Brian Naylor (broadcaster)

Brian Naylor (broadcaster)
Brian Naylor

Brian Naylor at a 1991 Camberwell High School reunion
Born Brian Naylor
21 January 1931(1931-01-21)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died 7 February 2009(2009-02-07) (aged 78)
Kinglake West, Victoria, Australia
Years active 1956 – 1998
Known for National Nine News
Carols by Candlelight
Spouse Moiree Naylor (?–2009)
Children Matthew Naylor (son, deceased; 1967 – 2008)
Awards Victorian Father of the Year
1988

Brian Naylor (21 January 1931 – 7 February 2009)[1] was an Australian television presenter, best known for his longstanding stint as chief news presenter at National Nine News Melbourne from 1978 to 1998 and his sign-off line, "May your news be good news, and good-night."

His son Matthew was killed in a plane crash at Kinglake, Victoria on 29 May 2008, aged 41.[2] Less than a year later, on 7 February 2009, Naylor and his wife, Moiree, were killed as one of the Black Saturday bushfires destroyed their property in Kinglake West.[3][4][5]

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Early life

Brian Naylor was born on 21 January 1931. He grew up in Melbourne, initially attending Camberwell High School until the onset of World War II, at which point he was relocated to Balwyn High School, along with all of the students at his school. Completing his schooling in Form 5 (Year 11), his first job was as a production cadet at the Australian Paper Manufacturers.[6] Naylor left APM when his manager started The Blind Factory, a blinds manufacturer, for which Naylor produced the original radio advertisement.[1][6] It was from there that he was to start his career in the media.

Radio and television career

In 1956, when The Blind Factory needed someone to provide a voice for their radio commercials, Naylor was "co-opted" into the role — reportedly because his voice made him sound like "a nice family sort of fellow". This led to a two year stint as the radio presenter of the company's program on radio station 3AK.[1][7] Two years after starting with 3AK, Naylor joined Melbourne radio station 3DB where he worked with Ernie Sigley as a radio announcer and host of a children's talent program, Swallows Juniors.[1][6]

In 1958 Naylor moved to Melbourne television station HSV-7, transferring Swallows Juniors to television where it was renamed Brian and the Juniors. Running until 1969, it provided a stepping stone for performers such as Debbie Byrne, Rod Kirkham, Jane Scali, Peter Doyle, Patti McGrath, Anne Watt, Vikki Broughton and Jamie Redfern. Naylor also hosted the SSB Adventure Club in the early 1960s with Madeleine Burke,[8] and appeared as a regular on the station's daytime variety program Time For Terry in 1965.

He became Seven's chief news presenter in 1970 replacing Geoff Raymond. Naylor switched to GTV-9 in 1978. He presented the Melbourne edition of National Nine News until he retired from this position on 27 November 1998. He was replaced by Peter Hitchener.

In his time at Nine, Naylor also hosted Carols by Candlelight from the Sidney Myer Music Bowl ten times[citation needed]. He won the 1988 Victorian Father of the Year Award.[9] A patron of several organisations (the Variety Club in Victoria, the Dialysis and Transplant Association of Victoria and the Jack Brockhoff Reconstructive Plastic Surgery Research Unit of Royal Melbourne Hospital), Naylor also assisted with fundraising for the Macfarlane Burnet Appeal and Windana Society Drug Rehabilitation.

Naylor was posthumously inducted into the TV Week Logie Awards Hall of Fame at the 2010 Logie Awards.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Brian Naylor: Channel Nine newsreader". Times Online (London). 9 February 2009. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article5695489.ece. Retrieved 10 February 2009. 
  2. ^ "Newsreader's son in fatal plane crash". News.com.au. 2008-05-30. http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23785022-2,00.html. Retrieved 2008-05-31. 
  3. ^ "Bushfires in Victoria kill 76, death toll will rise". News Limited (Herald Sun). 2009-02-08. http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25024407-661,00.html. Retrieved 2009-02-08. [dead link]
  4. ^ "Brian Naylor missing, wife dead in bushfires". News Limited (Geelong Advertiser). 2009-02-08. http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2009/02/08/49481_news.html. Retrieved 2009-02-08. 
  5. ^ "Channel Nine veteran Brian Naylor confirmed dead". news.com.au. 2009-02-08. http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25026037-29277,00.html. [dead link]
  6. ^ a b c Carman, Gerry (10 February 2009). "Class act on and off camera". The Age (Melbourne). http://www.theage.com.au/national/class-act-on-and-off-camera-20090209-82e5.html?page=-1. Retrieved 10 February 2009. 
  7. ^ Wilmoth, Peter (6 April 2001). "The new life of Brian". The Age: p. 16. 
  8. ^ TV Times, 23 March 1961 - TelevisionAU
  9. ^ "Father's Day Council of Australia - Past Winners". Father's Day Council of Australia. http://fathersdaycouncil.org.au/page9.html. Retrieved 2008-05-31. 
  10. ^ "Naylor enters Logies Hall of Fame". The Spy Report (Media Spy). 3 May 2010. http://www.mediaspy.org/report/2010/05/03/naylor-enters-hall-of-fame/. Retrieved 18 May 2010. 

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Media offices
Preceded by
Eric Pearce
Nine News Melbourne
Weeknight Presenter

1978-1998
Succeeded by
Peter Hitchener
Preceded by
Geoff Raymond
Seven National News Melbourne
Weeknight Presenter

1970-1978
Succeeded by
Mal Walden

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