Angus Thomas Lane is an Australian

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.Gould, Joel (17 May 2014
Velvet-voiced announcer Angus Lane pursues passion
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''. Retrieved 8 June 2020. Lane has been the ring announcer at many major

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s in Australia including the

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(more commonly known as "The Ekka"),

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and the

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. He has also served as a ring announcer at many smaller agricultural shows across Queensland, commencing his career at the Jandowae Show.Pillhofer, Ashley (21 June 2018
Angus Lane looks back on 60 years announcing the show
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''. Retrieved 8 June 2020. After working as the ring announcer at

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's Beef Australia in 1991, Lane became the Chief Ring Announcer at The Ekka in 1992. He served in that role until 2008 before stepping down from the position for a number of years before returning in 2014.

Recognition

Lane was named as Queensland Father of the Year in 2002. Palaszczuk, Annastacia (6 June 2020
Nine new Queensland greats
Media Statements,

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. Retrieved 8 June 2020. In 2012, Lane was awarded the Friendship and Fellowship Award from the Queensland Chamber of Agricultural Society. Lane received the Minister's Recognition of Outstanding Contribution to Rural Communities for Services to rural and regional Queensland from

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. Lane was named in the 2013 Queen's Birthday Honours and awarded a

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in recognition of his services to agricultural shows. On

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in 2020, Lane was named as a Queensland Great for his services as an announcer and to agriculture.Hunter, Will (6 June 2020
Voice of agricultural shows named Queensland Great
'' The Chronicle''. Retrieved 8 June 2020.O'Toole, Kate (6 June 2020
2020 Queensland Great recipient Angus Lane

ABC Radio Brisbane ABC Radio Brisbane (callsign: 4QR) is an ABC Local Radio station in Brisbane, Queensland. It is one of the largest stations in the network, serving as a base for Queensland programming - many programs are broadcast across the ABC Local Radio ...

. Retrieved 8 June 2020.

References

Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia Queensland Greats {{DEFAULTSORT:Lane, Angus Year of birth missing (living people) Living people