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John Blackman
AuthorBooks · Second hand1947-2024
John Blackman was an Australian radio and television presenter, voice artist, comedy writer and author. He was most widely-known for his voice-over work for the long-running Nine Network comedy variety show Hey Hey It's Saturday from 1971 until 1999, returning for reunion specials in 2009 and in 2021, with a brief relaunch in 2010.
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Curiosities
About John Blackman
Birth
1947
Death
2024
First book
1969
Years writing
55
John Blackman was an Australian radio and television presenter, voice artist, comedy writer and author. He was most widely-known for his voice-over work for the long-running Nine Network comedy variety show Hey Hey It's Saturday from 1971 until 1999, returning for reunion specials in 2009 and in 2021, with a brief relaunch in 2010.
John Blackman was an iconic figure in Australian radio and television for decades.
Born in Melbourne in 1947, he dedicated much of his career to exploring the richness of language.
His most notable work focuses on the study and popularization of Australian slang.
Throughout his career, he published a total of 35 works ranging from dictionaries to children's literature.
His legacy lives on through his writings on the idioms and linguistic culture of Australia.
