50 Years 50 Stars

Country

Australia

How it feels

This television special counts down the top 50 greatest living Australian TV personalities to celebrate 50 years of television in Australia. Hosted by Mike Munro, it includes comments from many of the featured stars.

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What happens

50 Years 50 Stars is a television special that marked 50 years of television in Australia. Hosted by Mike Munro and broadcast on Sunday 10 September 2006 on the Nine Network, the special counted down the top 50 greatest living Australian television personalities. Also in the special featured many special comments from other television personalities, including Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, John Wood, Erik Thomson, Bert Newton, Jacki Weaver, Scott Cam, James Brayshaw, Jules Lund, Livinia Nixon, Steve Vizard, Ray Martin, Tracy Grimshaw, Brian Henderson, Giaan Rooney, Kimberley Davies & Jana Wendt. Bert Newton Kath & Kim Garry McDonald Paul Hogan Don Lane Kylie Minogue Barry Humphries John Farnham John Wood Olivia Newton-John Magda Szubanski Eddie McGuire Andrew Denton Molly Meldrum Daryl Somers Mike Willesee Rove McManus Sigrid Thornton Eric Bana Jana Wendt Lisa McCune Charles 'Bud' Tingwell Noeline Brown John Clarke Mike Walsh Stuart Wagstaff Georgie Parker Don Burke Reg Grundy Richie Benaud Ray Martin Rebecca Gibney Nicole Kidman Brian Henderson Claudia Karvan George Negus Denise Drysdale Glenn Robbins Rob Sitch Michael Caton Jacki Weaver Lorraine Bayly Kerri-Anne Kennerley Ossie Ostrich Bec Cartwright/Hewitt Toni Lamond Mark Mitchell Jack Thompson Roy and HG Delta Goodrem (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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