Jack Little

Jack Hiram Little (20 December 19084 January 1986) was an American-born Australian media personality, including as a television commentator for GTV-9's broadcasts of the World Championship Wrestling between 1964 through to 1978.

Biography Jack Hiram Little was born on 20 December 1908 in Missoula, Montana the second child of John Herman Little (a salesman and amateur vaudeville performer) and Edna Jane née Fife (a teacher). In 1931 Little worked for KJR, an all-sports radio station based in Seattle, Washington, and Magazine of the Air. In 1956 Little together with a number of other 3DB personnel moved to TV station, GTV-9, where he worked alongside Eric Pearce and Taking It Easy (1960) as well as regular appearances on It Could Be You, (1961–69) alongside Tommy Hanlon Jr. Little also performed in a number of stage productions, including Tea and Sympathy (1956), the musical The Pajama Game (1957) and "Anniversary Waltz" (1958).

When GTV-9 purchased radio station 3AK in 1961, it required its personalities to also present radio programs. Little appeared with Tommy Hanlon Jr. on a 3AK Saturday morning program.

In 1957 Little brought film footage of US professional wrestling to Australia, where it was screened on HSV-7 as International Wrestling later becoming Ringside with the Rasslers. In 1960 GTV-9 began telecasts of wrestling from Melbourne Festival Hall, with Little providing the commentary.

In 1964 Little convinced US wrestling promoters, Jim Barnett and Johnny Doyle that it was viable to bring professional wrestling to Australia. Little had previously worked with Doyle in the US. On 23 October 1964 Barnett and Doyle presented the first match of the World Championship Wrestling at the Sydney Stadium. A headline making event was when a television match for the Australian championship between Killer Karl Kox and Spiros Arion was declared ended due to time limit by Little. Kox responded by applying a wrestling manoeuvre, 'Brain Buster', to Little, who was hospitalised and called matches over the following month while wearing a neck brace. The extended play was released as a tribute to the ailing Little.

In 1946 he acknowledged his alcoholism, joined Alcoholics Anonymous and maintained his sobriety as well as supporting others.