1988 - 1990 saw 3AK again become a purely talk format station, with such high-profile names as Darren James (with Bruce Mansfield as "Uncle Roy"), Margaret Peacock, Don Chipp (a former Federal Liberal Party Minister and later the founder of and Senator for the Australian Democrats), Peter O'Callaghan (an ex 3XY and EON FM DJ), Keith McGowan and Bill Howie (a former 3AK Programme Director).