Brian Frederick Bury (born 14 June 1937) is an Australian former radio and television personality and weather presenter, best known for his tenure on the

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'' as weathermen from the program's inception in 1982 until 1990. He subsequently went into radio before retiring in 2003

Career

Bury begain his career in radio broadcasting before the move into television. He approached television executive

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in a car park during a chance encounter in Sydney, in an attempt to gain employment. Bury was subsequently hired as a booth announcer on Channel 9. His first job was to introduce a religious program called ''I Challenge The Minister'' hosted by Sir Alan Walker.Bennett, Crai
The Life of Brian
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27 November 2017. Bury is best known for being the original ''Today'' weather presenter. With his unique delivery of the weather forecasts and his colourful outfits, his quirky nature ensured he became one of the network's most popular stars. However, Bury claims Channel 9 management had difficulty accepting his style, preferring a more traditional and serious approach to delivering the weather reports. This was despite Bury regularly receiving positive feedback from viewers. Bury often filled in for Mike Walsh on the network's lunchtime variety program, '' The Mike Walsh Show''. He lists

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as his favourite guest, and lists

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as his least favourite guest due to an incident when Kitt punched him in the breastbone. After more than 30 years with the station, Channel 9 fired Bury. In a 2015 interview, Bury admits he was "hurt" by the decision. After his time at Channel 9, Bury had stints at both Channel 7 and Ten before he relocated to

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where he returned to radio, hosting an afternoon show on Brisbane's 4BC, which he did up until his retirement in 2003.4BC's Brian Bury announces retirement
''radioinfo'', 3 July 2003. Retrieved 27 November 2017.

Personal life

Bury is married to his wife Margaret, who he originally met on a

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27 November 2017. They married in 1962 and have two adult children Ann and Matthew, and a number of grandchildren. In 2015, their granddaughter Natasha took her own life at the age of 15.Bennett, Crai
The Bury Family Tragedy
Studio 10, Network Ten, 1 December 2015. Retrieved from

27 November 2017. Bury said the tragedy brought their entire family closer and made them realise they needed to live life while enjoying every moment. Bury said in a 2015 interview that his son and his friends were forming a foundation to undertake research into why young people take their own lives. Bury's son Matt subsequently established the SQUAD Foundation with the aim of preventing other families going through the pain of losing a family member to suicide. In 2009, Bury suffered a two-metre fall while presenting at the inaugural Gold Coast Area Theatre Awards at the Gold Coast Arts Centre where he fell from the stage into the audience. He was uninjured and joked that he would do anything for attention, before continuing his hosting duties.TV star collapses during theatre awards
''Stage Whispers'', 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2017.

References

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