Record ID:
35981267 (Libraries Australia Authorities)
Authority type:
  • Name.
Description conventions:
  • rda
Heading:
Birth:
  • 19211025
  • South Yarra, Vic.
Death:
  • 19950612
  • Gold Coast, Qld.
Occupations:
  • Broadcaster War correspondent Newsreader Radio administrator Television administrator
Used for:
  • Duckmanton, T. S. (Talbot Sydney), Sir, 1921-1995
  • Duckmanton, Talbot Sydney, 1921-1995
Notes:
  • It's an honour, viewed 30 July 2015 (Name: Duckmanton, Talbot Sydney. Award: The Order of the British Empire - Commander (Civil). Post-nominal: CBE(C). Date granted: 01 January 1971 ... Citation: In recognition of service as the General Manager of the ABC) https://www.itsanhonour.gov.au
  • Wikipedia, viewed 30 July 2015 (Sir Talbot Sidney Duckmanton CBE (25 October 1921 - 12 June 1995) was an Australian broadcaster and radio and television administrator. As General Manager of the Australian Broadcasting Commission he oversaw the advent of colour television, ABC Classic FM and Triple J ... Duckmanton was born in South Yarra, Melbourne ... He began his career as a cadet announcer at the ABC in Brisbane in 1939 and had a wide ranging career working as a news announcer and sporting broadcaster. During World War II Duckmanton saw active service as a pilot and was later a war correspondent. From 1952 until 1954 he was the Assistant Manager of the Brisbane office. He was Deputy General Manager of the organisation 1964-65, and General Manager from 1965 until his retirement in 1982) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talbot_Duckmanton
  • Obituary : Sir Talbot Duckmanton, The independent, 17 June 1995, viewed 30 July 2015 (Talbot Duckmanton was for 17 years the General Manager ... of the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) ... [He] joined ABC as a trainee announcer in 1939 ... served as a pilot in the RAAF before becoming an ABC war correspondent in 1945. Subsequently he was a national newsreader and outside broadcasts commentator before moving into managerial posts in Queensland and Tasmania. He became the chief executive of ABC in February 1965, and oversaw a vast extension of its programming range, notably the introduction of daily radio and television current affairs programmes, the establishment of colour television and the creation of an FM network); summary (Talbot Sydney Duckmanton, broadcaster: born South Yarra, Victoria 26 October 1921; Deputy General Manager, Australian Broadcasting Commission 1964-65, General Manager 1965-82; President, Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union 1973-77; President, Commonwealth Broadcasting Association 1975-82 ... died Gold Coast, Queensland 12 June 1995) http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituarysir-talbot-duckmanton-1586829.html
Local system number:
  • (AuCNL)99893
  • abv01992091
  • 000000986934
Cataloguing source:
  • ANL eng rda ANL
Authentication code:
  • anuc