▁Broadcast ing ▁Company ▁as ▁an ▁instrument al ist ▁in ▁the ▁band ▁at ▁ 3 AR . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁Whit ta ▁began ▁working ▁on ▁a ▁children ' s ▁program ▁at ▁ 3 LO , ▁before ▁joining ▁ 3 AW ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁ ▁While ▁Whit ta ▁was ▁at ▁ 3 AW , ▁he ▁began ▁collabor ating ▁with ▁Fred ▁Tu pper ▁on ▁the ▁station ' s ▁breakfast ▁program . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁former ▁child ▁star ▁Kath le en ▁Lind gren ▁joined ▁ 3 AW , ▁taking ▁on ▁the ▁stage ▁name ▁Nancy ▁Lee . ▁ ▁Whit ta ▁and ▁Lee ▁began ▁working ▁together , ▁developing ▁the ▁station ' s ▁children ' s ▁program ▁Ch atter box ▁Cor ner , ▁which ▁became ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁theme ▁song ▁Being ▁a ▁Ch um ▁is ▁Fun . ▁ ▁After ▁comm encing ▁a ▁rom antic ▁relationship , ▁Whit ta ▁and ▁Lee ▁were ▁married ▁at ▁the ▁Method ist ▁Church ▁in ▁Richmond ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁August ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁Lee ▁with d rew ▁from ▁public ▁life ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁being ▁a ▁stay - at - home ▁parent . ▁ ▁Whit ta ▁left ▁ 3 AW ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁ ▁After ▁briefly ▁re loc ating ▁to ▁Sydney ▁to ▁work ▁at ▁ 2 CH , ▁Whit ta ▁returned ▁to ▁Melbourne ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁and ▁accepted ▁a ▁job ▁as ▁a ▁breakfast ▁present er