Australian TV pioneer Reg Grundy dead at 92
Reg Grundy, the man whose TV shows defined Australian entertainment through the 1960s, 70s, 80s and beyond, has died in Bermuda aged 92.
Grundy: “His legacy to Australian entertainment is insurmountable”
Reg Grundy, the man whose TV shows defined Australian entertainment through the 1960s, 70s, 80s and beyond, has died in Bermuda aged 92.
Grundy’s knack for tapping into the zeitgeist led to shows such as Neighbours, The Young Doctors, Prisoner and game shows such as Wheel of Fortune and Sale of the Century.
Grundy began his career as a radio announcer at 2SM in Sydney where he is credited with creating the game Wheel of Fortune, which grew to become a global game show staple and anchored his business launch in 1960.
“As The cream of Australia’s TV industry woke this morning from the Logie celebrations, tributes began to poor in.”
Big night at the Logies, Mumbrella?
A remarkable innovator and entrepreneur. And one of the great gentlemen of the entertainment industry worldwide.
His influences and impacts on the television industry will continue for decades.
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Simon
Reg Grundy and Hector Crawford were the two giants of Australian television entertainment. Both were men of true vision, both understood the rules of the game, which is essential for progress, because you must know the rules, in order to bend and occasionally break them, in service to the arts and entertainment..
I owe a considerable portion of my success in life to both of these men, Hector, whom I met on many occasions, and Reg whom I never met personally, but whose enterprise supported and informed me, and who’s television knowledge and business acumen impressed and encouraged me.
The television industry could be saved even today, if only we had such a person as the man that Reg Grundy once was.
Vale a clever business man who quit Australia as quickly as he could, entertaining us with fear and greed to leave a legacy of thoughtless diversion and thought-free TV executives.