Career
Fidgeon had harboured ambitions to write about the television industry – first, when working as a layout artist, and later as head of the ''Herald Sun'' art department. However, he continued to gravitate towards TV, eventually becoming editor of ''The Guide''. Shortly before his death his final article broke the news of the Australian journalist Ray Martin's resignation from theQuotes about Fidgeon
"In an astonishing testimony to his professionalism he alerted the news desk on the morning he went into hospital for the last time. Robert will be missed by his colleagues at the ''Herald Sun'' and his hundreds of thousands of regular readers." –Bruce Guthrie Bruce Guthrie is a senior Australian journalist and former newspaper and magazine editor. In November 2008 he was sacked as editor-in-chief of Melbourne's ''Herald-Sun'' newspaper: he sued his employer, Rupert Murdoch's News Ltd, and won: the ..., Herald Sun editor-in-chief.
"He fought his illness so bravely and you could tell when he wrote about television that he really loved it. Some TV critics hate television, but with Robert he was always writing how it could be better." – Eddie McGuire, Television presenter.
"Melbourne has been truly fortunate to have had a TV writer who was also a huge fan of the medium and a supporter of the people who have made it." – Rove McManus, Television presenter.
Personal life
Fidgeon's wife, Patrice, is associate editor of ''References
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fidgeon, Robert 1941 births 2007 deaths Australian columnists Deaths from liver cancer in Australia Journalists from Melbourne Deaths from colorectal cancer in Australia Deaths from cancer in Victoria (state)