11 March 1972: Camilla Rountree and David Phillips (Bellbird) 11 March 1972: Leonard Teale, George Mallaby, Mike Preston, Alwyn Kurts (Homicide) 11 March 1978: Tony Alvarez and Judy McBurney (The Young Doctors) 11 March 1978: Graham Kennedy (Blankety Blanks) 11 March 1989: Jason Donovan (Neighbours) 11 March 1995: Georgie Parker (Fire) and Lisa McCune (Blue …
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Mar 07 2024
On This Day — 7 March
7 March 1992: Ray Martin (Midday), Georgie Parker (A Country Practice), Jana Wendt (A Current Affair), Steve Vizard (Tonight Live With Steve Vizard) 7 March 1998: Lisa McCune (Blue Heelers) and Georgie Parker (All Saints) 7 March 2009: Jodi Gordon (Home And Away) 7 March 1975: Bert Newton hosts the TV Week Logie Awards from …
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Jan 01 2024
On This Day — 1 January
1 January 1959: Graham Kennedy and Panda Lisner (In Melbourne Tonight) 1 January 1972: Bellbird 1 January 1977: Jacki Weaver 1 January 1994: Simon Baker-Denny and Lisa Lackey (Home And Away) 1 January 2000: Kimberley Cooper (Home And Away) 1 January 2005: Natalie Bassingthwaighte and Stefan Dennis (Neighbours) 1 January 1959: Newsreader Eric Pearce presents …
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Aug 13 2023
On This Day — 13 August
13 August 1977: Don Lane (The Don Lane Show) 13 August 1994: Nicole Kidman 13 August 2005: Big Brother 13 August 1971: Television finally comes to the Northern Territory as ABC officially opens ABD6 in Darwin. YouTube: ABC News (Australia) 13 August 1976: The sex-comedy series Alvin Purple, based on the earlier successful film of …
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Jul 24 2023
On This Day — 24 July
24 July 1971: Mike Drewer, Clive Hale, June Heffernan, Doug Stanley, Geoff Michels (This Day Tonight, Adelaide) 24 July 1976: Joe Hasham (Number 96) 24 July 1993: Bruce Samazan and Scott Michaelson (Neighbours) 24 July 1999: Belinda Emmett (Home And Away, All Time Greatest Bloopers) 24 July 2004: The Block contestants, including Dr Andrew Rochford …
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Jul 22 2023
On This Day — 22 July
22 July 1972: Joe Hasham (Number 96) 22 July 1978: Bert Newton (The Don Lane Show, New Faces) 22 July 1989: Simone Buchanan and Chris Mayer (Hey Dad) 22 July 2000: Joy Smithers and Erik Thomson (All Saints) 22 July 2006: Kate Ritchie (Home And Away) 22 July 1974: Nine screens a delayed telecast of …
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Jul 12 2023
Obituary: Alan Wilkie
Alan Wilkie, former Sydney TV weather presenter, has died at the age of 94, He died peacefully with his three children, Andrew, Katrina and Michelle by his side Growing up in Queensland, Wilkie worked at the Bureau of Meteorology at various posts during the 1950s. When ABC started its first television services in 1956, it …
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Jul 01 2023
On This Day — 1 July
1 July 1972: Johnny Farnham 1 July 1995: Kimberley Davies (Neighbours) 1 July 2000: Belinda Emmett (All Saints) 1 July 2006: Katie Hastings, Jamie Brooksby, David Graham, Krystal Forscutt, Camilla Severi (Big Brother) 1 July 1932: The Australian Broadcasting Commission is formed as Australia’s national broadcaster, comprising 12 radio stations. The broadcaster was later chartered …
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Jun 04 2023
On This Day — 4 June
4 June 1960: ABC launches its Hobart station — ABT2. This completes the roll-out of ABC television to every state capital city: TV comes to Hobart. 4 June 2006: After 12 years, the final episode of Blue Heelers is given a prime timeslot of 8.30pm Sunday. The series comes to an end after 510 episodes …
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