Patti Newton
Encyclopedia
Patti Newton is a Melbourne
-born Australia
n entertainer and radio and television presenter.
and The Graham Kennedy Show
. In 1967 she won the Logie Award
for Most Popular Female in Victoria. She has appeared in many stage shows, and has made television appearances on Good Morning Australia
and the Logie Awards.
Patti Newton has been married to fellow Australian entertainer Bert Newton
since 9 November 1974, and often appears with him. Bert Newton sometimes refers to her as "Patricia Ann Therese Bernadette McGrath Newton". She is the mother of Lauren and Matthew Newton
.
Patti Newton is a regular on 3AW
's Nightline program with Bruce Mansfield
and Philip Brady
, Monday nights from 8.15pm - 9.00pm AEST.
In 2007 Newton was a contestant on Dancing with the Stars and Deal or No Deal
.
Her first grandchild was born to daughter Lauren on 19 January 2008.
On 16 May 2008 Newton was robbed at Chadstone Shopping Centre
, in suburban Melbourne while she was at a cafe. A bag containing a diary, cash and jewellery inherited from her mother was stolen. Some of the items were recovered days later, and two people were later charged over the theft.
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
-born Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n entertainer and radio and television presenter.
Career
Prior to her marriage, Newton worked under the name "Patti McGrath", when she appeared on programs such as the Tarax ShowTarax Show
The Tarax Show was an early Australian children's TV program on GTV-9 in Melbourne running from 1957 to 1969.Denzil Howson, who was Assistant Programme Manager at GTV9, was asked by Normal Spencer to develop a daily children's programme. A pilot of the show was kinescope recorded onto film...
and The Graham Kennedy Show
The Graham Kennedy Show
The Graham Kennedy Show was an Australian talk show that debuted on 19 September 1972, on the Nine Network.On 23 December 1969, host Graham Kennedy has quit as host of In Melbourne Tonight, exhausted, and rested for two years. In spite of his fame and fortune, he later described that period as...
. In 1967 she won the Logie Award
Logie Award
The TV Week Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. Renamed by Graham Kennedy in 1960 after he won the first 'Star Of The Year' award, the name 'Logie' awards honours John Logie Baird, a Scotsman who invented the television as a...
for Most Popular Female in Victoria. She has appeared in many stage shows, and has made television appearances on Good Morning Australia
Good Morning Australia
Good Morning Australia from Network Ten was the name of two different programs. This article is for Bert Newton's morning program, not to be confused with the breakfast news program of the same name....
and the Logie Awards.
Patti Newton has been married to fellow Australian entertainer Bert Newton
Bert Newton
Albert Watson "Bert" Newton, AM, MBE is an Australian television personality, known for hosting television series such as In Melbourne Tonight, Good Morning Australia and 20 to 1. Newton has also hosted the Logie Awards on numerous occasions through his career.-Early life:Newton was born in...
since 9 November 1974, and often appears with him. Bert Newton sometimes refers to her as "Patricia Ann Therese Bernadette McGrath Newton". She is the mother of Lauren and Matthew Newton
Matthew Newton
Matthew Newton is an Australian stage and screen actor. Born in Melbourne, he is the son of television personalities, Bert and Patti Newton, brother of Lauren Newton, brother-in-law of Matt Welsh and uncle to Sam Albert and Eva Eunice Newton Welsh.-Acting:Newton has performed in Australia and...
.
Patti Newton is a regular on 3AW
3AW
3AW is a talkback radio station in Melbourne, Australia on 693 kHz AM. It began transmission on 22 February 1932 as Melbourne's fifth commercial radio station.-History:...
's Nightline program with Bruce Mansfield
Bruce Mansfield
-Early career:Mansfield began in radio with stints on stations including 3UZ, 3KZ, 3AW and 3XY in the 1960s. He later moved to television appearing on The Graham Kennedy Show on GTV-9 in the early 1970s...
and Philip Brady
Philip Brady (broadcaster)
Philip Brady is an Australian media personality.Born in Melbourne, Brady was involved in the early days of television. He left school at the age of 18 and started working as a booth announcer at Channel Nine in 1958....
, Monday nights from 8.15pm - 9.00pm AEST.
In 2007 Newton was a contestant on Dancing with the Stars and Deal or No Deal
Deal or No Deal
Deal or No Deal is the name of several closely related television game shows, the first of which was the Dutch Miljoenenjacht produced by Dutch producer Endemol. It is played with up to 26 cases with certain sums of money...
.
Her first grandchild was born to daughter Lauren on 19 January 2008.
On 16 May 2008 Newton was robbed at Chadstone Shopping Centre
Chadstone Shopping Centre
Chadstone Shopping Centre is a super regional shopping centre located in the inner south-eastern suburb of Malvern East in the city of Melbourne, Australia...
, in suburban Melbourne while she was at a cafe. A bag containing a diary, cash and jewellery inherited from her mother was stolen. Some of the items were recovered days later, and two people were later charged over the theft.
External links
- Patti Newton at IMDB
- Bert's Family Feud (date of marriage)