Redmond "Red" Symons (born 13 June 1949) is an Australian musician, writer, actor and radio host, probably best known as lead guitarist with Skyhooks and as the snide judge of "Red Faces", a segment of the long-running Hey Hey It's Saturday variety television show. He hosts 774 ABC Melbourne's breakfast show.

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Red and his wife Elly have three sons; Samuel, Raphael, and Joel. Elly is currently Vice President of 'Australians for the Return of the Parthenon Sculptures'

An Australian Story episode aired in February 2010, documenting their son Samuel's fifteen-year battle with cancer. The episode won a silver medal at the New York Film festival and a Quill award from the 2011 Melbourne Press Club for Best Current Affairs feature.