Sep 11 2023
11 September 1971: Terence Donovan (Division 4) and Sue Donovan (Matlock Police) 11 September 1971: Ted Hamilton (Division 4) 11 September 1976: Graeme Blundell (Alvin Purple) 11 September 1976: Jon English (Number 96) 11 September 1993: Dieter Brummer and Melissa George (Home And Away) 11 September 1999: Sigrid Thornton (Seachange) 11 September 2004: Wil Traval …
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Jul 24 2023
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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May 21 2023
Ray Wilkie, former meterologist and Network Ten weather presenter, has died at age 98. Brisbane 4BC radio presenter Spencer Howson reported the news from Wilkie’s son on Saturday night. Wilkie’s interest in meteorology was sparked during his days with the RAAF in England and Europe during World War II. After graduating with a Bachelor of …
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Mar 19 2022
Former Brisbane reporter and newsreader Rob Readings has died at the age of 79 after a long illness. Over the course of his career, he worked in radio and at all three Brisbane commercial channels, but most notably as newsreader on Eyewitness News at TVQ0/10 in the 1980s and as newsreader for Nine‘s Gold Coast …
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Mar 29 2021
In March 1971, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, toured Australia as part of the golden jubilee celebration for the Royal Australian Air Force. The half-hour special Meet Prince Philip, was telecast live from Adelaide with the Prince interviewed by reporters from each of the four networks. Seven and Nine followed up the interview with a …
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Dec 31 2020
Sixty years ago, as we were coming to an end to 1960, ABC was planning an ambitious variety special to welcome 1961. Sixty-One, Here We Come! was a 65-minute program produced at the studios of ABV2, Melbourne, and in a rare technical feat was relayed via microwave links for direct broadcast in Sydney. American-born actress …
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Dec 02 2020
Nine News has signed up former Seven and Ten presenter Monika Kos to front a new Perth-based bulletin, Nine News At 5. Kos said in a statement issued by Nine: “It’s a privilege to join the team at Nine and I’m humbled to have this opportunity to once again bring viewers the news that matters …
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Sep 11 2020
There were farewells earlier tonight from Ten News First bulletins being presented for the last time from Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. From Monday, Ten News First will be centralising news production to Sydney and Melbourne. Sandra Sully and Matt Burke in Sydney will present bulletins for Sydney, Brisbane and Perth, while Jennifer Keyte and Stephen …
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Aug 11 2020
It seems an all too familiar headline, not just for Network Ten but for so many other media outlets. Today, Ten has announced widespread cuts to its news portfolio, also impacting Studio 10. From 14 September, presentation of Ten News First will be centralised to Melbourne and Sydney only, with Adelaide’s news presented by Melbourne …
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Jul 18 2020
Quentin Fogarty, the Logie award-winning journalist who attracted international attention reporting on a UFO sighting in New Zealand, died suddenly earlier this month at the age of 73. Born in New Zealand, he started his career at the Dunedin Evening Star newspaper. Coming to Australia, his career included working for ABC, Seven, Nine, Ten and …
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