John K. Watts – the “Know All” who became a legend
Some people are only a legend in their mind, whereas John K. Watts became a true legend in his lifetime, based on his worthy sporting pursuits and his marvellously merry and humour filled persona. He didn’t let the truth get in the way of a [...]

The passing of Lady Sheila Cruthers

Lady Sheila with Sir James Cruthers and part of the Cruthers Collection of Women’s Art
Kerry Edwards/The West Australian ©

With sadness we report that Lady Sheila Cruthers, a passionate art collector and wife of Sir James Cruthers, who established Channel Seven in Perth, died on Friday 30 December 2011, aged 86. [...]

We present here some nostalgia and the mostly good news stories that have happened in Perth, Western Australia during 2011.
Though there were a few regrets with some much loved icons being demolished, there are also many new and exciting developments taking place in the new year.
This includes plans for [...]

To explain: Brian gathered our best on and off-camera talent together (David Farr I recall, was the male lead) he then designed a set larger than anything that had ever been devised before—complete with a running stream, weeping willows, wild flowers, a boat (avec oars) and a leading lady (whose name escapes me) and appropriate English garden-type music, to complete this idyllic scene of David rowing his paramour to goodness-knows-where..

… Uncle Albert’s few friends congratulated him on the commercial—but he got no new business, and the best salesmanship involved was after the event when I had to convince BST that even though we were in breach of Broadcasting standards by running an almost four minute commercial, the vision was such as to justify it being considered as Australian progam content if we were asked to explain…

Lamenting the loss of local Perth TV content and investigating modern means for re-cultivating it… regaining some semblance of local control.

If you want to know where the local bands are playing, the newest show in town and where’s the latest club or nightspot in Perth, then television is no longer the best place to look, [...]

Vic Kitney Tribute
June Holmes sadly reported the passing of Vic Kitney, who for those working at STW9 in the 1960s, will remember as the station’s first Chief Engineer, from before the station was built and opened in 1965 until 1968.

Cedric Woods with Vic Kitney at the TVW 50th anniversary [...]

Most Popular WA TV History Web Pages
According to Google Analytics, the WA TV History web site has to date had 1,145,714 successful requests for individual web pages.
The actual figure is much larger than that as Google Analytics were not installed on the site as of day one.
The visitors come from all over the globe, with [...]

Notion of a 7-2-9-10 Club

Terry Spence, Earl Reeve, Peter Goodall, Peter Harries and Brian Williams
plan for the 729 Television Reunion at the Italian Club in 2006

The 729 Club was once patronised by members of the Sydney radio, television and advertising industry. It was located in the Sydney suburb of St Leonards during what most would [...]

We sadly report the passing of David Dallimore, an English gentleman who emigrated to Australia and is fondly remembered by radio listeners for his twenty years of broadcasting and entertaining at the microphone of 6IX in Perth and regional stations 6WB, 6MD and 6BY.
David worked in the manufacturing and maintenance aspects of the British aeronautical [...]

Tribute to Maestro Peter Piccini (1936-2011)
The renowned Peter Piccini, Perth’s internationally acclaimed virtuoso of the piano accordion, pianist, composer, arranger, conductor, and master of music, passed away on Tuesday October 11th, 2011, at Murdoch Community Hospice, which is part of St John of God Hospital, and situated within the hospital’s grounds in the Perth suburb [...]