Tom Payne (born 11 September 1943) was a newsreader in
Tasmania
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He presented the
TVT-6
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(now
WIN) evening news bulletins from 1972 until 2000.
Payne also worked in radio, starting as a
panel operator at
7HO in
Hobart, then worked at
2UW
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Orange
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. Payne spent time with
6RR in Perth as a
DJ with the late
Gary Meadows. He had a short stint at
3KZ
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History
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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.
References
National Film And Sound Archive - Tom Payne radio interview description
External links
Tasmanian Celebrations
Australian television newsreaders and news presenters
Tasmanian newsreaders and news presenters
People from Hobart
1943 births
Living people
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