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Brian Henderson dies aged 89

Advertisement Legendary broadcaster and Australia’s longest-serving news presenter Brian Henderson has died aged 89 after a battle with cancer. Karl Stefanovic announced the news on Today on Thursday morning, calling Henderson a “much-loved member of the Nine family”. “I knew him – an absolute legend, a gentleman and a total professional who provided guidance and inspiration for many generations who followed. We loved him.” Henderson, who also hosted live music program Bandstand, retired from reading Sydney’s weeknight news in 2002. His first broadcast with TCN was in 1957. His family said Henderson died peacefully in the early hours of this morning surrounded by his wife Mardi and daughters Nicole and Jody.

Brian Henderson described as a giant of Australian television on his death, aged 89

Newsman engendered something close to reverence in viewers

Newsman engendered something close to reverence in viewers We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss By John Shand Normal text size BRIAN HENDERSON, 1931-2021 Brian Henderson will be remembered for the velvet voice and easy charm with which he delivered Channel Nine’s nightly news and hosted the music show Bandstand – a charm that defined him equally off screen as on. But there was also a quiet determination in his make-up. When Bandstand’s ratings fell by half from the 1960s into the ’70s, Henderson went to the network’s joint managing director, Clyde Packer, whom he said he “truly disliked” and who “returned the dislike”, and asked for a budget increase to help restore the show’s popularity. Questioned as to what he would know about such matters, Henderson gently reminded his boss that he had been involved since

Brian Henderson s grace and kindness set a rare benchmark in TV

Advertisement As Australia’s longest-serving and most trusted newsreader, Brian Henderson was a welcome visitor in our homes, on our television screens, for generations. Every night at 6pm, for half an hour, we were invited to see the world through his eyes. “Hendo”, as he was affectionately known, took a curious route to the newsroom, via the pop music program Bandstand, but once there established a credential in television journalism which has never been equalled. Others have come and gone, but none have matched Henderson, 89, who passed away on Thursday after a battle with cancer. Newsreading legend Brian Henderson, or Hendo as he was affectionately known, has died at 89.

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