Roger Climpson is an Australianjournalist, who was the presenter of the Seven Network's Sydney news bulletin in the 1980's and early 1990's. He was also the host of Australia's Most Wanted in the early-to-mid 1990's. Since his retirement, he has been presenting on a local Christian station in Sydney. A journalist is a person who practices journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events, trends, issues and people. ... The Seven Network is an Australian television network available in most Australian capital cities. ... Sydney Harbour looking south from the vicinity of the Sydney Harbour Bridge towards the CBD skyline; the Opera House is visible in the background on the left. ... Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... Events and trends Technology Explosive growth of the Internet; decrease in the cost of computers and other technology Reduction in size and cost of mobile phones leads to a massive surge in their popularity Year 2000 problem (commonly known as Y2K) Microsoft Windows operating system becomes virtually ubiquitous on IBM... In its simplist form, a Christian is a follower of and a believer in Jesus of Nazareth. ...
From 1983 to 1989 RogerClimpson was contracted by AMP Society to present their radio and television commercials and documentaries.
RogerClimpson is the recipient of numerous awards including the Television Society of Australias Best Newsreader Award (1978); the Producers & Directors Guild Of Australia Lifetime Achievement Award (1994); the Rotary Vocational Excellence Award (1995); the Variety of Australias "The Television Award" (1995); and the Bible Societys Flame Award (1998).
In 2004 RogerClimpson was awarded The Medal of the Order of Australia in the General Division for services to the media, particularly through the Christian Broadcasting Association and to the community through a range of service groups.
ROGERCLIMPSON ON 'THIS IS YOUR LIFE': Frank, you were born Francis Edward Ifield, of Australian parents.
ROGERCLIMPSON: And you grow up through the Blitz and your earliest public musical performance is in a bomb shelter in London, where you lead the whole street in a stirring rendition of '10 Green Bottles'.
ROGERCLIMPSON: Within three days of arriving in London, you are snapped up for Ted Ray's radio show.
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