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Alan Hunter (other)
Alan Hunter may refer to: *Alan Hunter (VJ) (born 1957), video jockey on MTV from 1981 to 1987 *Alan Hunter (author) (1922–2005), English author of crime fiction *Alan Hunter (soccer) (born 1964), Australian football (soccer) player *Alan Hunter (Australian rules footballer) (born 1944), Australian rules footballer for Footscray *Alan Hunter (athlete) (1913–2002), Scottish athlete *Alan Hunter (singer), New Zealand singer-songwriter *Alan Hunter (astronomer) Alan Hunter CBE (9 September 1912 East Ham, London – 11 December 1995) was an English astronomer who spent his career at the Royal Greenwich Observatory, serving as Director between 1973 and 1975. Early life Alan Hunter was born in East Ham, ... (1912–1995), English astronomer, Director of the Royal Greenwich Observatory See also * Allan Hunter (other) * Al Hunter (other) {{hndis, Hunter, Alan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Hunter (VJ)
Alan Caldwell Hunter (born February 14, 1957) is one of the original five video jockeys ( VJs) on MTV from 1981 to 1987 (along with Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, J. J. Jackson and Martha Quinn). He is a host on SiriusXM Radio's The 80s on 8 channel and on the Classic Rewind channel. He co-owns the production company Hunter Films with his brother Hugh. He, Hugh and two other brothers also founded WorkPlay, a multipurpose office, studio and entertainment facility in Birmingham, Alabama. He also hosted the reality show ''Looking for Stars'' on the Starz cable television channel as well as the Encore series ''Big 80s Weekend''. Biography Early life and career Born in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1957, Hunter graduated from Mountain Brook High School in 1975 and earned his BA in psychology in 1979 from Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi. During his senior year he got his first television acting job in the ABC Movie of the Week '' Love's Savage Fury'', starring Raymond Burr, Jen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Hunter (author)
Alan Hunter (25 June 1922 – 26 February 2005) was an English author of crime fiction, writing 46 novels featuring Inspector George Gently. Initially a farmer, he became an antiquarian bookseller before writing his first novel. Life Hunter was born at Hoveton, Norfolk and went to school across the River Bure in Wroxham. He left school at 14 and worked on his father's farm near Norwich. He enjoyed dinghy sailing on the Norfolk Broads, wrote natural history notes for the local newspaper, and wrote poetry, some of which was published while he was in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. He married, in 1944, Adelaide Cubitt, who survived him with their daughter. After the war he managed the antiquarian books department of Charles Cubitt in Norwich. Four years later, in 1950, he established his own bookshop on Maddermarket in the city. He retired to Brundall in Norfolk where he continued his interests in local history, natural history, and sailing. From 1955 to 1998 he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Hunter (soccer)
Alan Hunter (born 30 July 1964) was an Australian soccer player who played for several National Soccer League (NSL) clubs, most notably for the Brisbane Strikers. Hunter was born in Northern Ireland. He won the Joe Marston Medal for best afield in the season 1996/97 Grand Final. He also played several games for the Socceroos in 'A' and 'B' international matches. Honours Player With Parramatta Eagles * NSL Cup: 1990–91 With Brisbane Strikers * NSL Championship: 1996–97 Personal honours: * Under-21 Player of the Year: 1985 with Brisbane Lions SC *Joe Marston Medal The Joe Marston Medal is an A-League award given to the player of the match in the A-League Grand Final each year. Introduced in 1990, previously the award was also given to the best player in the National Soccer League grand final. The medal i ...: 1996–97 with Brisbane Strikers References External links Oz Football profileNSL awards at ozfootball.net 1964 births Living people Austral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Hunter (Australian Rules Footballer)
Alan Hunter (born 11 January 1944) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Footscray Football Club in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ... (VFL). Notes External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hunter, Alan Living people 1944 births Australian rules footballers from Queensland Western Bulldogs players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Hunter (athlete)
Frank Alan Ritchie Hunter (16 November 1913 in Edinburgh – 25 April 2002) was a Scottish athlete who competed in the 1934 British Empire Games The 1934 British Empire Games were the second edition of what is now known as the Commonwealth Games, held in England, from 4–11 August 1934. The host city was London, with the main venue at Wembley Park, although the track cycling events wer .... At the 1934 Empire Games he won the gold medal in the 440 yards hurdles event. He was also a member of the Scottish relay team which won the bronze medal in the 4×440 yards competition. In the 440 yards contest he finished sixth. External linksProfileat ''TOPS in athletics''Herald Scotland obituary 1913 births 2002 deaths Athletes from Edinburgh Scottish male hurdlers Athletes (track and field) at the 1934 British Empire Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Scotland Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Scotland Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Hunter (singer)
Al Hunter is a New Zealand country music singer-songwriter whose debut album, ''Neon Cowboy'', released in 1987, "made country hip". Hunter was a soul singer in such Auckland bands of the late 1960s and '70s as Killing Floor, Cruise Lane, Chapeaux and the Hunter McCallum Band before embracing country music. His debut album was produced by Stuart Pearce and Dave Marett on a budget CBS had provided for a single. It was recorded in Australia at Greystoke Music Studios and included contributions from Dave Dobbyn. Hunter's following two albums were released by Pagan in the 1990s. Respected New Zealand rock historian John Dix wrote, "Wellington had the Warratahs; Auckland had the indomitable Al Hunter. In 1993 Pagan released ''The Singer'', cementing Hunter's rep as a genuine country rock talent."John Dix, ''Stranded in Paradise: New Zealand Rock and Roll, 1955 to the Modern Era'', Penguin Books, 2005, Eight tracks from Hunter's 1997 release ''Cold Hard Winter'' reappeared on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Hunter (astronomer)
Alan Hunter CBE (9 September 1912 East Ham, London – 11 December 1995) was an English astronomer who spent his career at the Royal Greenwich Observatory, serving as Director between 1973 and 1975. Early life Alan Hunter was born in East Ham, East London, on 9 September 1912. He attended East Ham Grammar School, then studied physics at Imperial College London from where he graduated with a BSc degree. He remained at the college as a research student studying spectroscopy, leading to the award of a PhD degree. Assistant at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich Hunter was appointed an assistant at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich in 1937, at a time when the observatory was under the directorship of Sir Harold Spencer Jones, the Astronomer Royal. On 11 January 1935 Hunter was elected to the fellowship of the Royal Astronomical Society. Hunter served as head of the observatory's Department of Astrometry and Astrophysics from 1937 to 1956. In 1937 he married Joan Portnell. He worked on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allan Hunter (other)
Allan Hunter may refer to: * Allan O. Hunter (1916–1995), American lawyer and politician * Allan Hunter (cricketer) (1926–1982), New Zealand cricketer * Allan Hunter (footballer) (born 1946), Northern Ireland-born footballer * Allan Hunter (rugby union) (1922–2017), New Zealand rugby union player and schoolteacher See also *Alan Hunter (other) Alan Hunter may refer to: *Alan Hunter (VJ) (born 1957), video jockey on MTV from 1981 to 1987 *Alan Hunter (author) (1922–2005), English author of crime fiction *Alan Hunter (soccer) (born 1964), Australian football (soccer) player *Alan Hunter ... * Al Hunter (other) {{hndis, name=Hunter, Allan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |