Tom Payne (newsreader)
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Tom Payne was a newsreader in Tasmania
.
He presented the TVT-6
(now WIN
) evening news bulletins from 1971 until 2000.
Payne also worked in radio, starting as a panel operator at 7HO
in Hobart
, then worked at 2UW Sydney
and 2GZ
Orange
. Payne spent time with 6RR in Perth as a DJ with the late Gary Meadows. He had a short stint at 3KZ
in Melbourne before returning to Tasmania to take up the role of 7HT's breakfast announcer.
Payne is now a wedding celebrant in Hobart, Tasmania.
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
.
He presented the TVT-6
TVT-6
TVT is the first provincial television station in Australia and Hobart's, and Tasmania's, first television station, delivering its first official broadcast on 23 May 1960. The callsign stood for "TeleVision Tasmania"....
(now WIN
WIN Television
WIN Television is an Australian television network owned by the WIN Corporation that is based in Wollongong, New South Wales. WIN commenced transmissions on 18 March 1962 as a single Wollongong-only station, and has since expanded to 24 owned-and-operated stations with transmissions covering a...
) evening news bulletins from 1971 until 2000.
Payne also worked in radio, starting as a panel operator at 7HO
7HO
7HO FM Hobart's Home of Variety is one of 3 commercial radio stations in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It commenced broadcasting on 13 August 1930, as the first commercial radio station in its city, broadcasting under the callsign of 7HO...
in Hobart
Hobart
Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...
, then worked at 2UW Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
and 2GZ
2GZ
2GZ is an Australian radio station, licensed to Orange, New South Wales. It is owned and operated by Macquarie Regional RadioWorks, and transmits on 105.1 MHz on the FM band. It originally broadcast on 990kHz, before switching to 1089kHz, before switching to the FM band...
Orange
Orange, New South Wales
Orange is a city in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. It is west of the state capital, Sydney, at an altitude of . Orange has an estimated population of 39,329 and the city is a major provincial centre....
. Payne spent time with 6RR in Perth as a DJ with the late Gary Meadows. He had a short stint at 3KZ
3KZ
Gold 104.3 is a radio station broadcasting in Melbourne, Australia. Gold 104.3 is part of the Australian Radio Classic Hits Network and broadcasts on the 104.3 MHz frequency.- History :...
in Melbourne before returning to Tasmania to take up the role of 7HT's breakfast announcer.
Payne is now a wedding celebrant in Hobart, Tasmania.