track ▁and ▁field ) ▁Category : O lymp ic ▁bronze ▁medal ists ▁in ▁athlet ics ▁( track ▁and ▁field ) <0x0A> </s> ▁Jim ▁Ball ▁is ▁an ▁Australian ▁radio ▁person ality , ▁formerly ▁broadcast ing ▁with ▁the ▁ 2 GB ▁and ▁ 2 UE ▁networks ▁in ▁Sydney . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Ball ' s ▁program ▁typically ▁consists ▁of ▁him ▁discuss ing ▁various ▁issues ▁( es pecially ▁current ▁events , ▁politics ▁and ▁history ) ▁with ▁call ers . ▁Ball ▁is ▁fran k ▁and ▁does ▁not ▁sh y ▁away ▁from ▁polit ically ▁incorrect ▁topics . ▁ ▁Like ▁most ▁radio ▁announ cers ▁on ▁the ▁AM ▁band ▁in ▁Sydney , ▁Ball ▁is ▁polit ically ▁conserv ative ; ▁he ▁claims ▁to ▁represent ▁traditional ▁Australian ▁values . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Ball , ▁the ▁major ▁thre ats ▁to ▁these ▁values ▁are ▁a ▁na ive ▁and ▁un in formed ▁view ▁of ▁Islam ▁by ▁many ▁Austral ians ▁( including ▁the ▁media ), ▁a path y ▁and ▁political ▁correct ness . ▁Ball ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁sta unch ▁critic ▁of ▁mult icult ural ism ▁and ▁says ▁that ▁imm igr ants ▁to ▁Australia ▁should ▁be ▁encourag ed ▁to ▁integrate ▁into ▁main stream ▁Australia ▁and ▁accept ▁" core ▁Australian ▁values ." ▁ ▁Ball ▁began ▁on ▁ 2 GB ▁back ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁and ▁constantly ▁won ▁the ▁ratings ▁man ning ▁the ▁mid night ▁to ▁dawn ▁shift . ▁On ▁ 7 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Ball ▁announced ▁to ▁his ▁audience ▁his ▁res ignation ▁from ▁ 2 GB ▁and ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁David ▁Old field .