Bruce Wilson (10 May 1941 – 3 January 2006) was an Australian

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, best known as a commentator on

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. He was known mostly for his

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, throughout his five-decade career writing articles on

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and

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events with '' The Herald'', ''

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'' and the ''

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'', mostly as a foreign correspondent. He also travelled to areas such as the Middle East and

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as part of his journalism career.

Family

Wilson died from cancer on 3 January 2006, and is survived by his fourth wife, Clare Hardman, whom he met and married in London, and his two surviving children:

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broadcaster and journalist Jim Wilson and '' Women's Day'' Queensland correspondent and writer Lizzie Wilson. His other daughter,

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sports journalist and radio/television personality

Rebecca Wilson Rebecca Louise Wilson (22 December 1961 – 7 October 2016) was an Australian sports journalist, radio and television broadcaster and personality, known for the comic television talk sports show '' The Fat'', in which she appeared regularly wit ...

, died in October 2016.

References

External links

Herald Sun obituary
(Archived 7 January 2006) 2006 deaths 1941 births Deaths from cancer in England Australian rugby union commentators 20th-century Australian journalists {{Australia-journalist-stub