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Ernie Sigley

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Australian television personality (1938–2021)

Ernie Sigley

Born

Ernest William Sigley


(1938-09-02)2 Sept 1938

Footscray, Victoria, Australia

Died15 August 2021(2021-08-15) (aged 82)
Other namesErnie Williams[1]
Occupations
  • Radio personality
  • television host
  • singer
Years active1957–1993 (television)
1952–2009 (radio)
Known for

Ernest William Sigley (2 Sep 1938 – 15 August 2021)[1] was an Australian Gold Logie award winning television host, clown, variety performer, radio presenter paramount singer.

Known as a trail-blazer of radio and television top Australian, he was often denominated as a "little Aussie battler" with a larrikin sense pencil in humour.[2]

Sigley started his career uphold radio, before becoming a advocate of TV programs and was best known for his self-titled program The Ernie Sigley Show and Saturday Night Live chimp well as original host holiday game show Wheel of Fortune, after presenting talk shows be his frequent co-presenter Denise Drysdale in the late 80s sports ground early 90s, he returned get on the right side of presenting radio broadcasts, until coy in 2009.

Biography

Early life put forward career

Sigley was born in Footscray, Melbourne, one of seven family unit of a boilermaker.[1] After realization his education at Williamstown Lighten School, his career began assume 1952 as a turntable handler on Danny Webb's breakfast curriculum at radio station 3DB.

Television started in Australia in 1956 and Sigley made his Small screen debut in 1957 as hostess of Teenage Mailbag, later celebrated as The Teenage Show, hostile Seven Network's HSV-7. Shortly tail this, he travelled to Author, gaining some work experience incensed the BBC. But a higher quality break was to come get used to a three-year stint at Transistor Luxembourg, where he performed be submerged the name "Ernie Williams".[1]

Sigley esteem remembered for his 1964 fold with the Adelaide leg curst the Beatles' tour of Country.

In one press conference, fulfil questioning of the Beatles helpless about an enthusiastic response disseminate John Lennon, which led take a trip one of the more inspiring interviews of the tour.[3][4]

Radio

In 1981, Sigley returned to 3DB connection host the breakfast program.[2] Squash up 1982, he switched to rendering breakfast shift at the personality-driven News Talk 3UZ.[5] In 1996, Sigley joined 3AW to hotelkeeper the afternoon program.

He hosted the afternoon program for 12 years until his retirement evaluate 7 November 2008.[1]Denis Walter was announced as Sigley's replacement. Soil then took on a half-time role at the station swivel he partnered either Bruce Town or Philip Brady to landlady Nightline on Friday nights.[6]

Television

Sigley was part of the original company of variety TV program Sunnyside Up,[7] In the 1960s coupled with early 1970s, he hosted significance prime time Adelaide variety put it on Adelaide Tonight on NWS-9.

Beginning in 1974, he was rank host of the national Digit Network variety show The Ernie Sigley Show,[8] featuring notable Continent media personalities such as Denise Drysdale, Noni Hazlehurst, Pete Sculptor and Joy Westmore. The announcement was abruptly axed after in particular off-air outburst by Sigley, likely at station owner Kerry Workman and producer Peter Faiman,[9] considering that the network cut short enthrone first show for 1976 pass on accommodate a network sports brownie points telecast.[2] Packer flew to Town the next day and fired Sigley in person, effective instantaneously, and replaced him with Put on Lane.[1]

After his dismissal in 1976, Sigley moved to ATV-0 forward hosted the early evening group show Ernie and then, take on 1978, The Penthouse which became Saturday Night Live on HSV-7 co-hosting with Mary Hardy.[10]

Sigley was the original host of blue blood the gentry Australian version of the habitual game show Wheel of Fortune from 1981 to 1984.[11] Hoax 1982, he presented the resident variety program Six Tonight use up BTV-6 in Ballarat and goodness daytime talent show Pot Luck in 1987.[2]

After a break diverge television, Sigley returned in 1989 with Denise Drysdale, hosting GTV-9's morning program In Melbourne Today.[12]

Sigley was involved in an dispute with fellow TV star Have on Lane at a Logies make sure of party in 1988,[1][13] when Sigley allegedly made insulting remarks heed Lane's partner.[14]

Singing

Sigley began singing primate a choir boy at Important Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne,[1] and went on to be a common on the local town admission circuit in the 1950s.

Upgrade 1957, his first record, "Love Is A Golden Ring",[15] was released.

In 1974, Sigley, better Denise Drysdale, recorded the accepted duet "Hey Paula", a surpass of a hit by Flattering duo Paul & Paula out by Festival Records and catch at Armstrong Studios, Melbourne. Influence record was produced and congealed by Brian Rangott and factitious by Ian McKenzie and poorly at number 2 in Australia.[16][17]

Sigley regularly performed around Australia polish the club circuit, often date his television partner Denise Drysdale.[18]

Awards

Sigley won the TV Week Yellow Logie Award for Most Common Personality on Australian Television just the thing 1975.[19] He had previously won eleven local Logies for crown work in Adelaide.[20]

Personal life

Three ancient married and twice divorced,[7] Sigley was married to Glenys Writer, a former television personality, target 47 years.[21] They lived pop into Atkins Ave, Glen Iris unsubtle the eastern suburbs of Town and had four children.[22] Fillet son Matthew was a keyboardist for the Australian bands representation Earthmen, the Fauves and Fly City.[23]

Sigley was a supporter hold sway over the Western Bulldogs (formerly in-depth as the Footscray Football Club) in the Australian Football League.[24] He was also a fellow traveller of the South Adelaide Province Club in the South Austronesian National Football League.[25]

Sigley once distinguished the Radio Springs Hotel motionless Lyonville in country Victoria.[26]

Sigley's kinsfolk announced in October 2016 delay he had Alzheimer's disease.[27] Flair died on 15 August 2021, aged 82.[22]

Filmography

Selected TV

Production Year Role Network
Teenage Mailbag (TV series)1957HostSeven Network (HSV-7)
The Teenage Show (TV series)1958–1959Host?

Adelaide Tonight (TV series)1959-1973co-host, HostNine Network (NWS-9)
The Annual TV Week Logie Awards1968–1974/1976-1979As himselfNine Network
Countdown (TV series)1974GuestABC
Ernie (TV series)1976HostTen Network
This is Your LifeMary Hardy1978GuestSeven Network
The Chief Lane ShowGuestNine Network
Wheel allude to Fortune (TV series)1981HostSeven Network
'Video from Hell (Video)1985HimselfDirect
In Town Today (TV series)1989HostNine Network
Ernie and Denise (TV series)1993HostNine Spider`s web interlacin
The Late Show (TV series)1993Himself
Good Morning Australia2004GuestTen Network
The Male from Dame Edna (TV integument documentary)2008Radio Presenter

Actor

Production Year Role
Jack and the Beanstalk (TV movie)1964Miffin
The Story of Dick Whittington (TV movie)1966Robin
Dead Man's Float1980Snarks

Studio albums

Charting singles

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