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Geoff Corke
Cuthbert Geoffrey Corke (30 December 1934 - 1 May 1993) was an Australian radio and television presenter.
He became one of the first people to appear on television in Melbourne when he introduced GTV-9's test transmissions in 1956.
Corke was born at St George's Hospital in the Melbourne suburb of Kew on 30 December 1934. At the age of three months, he relocated with his parents to Papua New Guinea where his father managed a rubber plantation near Port Moresby. He and his parents returned to Melbourne when they were evacuated back to Australia from Papua New Guinea after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941. After returning to Melbourne, Corke began attending South Auburn Primary School and then Scotch College.
Corke developed a strong interest in the media in his youth. Despite initially pursuing engineering work with International Harvester Company, he had a strong desire was to work in radio. This led to him applying for a job as an office boy at Melbourne radio station 3DB. After working as an office boy, Corke became a turntable operator before hosting his own show. In 1954, he was appointed as an assistant to 3DB production manager Norm Spencer.
Corke was one of many radio personalities to be approached to work for Melbourne's new television station, GTV-9. When GTV-9 commenced test transmissions on 27 September 1956, Corke became the first person to appear on the station. During the test broadcast, Corke broadcast live from a temporary studio at the transmitter site on Mount Dandenong where he introduced selected programs including a John Wayne film and a Terrytoons cartoon.
In November 1956, Corke was involved in GTV-9's coverage of the 1956 Summer Olympics which were being held in Melbourne.
Corke was selected as one of the on air comperes on the night GTV-9 was officially opened on 19 January 1957. After Victorian governor Sir Dallas Brooks had officially opened the station, Corke and Terry Dear compered the evening's variety entertainment.
From the program's inception in 1957 until 1959, Corke was a regular on GTV-9's variety show In Melbourne Tonight, where he appeared as an offsider to host Graham Kennedy.
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Geoff Corke
Cuthbert Geoffrey Corke (30 December 1934 - 1 May 1993) was an Australian radio and television presenter.
He became one of the first people to appear on television in Melbourne when he introduced GTV-9's test transmissions in 1956.
Corke was born at St George's Hospital in the Melbourne suburb of Kew on 30 December 1934. At the age of three months, he relocated with his parents to Papua New Guinea where his father managed a rubber plantation near Port Moresby. He and his parents returned to Melbourne when they were evacuated back to Australia from Papua New Guinea after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941. After returning to Melbourne, Corke began attending South Auburn Primary School and then Scotch College.
Corke developed a strong interest in the media in his youth. Despite initially pursuing engineering work with International Harvester Company, he had a strong desire was to work in radio. This led to him applying for a job as an office boy at Melbourne radio station 3DB. After working as an office boy, Corke became a turntable operator before hosting his own show. In 1954, he was appointed as an assistant to 3DB production manager Norm Spencer.
Corke was one of many radio personalities to be approached to work for Melbourne's new television station, GTV-9. When GTV-9 commenced test transmissions on 27 September 1956, Corke became the first person to appear on the station. During the test broadcast, Corke broadcast live from a temporary studio at the transmitter site on Mount Dandenong where he introduced selected programs including a John Wayne film and a Terrytoons cartoon.
In November 1956, Corke was involved in GTV-9's coverage of the 1956 Summer Olympics which were being held in Melbourne.
Corke was selected as one of the on air comperes on the night GTV-9 was officially opened on 19 January 1957. After Victorian governor Sir Dallas Brooks had officially opened the station, Corke and Terry Dear compered the evening's variety entertainment.
From the program's inception in 1957 until 1959, Corke was a regular on GTV-9's variety show In Melbourne Tonight, where he appeared as an offsider to host Graham Kennedy.