Mike Walsh (TV host)

Mike Walsh
OBE AM
Born
Michael Hayden Walsh

(1938-03-05) 5 March 1938
Corowa, New South Wales, Australia
Alma materMelbourne University
Occupations
  • Television presenter
  • radio presenter
  • actor
  • media personality
  • producer
  • theatre owner
Years active1960−2013
Known forHost of The Mike Walsh Show
Websitemikewalsh.com.au

Michael Hayden Walsh OBE AM (born 5 March 1938) is an Australian Gold Logie award winning former radio and television presenter, who later focused on owning and operating film cinemas and live theatres, as well as producing theatre shows, both locally and in the United Kingdom.

Walsh with his self-titled variety program The Mike Walsh Show, started out as a late-night variety show in 1969, before being launched as a day time format in 1972. Walsh was the longest-running host of daytime television, with his program at Network Ten and then Nine Network airing until 1985, featuring both local and international guests, including numerous Hollywood performers including Rock Hudson, Liberace Elton John, Peter Allen and political figures such as Don Dunstan.

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