Welcome to the wild world of radio’s everywhere man. The adventures of The Black Rat – AKA Frank Vincent – are utterly captivating and inspiring, as a boy from the burbs brushes shoulders with the biggest names on the planet in a broadcasting career spanning five decades. From basketball god Michael Jordan to super model Claudia Schiffer and a galaxy of megastars in be- tween Frank Vincent has seen, met and heard them all. ‘Radio Rat’ tracks his own stellar rise from the tough streets of western Sydney into the domains of the super famous as he lands on the red carpet, the studios and front row seats of the sporting and concert arenas that make up the world stage. An original member of the Mulray gang – the most successful breakfast crew in Australian radio history – Frank takes the reader on a dizzying odyssey that charts the golden years of Australian rock n roll and the sublime achievements of the world’s supreme athletes. From the highs of covering soccer world cups and Olympic Games to the – literally – crippling impacts vicious and ultimately vexatious accusations Frank Vincent spins a remarkable tale of a life that will chal- lenge you not to read all about it in one sitting. “Doors won’t open if you don’t knock on them. Doors won’t open if you don’t barge into them with a shoulder. Doors won’t open unless you kick them in. Doors won’t open unless you pick the lock.”
