Sir Eric Pearce's final broadcast on GTV9 National Nine News

[@tripsadelica]

Back when diction and elocution were important. Sir Eric was a true gentleman... watching the news and anything else he appeared on back then was like welcoming a beloved grandfather into your loungeroom. Brilliant all.

[@antonbrum5492]

Sir Eric Pearce a legend, remember you so well.

[@luciococeani1547]

Sadly, both gone, Naylor in rather tragic circumstances....

[@somedumbozzie1539]

Brian's death was particularly heart breaking for me I grew up in the area where it all happened.

[@mariekirby1683]

Thank you for posting this. A great era of news.

[@graemeaustralia6624]

I run the GTV9 Richmond Television City private group on Facebook. everything about the old studio's are memorable! now GTV9 being in a new place it will again take another 60 years for it to be partly memorable. all the best memories and a steller crew can not be beaten.no other studio will ever beat GTV9 RICHMOND TELEVISION CITY HALLOWED GROUND i have 2 item'd 1 large framed piece that was signed by all crew at channel 9 when Sir Eric was in hospital and another item framed i bought again signed by cast with a photo of Sir Eric such was a lovely Gentleman R.I.P GTV9 RICHMOND Graeme Zerna

[@JTGarbo]

Calm down ..

[@aybee63]

And now almost all Australian news readers are far too young and lacking in any gravitas! Probably more so that they'll do what they're told and don't really have any opinions.

[@KL2010]

From a time when you could watch the 6 o'clock news for twenty minutes, then forget about the world for 24 hours.

[@graemeaustralia6624]

Extremely touching thank you for posting this Graeme Zerna

[@jayepaul22]

Legend❤

[@avidutubewatcher]

Sir Eric Pearce had a really great Menzies look 👍

[@andrewthornhill7042]

Gentlemen all, unlike the majority of the rabble today. There are still those, but times have certainly a-changed.

[@thomasgriffiths2193]

News: Eric Pearce, Sports: Brian Naylor, Weathers: Peter Hitchener’s

[@quizmaster85]

I think there was someone else doing the sport.

[@sentimentalbloke185]

@@quizmaster85 Arthur Higgins

[@RCoon72]

Weather Kevin Arnett

[@rajivmurkejee7498]

Love that Richie Benaud look Hasn't Peter Hitchener been in a good paddock since then ?

[@sentimentalbloke185]

his husband is a good cook

[@user-ht8pn6dv9j]

3:57~4:54

[@letsseeif]

Pearce does a Packer crawl.. Dead now.

[@andersmarklund4211]

When did he retire?

[@glennforsyth7581]

Hot weather existed back then?

[@brad9562]

Another one who doesn’t understand the difference between ‘weather’ and ‘climate’

[@Sean-me4fv]

@@brad9562 Yes, and the climate warmed considerably to end the last Ice Age without any anthropogenic factors at all. I wonder how the global climate changed so drastically without human activity having any role? Could it be that climate change is completely natural?

[@iankearns774]

@@Sean-me4fv It most certainly is.

[@sentimentalbloke185]

@@brad9562 maybe you should remember that next time you attempt to blame anthropogenic climate change for a cyclone or a heatwave that ends with bushfires

[@zuokia]

Why is he kissing the women on the lips?? This wouldn’t happen today.

[@Sean-me4fv]

This was common in the 1970s

[@iankearns774]

In the 70's all my aunties, my Nana and Mum kissed on the lips. I used to drop my head because I was shy and got the kiss on the forehead or top of the head and they laughed at me. Wasn't sexual in any way as it would be today, just affectionate.

[@zuokia]

@@iankearns774 no chance

[@iankearns774]

@@zuokia What's no chance dipshit?

[@zuokia]

@@iankearns774 who is this?

[@llatmailliw]

In case you (like me) you wondering when this took place, according to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Pearce_(broadcaster) it was 1978.

[@iankearns774]

I was thinking 78/79, I remember Sir Erik was there for years and then Brian Naylor took the reins and held them a very long time. Shows you how long Peter Hitchener has been there as well. I am pretty sure Brian Naylor was on 7 before that.

[@wheresthegovernance4350]

I remember seeing this…… never anyone like Eric since then.