Difference between revisions of "Rob Astbury"
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | + | Sports journalist and award-winning sportscaster. Won ten VFL/AFL awards, two national Penguin Awards and was twice nominated for the Logie Awards for the Best News Story of the Year. Considered the highest paid sports journalist in Australia during his professional career. Worked for Channel 0/10 Network and Nine Network. Property Developer. Had a relationship with [[Graham Kennedy]] which he detailed in his book 'King and I: My Life with Graham Kennedy' (2006). HIV positive. | |
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| + | ==See Also== | ||
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| + | * [[Sportswriters and Sportscasters of the LGBTQ Community]] | ||
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| + | ==Further Reading/Research== | ||
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| + | * https://televisionau.com/2017/11/obituary-rob-astbury.html | ||
| + | * https://peoplepill.com/people/rob-astbury/ | ||
| + | * https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/forward-planning/investment-strategy/property-news-and-insights/77971-gold-coast-ray-white-estate-agent-rob-astbury-dies-leaving-unpublished-second-book.html | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:09, 22 October 2019
Country
Australia
Birth - Death
1948 - 2017
Occupation
Journalist
Description
Sports journalist and award-winning sportscaster. Won ten VFL/AFL awards, two national Penguin Awards and was twice nominated for the Logie Awards for the Best News Story of the Year. Considered the highest paid sports journalist in Australia during his professional career. Worked for Channel 0/10 Network and Nine Network. Property Developer. Had a relationship with Graham Kennedy which he detailed in his book 'King and I: My Life with Graham Kennedy' (2006). HIV positive.
