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R.I.P.
Former news anchor and Australian media icon Roger Climpson has died peacefully at the age of 93.
The well-known broadcasting legend died at 1am on Tuesday.
He has been remembered fondly for his career across radio and TV spanning decades.
Beginning his career as an announcer, weatherman and newsreader for Channel 9 at its inception in 1956, before leaving the network to join Seven News as an anchor in 1965.
By the mid-70s he was presenting Sydney’s 2GB afternoon shift and had begun hosting popular show This Is Your Life.
Former news anchor and Australian media icon Roger Climpson has died peacefully at the age of 93.
The well-known broadcasting legend died at 1am on Tuesday.
He has been remembered fondly for his career across radio and TV spanning decades.
Beginning his career as an announcer, weatherman and newsreader for Channel 9 at its inception in 1956, before leaving the network to join Seven News as an anchor in 1965.
By the mid-70s he was presenting Sydney’s 2GB afternoon shift and had begun hosting popular show This Is Your Life.