Warren Brown (cartoonist)
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Warren Brown is an Australian cartoonist
and television presenter.
He has been an editorial newspaper cartoonist since 1986. He is currently cartoonist for the Sydney's Daily Telegraph
, for which he also writes a weekly motoring column.
He created editorial cartoons for the ABC
television programs Difference of Opinion and Insiders, and presented the history programs National Treasures, The Prime Ministers' National Treasures, Rewind and Moments in Time.
In 1995, as part of the Federal Government’s Australia Remembers commemorative program, he co-conceived and implemented Back to the Track, a pilgrimage for WWII veterans commemorating the building of the Stuart Highway between Alice Springs and Darwin, involving a troop train and a convoy of 100 WWII vehicles.
In May 2005, Brown participated in a recreation of the 1907 Peking to Paris
race using five 100 year-old cars. He also presented a four-part documentary series about the event.
Since 2006, he has acted as the overnight MC at Gallipoli on Anzac Day and the pre-service MC at the Australian War Cemetery at Lone Pine.
In 2008 he was selected to be one of the presenters of Top Gear Australia
on SBS TV
, and continued on in Season 2 (2009). He did not follow the program to Channel Nine for its 2010 revamp.
Brown is a keen motoring enthusiast. He owns several vintage vehicles including a 1929 Dennis
fire engine.
Cartoonist
A cartoonist is a person who specializes in drawing cartoons. This work is usually humorous, mainly created for entertainment, political commentary or advertising...
and television presenter.
He has been an editorial newspaper cartoonist since 1986. He is currently cartoonist for the Sydney's Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph (Australia)
The Daily Telegraph is an Australian tabloid newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, by Nationwide News, part of News Corporation.The Tele, as it is also known, was founded in 1879. From 1936 to 1972, it was owned by Frank Packer's Australian Consolidated Press. That year it was sold to...
, for which he also writes a weekly motoring column.
He created editorial cartoons for the ABC
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
television programs Difference of Opinion and Insiders, and presented the history programs National Treasures, The Prime Ministers' National Treasures, Rewind and Moments in Time.
In 1995, as part of the Federal Government’s Australia Remembers commemorative program, he co-conceived and implemented Back to the Track, a pilgrimage for WWII veterans commemorating the building of the Stuart Highway between Alice Springs and Darwin, involving a troop train and a convoy of 100 WWII vehicles.
In May 2005, Brown participated in a recreation of the 1907 Peking to Paris
Peking to Paris
The Peking to Paris motor race was a race held in 1907 for automobiles between Peking , China and Paris, France, a distance of 9,317 miles or 14,994 km....
race using five 100 year-old cars. He also presented a four-part documentary series about the event.
Since 2006, he has acted as the overnight MC at Gallipoli on Anzac Day and the pre-service MC at the Australian War Cemetery at Lone Pine.
In 2008 he was selected to be one of the presenters of Top Gear Australia
Top Gear Australia
Top Gear Australia was an Australian motoring television series based on the BBC series Top Gear.The show premiered on SBS One on 29 September 2008 at 7:30 pm AEST, with its first season consisting of 8 episodes...
on SBS TV
SBS TV
SBS One is a national public television channel in Australia. Launched on 24 October 1980, it is the responsibility of SBS's television division, and is available nationally...
, and continued on in Season 2 (2009). He did not follow the program to Channel Nine for its 2010 revamp.
Brown is a keen motoring enthusiast. He owns several vintage vehicles including a 1929 Dennis
Dennis Specialist Vehicles
Dennis Specialist Vehicles is a major British coachbuilder and manufacturer of specialised commercial vehicles based in Guildford, England...
fire engine.
External links
- Truck of Truth a blazing success by Warren Brown (Daily Telegraph, 2007-11-16) showing Brown with his 1929 Dennis fire engine.