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On This Day — 12 September

12 September 1959: Shirlene Clancy, Geoff Hiscock, John D’Arcy (The Teenage Hour) 12 September 1981: Bill Stalker (Cop Shop) 12 September 1992: Sophie Lee (Sex) 12 September 1998: Swimmer Susie O’Neill and Ray Martin (Midday) 12 September 2009: Esther Anderson and Luke Jacobz (Home And Away) 12 September 1971: Nine in Sydney and Melbourne presents …

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Obituary: Jock Zonfrillo

Jock Zonfrillo, MasterChef Australia co-host and judge, has died at the age of 46. It was reported that he was found by police who had attended a Brunswick address for a welfare check. His death is not being treated as suspicious and a report will be prepared for the coroner. Born in Scotland in 1976, …

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MasterChef delivers a master win

When Network Ten announced in 2008 that it had purchased the MasterChef franchise to replace Big Brother as a major reality format, there were more than a few people that scoffed.  Who would want to watch a cooking competition in prime-time?  After all, the benchmark of cooking contests on Australian TV had been set with …

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