Alan Wilkie (weather presenter)
Alan Wilkie | |
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| Born | Alan Douglas Wilkie 23 July 1928 Maryborough, Queensland, Australia |
| Died | 10 July 2023 (aged 94) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Alma mater | University of Queensland (BSc) Melbourne University |
| Occupation(s) | Meteorologist, radio and television weather presenter |
| Years active | 1950–2001 |
| Known for | Being a television and radio weather presenter Being the first television broadcast Weatherman in Australia |
| Television | |
| Family | Ray Wilkie (brother) |
Alan Douglas Wilkie (23 July 1928 – 10 July 2023) was an Australian meteorologist and radio and television weather presenter.
Wilkie was the first weatherman on broadcast television in Australia. He began in the first week the ABC opened in Sydney, later moving to commercial television at the Seven Network. Finally, he would become best known for his lengthy 25 year career as a Sydney-based television weather forecaster at the Nine Network during the tenure of news presenter Brian Henderson.
Wilkie, along with his brother Ray Wilkie and others such as Mike Bailey presented the weather at a time, when many TV weatherman where professional and trained meteorologists, rather than simply presenters, complete with weather maps, black or white board markers in hand, magnets and pointers.