Breaking: Brian Walsh, one of Australia’s longest-serving and most influential television executives, has died at the age of 68
. Under Walsh’s watchful eye, the series was repackaged, added stars like Kylie Minogue, Jason Donovan and Guy Pearce to its roster, and became a national institution for three decades.
When he was at Ten, Walsh also refined a keen passion for sport. He handled the publicity for two Summer Olympics, 1984 in Los Angeles and 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. At that time Ten was also broadcasting rugby league, a sport in which Walsh would rise to some prominence. “My job was to improve the image of the game, and so select a half-dozen first-grade players who we felt would project a positive image about rugby league. Wayne Pearce, Andrew Ettingshausen, Bradley Clyde and Laurie Daley all became part of the machine that promoted the league.”What You See Is What You Get
His career connected him to everyone from Kidman and the young stars of Neighbours, to Hugh Jackman, who he hired to co-host a fashion series in 1997, and people like iconic film critic Bill Collins, singer Olivia Newton-John and talk show legends like Mike Walsh and Michael Parkinson.
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