John Burgess (TV host)
Encyclopedia
John Burgess is an Australia
n television and radio personality, best known for his hosting duties on Wheel of Fortune.
, from 1984 to 1996. He later hosted the Australian version of Catch Phrase
, shown on the Nine Network
.
in Melbourne
.
Burgess has also hosted numerous radio shows throughout the years:
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n television and radio personality, best known for his hosting duties on Wheel of Fortune.
Television
Burgess was host of Wheel of Fortune on the Seven NetworkSeven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
, from 1984 to 1996. He later hosted the Australian version of Catch Phrase
Catchphrase (game show)
Catchphrase is a British game show based on a short-lived US game show of the same name. It ran on ITV in the United Kingdom between 12 January 1986 and 19 December 2002, originally hosted by Northern Irish comedian Roy Walker....
, shown on the Nine Network
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
.
Radio
On 25 September 2006 he started as breakfast show announcer for easy listening radio station 3MP3MP
3MP began transmission 21 July 1976, as Melbourne's seventh commercial radio station and the first new commercial station in over 40 years. The original licencees included a consortium of businessmen and media identities....
in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
.
Burgess has also hosted numerous radio shows throughout the years:
| John Burgess Radio Timeline | |
| 2UW | 1965-1970 |
| 3AK 3AK 3AK is the call sign of SEN 1116 and earlier the on-air name of a former Melbourne talk-back radio and music station, which, in 2003, leased its licence to sports network SEN 1116... | 1970-1974 |
| 2UW | 1974-1976 |
| 3MP | 1976-1978 |
| 6PM | 1978-1988 |
| 2CH 2CH 2CH is a commercial radio station in Sydney, Australia, at 1170 kHz AM. It broadcasts an oldies format, and is aimed to an older age demographic... | 1997-2004 |
| 3MP | 2006-2009 |