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Lionel Williams (TV Presenter)
Lionel Williams (c. 1928 – 7 January 2016) was a television personality in Adelaide, South Australia. He is remembered for hosting Adelaide Tonight in the 1960s. He was a Logie award recipient in 1963. History Williams was born and raised in Woodville, South Australia. In the late 1940s and early 1950s he was active in repertory theatre, a member of Theatres Associated, touring the country areas. Other well-known members were Frank Gunnell, Marjorie Irving (died 2005), Peter Shearer, Anne Haddy, Joyce Bruce, Patricia Lloyd, Ray Taylor, Odell Crowther, David Barnes, Anne Shearer, and Eileen Moran; also of the Adelaide Theatre Group. He received good reviews in both companies. In 1951 he was appointed full-time secretary of the Arts Council of South Australia. When the Arts Council put on ''As You Like It'', Williams' Touchstone (As You Like It), Touchstone was judged "outstanding". He started his broadcasting career at radio 5KA in 1952, initially as the overnight presenter (5KA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelaide
Adelaide ( , ; ) is the list of Australian capital cities, capital and most populous city of South Australia, as well as the list of cities in Australia by population, fifth-most populous city in Australia. The name "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre; the demonym ''Adelaidean'' is used to denote the city and the residents of Adelaide. The Native title in Australia#Traditional owner, traditional owners of the Adelaide region are the Kaurna, with the name referring to the area of the city centre and surrounding Adelaide Park Lands, Park Lands, in the Kaurna language. Adelaide is situated on the Adelaide Plains north of the Fleurieu Peninsula, between the Gulf St Vincent in the west and the Mount Lofty Ranges in the east. Its metropolitan area extends from the coast to the Adelaide Hills, foothills of the Mount Lofty Ranges, and stretches from Gawler in the north to Sellicks Beach in the south. Named in ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
