Francis Michael Warrick OAM (1944 – 11 May 2021) was an Australian journalist and newsreader and TV game show host.[1]
Frank Warrick | |
|---|---|
| Born | Francis Michael Warrick 1944 Australia |
| Died | 11 May 2021 (aged 76) |
| Occupation(s) | News presenter, journalist, former DJ |
| Employer(s) | Seven Network, Nine Network |
| Known for | Newsreader at Seven Brisbane |
Biography
editWarrick began his career in radio as a disc jockey in Toowoomba in 1963 with AM radio station 4GR,[2][3] and in 1965 he was the first voice heard on the new Gold Coast AM radio station 4GG.[4] Warrick joined Seven Brisbane as a newsreader in 1976 and served in the position until his retirement in 2001, including a role as co-presenter of 13 years opposite Kay McGrath. In 1991, prison escapee Harold John McSweeney surrendered to Warrick and a television helicopter crew on the Queensland Darling Downs, purportedly to avoid being shot by the Queensland Police.[5] Warrick hosted the game show The $1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime in 1999—before the program was taken over by sports journalist Sandy Roberts. Warrick was also a regular host on the Australian documentary series The World Around Us. In 1994, Warrick was awarded the OAM for "services to the media, to environment, and to the community".[6]
He died aged 76 on 11 May 2021 following a five-year battle with dementia.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Stalwart Queensland TV newsreader Frank Warrick dies". www.abc.net.au. 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Obituary: Frank Warrick – Television.AU". Television.AU – The History of Australian Television. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "4GR 90 Years – Queensland's First Commercial Station". Radiotoday.com.au. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "4GG Gold Coast - The Showbiz Radio Station of Australia". Radioheritage.net. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "The Day They Smashed a Truck Through the Prison Gates (1991)".
- ^ "Awards list". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ Garcia, Jocelyn (11 May 2021). "Tributes flow for Queensland newsreader Frank Warrick, dead at 76". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 11 May 2021.