- Roger Climpson
Roger Climpson OAM (born
October 18 1931 ) is a British-bornAustralia n newsreader, best known for his time atSeven News in the 1980s and 1990s and for his hosting duties on various shows from 1977 until 1998.Early life
Roger Climpson was born on
October 18 1931 inPeterborough ,England . The son of a butcher, Climpson aimed to become a pilot in theRoyal Air Force , until arugby union accident at the age of 14 punctured his lung, leading him to take up acting instead of flying. He emigrated to Australia in 1949, and met his future wife Claire at a Christmas party in 1952.Rodgers, Andrew: "Roger Climpson: This Is Your Life",21 November 1996 .]Television career
Climpson began his television career in 1957, working at Channel Nine as an announcer, weatherman and newsreader. He got the job at Nine after asking his friend
Brian Henderson to have a word with the head of the network,Bruce Gyngell . During his time at Nine, he hosted two programs of his own: "Rendezvous with Roger" and "The House and Garden Show".2]He left Channel Nine in 1965 after chairman Sir Frank Packer refused to grant him a five pound pay rise. [ [http://sunday.ninemsn.com.au/sunday/feature_stories/article_1874.asp?s=1 50 years of television] , "Sunday" (
Nine Network ),September 25 ,2005 .] Climpson found himself briefly unemployed and worked at his father's butcher shop, until he was asked to fill a temporary newreader role at Channel Seven – where he stayed for fifteen years.In 1977, he began hosting "
This Is Your Life " until returning to newsreading in 1978. In 1982, Climpson retired from television work, but returned to the station in 1989 as anchor of Sydney's "Seven News ", until a diagnosis ofprostate cancer in 1995 forced his temporary retirement.3]Ann Sanders replaced him.In 1997, he was host of "
Australia's Most Wanted ", which lasted until 1998 when he retired from television.Radio career
In 1977, he was a presenter in the afternoon shift on Sydney's
2GB , which lasted for several years.In recent years, Climpson has been heavily involved in
Christian radio , and since 1995 has been chairman of Sydney Christian radio stationHEART 103.2 . He hosts a short segment titled "In Touch" which is played both on this station, and others such as Vision FM.References
External links
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* [http://www.celebrityspeakers.com.au/brspeaker_bio.asp?Speaker_Index_Text=389 Roger Climpson profile at Celebrity Speakers]
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