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Clive Hale

1937 – 2005

Australian journalist

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About Clive Hale

Lived 1937 – 2005 (aged 67–68). Clive Hale was an Australian journalist.

Clive Norman Hale (26 April 1937 – 5 June 2005) was an Australian television presenter, best known for his 38-year association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

Biography Early life Hale was born in Cowell, South Australia on the Eyre Peninsula. Hale was the youngest of three children. While at ABW-2, he was a news presenter and hosted the station's first news magazine program Roundabout. Hale was then the national host of the replacement program Nationwide when it began broadcasting in 1979. He would present the common stories broadcast across Australia with a state-based presenter presenting local current affairs stories. Hale said it was during this period he pitched ideas to the ABC about producing programs about visual arts but to no avail. Despite media reports to the contrary, Hale volunteered to leave the role when he was offered the job to host another series of the antiques show For Love or Money. Hale also read the weekend news in NSW.

Happy that he finally persuaded the ABC to do a program surrounding decorative arts, Hale hosted For Love or Money for three seasons from 1987 with regular panelists such as antique dealer Peter Cook.

Death Hale died of cancer in 2005 and was survived by his wife economist Helen Lapsley and son Tony.

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Who was Clive Hale?

Australian journalist

When was Clive Hale born?

Clive Hale was born in 1937 in Cowell.

When did Clive Hale die?

Clive Hale died on 5 June 2005.

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Clive Hale was a journalist.

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Clive Hale was Australian.

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· Wikipedia: Clive Hale

· Wikidata: Q5134589

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