TV legends given stamp of approval
Bert, Daryl, Ray, Denise & Kerri-Anne all celebrated by Australia Post.
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Five TV legends -Bert Newton, Daryl Somers, Ray Martin, Denise Drysdale & Kerri-Anne Kennerley- have been honoured with their very own Australia Post stamp.
Yesterday all but Denise Drysdale attended an Australia Day function at South Wharf in Melbourne to launch the stamps.
Christine Holgate, Australia Post Managing Director and Group CEO said, “Each of these multi-award winning television personalities have made unique contributions to the Australian entertainment industry and have played a role in forming our national popular culture.
“They are consummate performers who have entertained, informed and entranced generations of Australians. Together they encompass an incredible range of remarkable talents including journalism, variety hosting, interviewing, singing, acting and comedy.”
All 5 are Gold Logie winners but only 2 of them are in the Hall of Fame: Bert and Kerri-Anne. Denise for 2018 please!
We're so thrilled & proud that our very own Denise is one of five Australian television legends who will be featured on a new postage stamp! #Studio10 pic.twitter.com/ld1Jo6ku2r
— Studio 10 (@Studio10au) January 18, 2018
Five of our veteran TV performers are the latest legends to be immortalised on stamps, and they took the compliment with emotion and humour. @NickMcCallum7 #7News pic.twitter.com/7Qo2XaIbJZ
— 7NEWS Melbourne (@7NewsMelbourne) January 18, 2018
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16 Responses
Bet they appreciate they are now self adhesive stamps!!
Congratulations to them, although I did think Bert Newton’s interview on the TV news highly disrespectful. If you didn’t see it, he stated he was shocked to see Ray at the event as he thought he was dead.
David in your newsletter you mentioned Molly Meldrum. Turns out he had already been honoured with a Legends stamp, in 2013: australiapostcollectables.com.au/articles/australia-post-legends-award
Aha thanks!
What a delightful idea. I’d like to see a series where Australian’s who are famous abroad, make it onto the international stamps… but maybe as the Fictional characters they play…. Lou and Harold from Neighbours as characters are huge exports to the UK for example.
Good ideaMoe.
Maybe they should just do a series with actors rather than hosts/presenters.
Most have acted but granted it is not what they are known for.
Neighbours have had some stamps of sorts before. You can see a previous article on this here: https://tvtonight.com.au/2015/02/australia-post-stamp-to-mark-30-years-of-neighbours.html
Aussie stars to be perforated, franked, posted overseas and shown in letterbox.
Thi is overdue Perplexed,but i suppose better late than never.
Awww… OK, I guess I’ll be the one to say it…
At least you don’t have to lick their back side anymore…
Wow this has stirred up a lot of anger on social media. I haven’t bought a stamp for ages so the $1 was the biggest surprise for me! Great to see those lovely faces again though.
Was Daryl at the event? Didn’t see him in any photos or news coverage.
Yes see video.
Cheers.