall

Radio and TV legend Phil Brady has opened up about the horrific 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 sending Brady sprawling.

Unable to walk after smashing his hip Brady then had to struggle for an hour along his drive way before reaching his house in order to raise the alarm.

‘I had to crawl on my belly from the garden to reach my phone,’ the media veteran told the Herald Sun on Saturday.

‘And I could only do that by pulling on different plans in the garden along the way to help me move forward inch by inch.’ 

Radio and TV legend Phil Brady (pictured) has opened up about the horrific details behind an accident that left him with a broken hip. Unable to walk after smashing his hip Brady then had to struggle for an hour along his drive way before reaching his house to raise the alarm 

He added: ‘It was agony. I am alive though and that is all that matters.’

Elsewhere in the chat, Brady explained that the incident occurred late at night while he was walking his boisterous Golden Retriever Oro.

The large dog sent Brady flying into the concrete after the radio presenter tried to restrain it from barking at a passer-by, he said.

The accident now means that Brady is taking time off from his regular Remember When gig at 3AW which he hosts alongside Simon Owens.

But he says he is recovering well after undergoing 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 sending Brady sprawling  he told the Herald Sun on Saturday (pictured with his 3AW co-host Simon Owens)

Now in rehabilitation, Brady added he was a ‘tough old bird’ and hopes to be back on the show in only a few weeks.

Brady started his media career at age 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 hosted the early TV game Concentration as well as the TV quiz Everybody’s Talking.

He also was the host for other show’s in the TV quiz format including Moneymakers, Junior Moneymakers, Password and Get the Message. 

In his later years Brady was a fan favourite 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 undergoing surgery and te beloved vmedia veteran hopes to be back on the air in only a few weeks