Michael Pope is an Australian voice-over announcer,

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, and producer. He is best known as a producer of

Nine Network Nine Network (stylised 9Network, and commonly known as Channel Nine or simply Nine) is an Australian commercial free-to-air television network. It is owned by parent company Nine Entertainment and is one of the five main free-to-air television ...

's '' Bert's Family Feud'' as well as ''

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'' on the same network.

Early life and education

Pope graduated from Flinders Drama Centre at Flinders University in

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Career

Pope is best known as a producer of

's '' Bert's Family Feud'' as well as ''

'' on the same network. He has also hosted shows—such as

Seven Network Seven Network (stylised 7Network, and commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is an Australian commercial free-to-air Television broadcasting in Australia, television network. It is owned by Seven West Media, Seven West Media Limited, ...

's '' Blockbusters'' and '' Total Recall''—and worked as an announcer and presenter on

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's '' Battle of the Sexes''. He has "warmed up" the audience on numerous occasions for all major Australian Networks, including the shows ''

The AFL Footy Show ''The Footy Show'' was an Australian sports and variety entertainment television program which aired on the Nine Network. The show was dedicated to the Australian Football League (AFL) and Australian rules football. The show featured a panel ...

'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Logies'', the Arias, and '' Q&A''.

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* Australian game show hosts Australian male voice actors Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Flinders University alumni {{Australia-tv-bio-stub