Career
2SM proclaim him as the "Undisputed King of night-time Talkback Radio", however, considering his poor ratings, this is quite fanciful. In 2002 Talk Tonight scored a rating of 0.01% in Sydney, the lowest rating ever recorded for a commercial program in a metro market in Australia. 2SM subsequently withdrew from the Sydney radio ratings.
The story was picked up by American Broadcasting Company Television"s Media Watch program
To this day, his program continues to be the target of prank calls, including the classic "India", the "laugh" and answers of Harry Quick in the nightly Quiz. Harry Quick ran as the Labor candidate for the seat of Franklin, a Liberal stronghold, against Gilbert in the 1993 Federal Election.
Gilbert incurred a 9.64% swing and lost the election in a landslide, a seat held by the Liberal Party for 17 years.
