Phil Mahoney recently received a video message from the original Yellow Wiggle, Greg Page.
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"You are the person that introduced The Wiggles at Westfield Warrawong (in NSW's Illawarra) in 1991," Greg said in the video.
"Something you said that day stayed with the Wiggles and became a part of our history for many many years."
Phil, from Newcastle in NSW's Hunter region, recalled being asked by the Westfield centre manager to "introduce a new children's show called The Wiggles making their debut".
Phil introduced the Wiggles and their friend "Dorothy the ding-a-ling dinosaur". He added the ding-a-ling nickname.
Greg said the Wiggles didn't use the "ding-a-ling" nickname in public much, but they used it often behind the scenes.
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"You left an indelible mark on the Wiggles for 30 years. Your words were cemented in Wiggle history, my friend. You are part of Wiggles history," Greg told Phil in the video.
He said the Wiggles referenced the nickname in one of their songs, titled Dorothy's Birthday Party.
The lyrics say: "When Dorothy was turning five, 100 ding-a-ling dinosaurs were in the garden doing the jive".
As we reported on Saturday, a biography on Phil's life titled, Try A Little Kindness - The Phil Mahoney Story is available from philmahoney.com.au. All proceeds will be donated to Camp Quality.
