Bruce Webster
OAM
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
for Pittwater
In office
8 February 1975 – 21 July 1978
Preceded byRobert Askin
Succeeded byMax Smith
Personal details
Born(1927-08-13)13 August 1927
Brighton, Victoria, Australia
Died25 July 2019(2019-07-25) (aged 91)
Gosford, New South Wales, Australia
Political partyLiberal Party
OccupationBroadcaster

Bruce Laurence Webster OAM (13 August 1927 – 25 July 2019) was an Australian broadcaster and politician. He worked for the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) from 1947, joining as a messenger boy, then becoming an announcer and newsreader. He was the member for Pittwater, in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 8 February 1975 until 21 July 1978.[1]

Media career

Bruce Webster worked in various roles in radio and television news, presentation and reporting at the ABC until the 1960s. Bruce joined Qantas in 1966 as PR Manager in San Francisco before moving back to Sydney in 1969 to join commercial media, co-hosting The Today Show on Channel 7 with Patricia Lovell.[2]

State politics

In the mid 1970s, Webster left the media to run for New South Wales state politics as a member of the Liberal Party. He succeeded Robert Askin in the seat of Pittwater in the 1975 election and was the party's spokesman on Mines and Energy.

Return to media

Disillusioned with politics he left the parliament after about 4 years and joined Radio station 2UE as News Director before rejoining the ABC, moving to Canberra to present news and sport on 2CN 666 and to host the live radio broadcasts of Parliament on what is now ABC News Radio.


Honours

Honours bestowed on Webster in his career included: the Order of Australia (OAM) Medal, the Queen's Jubilee Medal and the Centenary Medal.

Personal life

Webster was the son of Sidney and Helena Webster. In 1952 he married his wife Pat, and they had three children.

He died, aged 91, in Gosford, New South Wales on 25 July 2019.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Mr Bruce Laurence Webster (1927- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. ↑ Radioinfo. "Vale Bruce Webster". www.radioinfo.com.au.
  3. ↑ "Death Notice: Bruce Webster OAM". Tributes. The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
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