Glenn Taylor (television presenter)
Glenn Taylor | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Television presenter |
| Years active | Late 1960s–1998 |
| Known for | Co-anchor on Seven News at HSV-7 Melbourne (1988–1991), Ten News at TVQ-10 Brisbane (1992–1998) |
| Notable work | Today at One, This Day Tonight, Today Tonight (QTQ-9), State Affair, Seven News, Ten News |
Glenn Taylor is an Australian television presenter and recipient of multiple Logie Awards, best known for his roles as co-anchor on Seven News at HSV-7 Melbourne from 1988 to 1991, and later on Ten News at TVQ-10 Brisbane between 1992 and 1998.
Career
Taylor started his broadcasting journey in the late 1960s with ABC Radio Adelaide, transitioning to television during the mid-1970s at ABC's Adelaide outlet ABS-2. There, he presented Today at One and contributed reports to This Day Tonight.
In 1979, he moved to Brisbane's QTQ-9 where he hosted a local current affairs program named Today Tonight, which is distinct from the later Seven Network show of the same name. The following year, he was hired by rival station BTQ-7 to lead their current affairs series State Affair, despite an existing 'no poaching' pact among Brisbane broadcasters.
Following the conclusion of State Affair in 1987, Taylor briefly served as a news anchor for Seven News at TVW-7 in Perth. Later that year, he was appointed co-anchor of Seven's expanded hour-long Melbourne news bulletin alongside Jennifer Keyte, a position he maintained until 1991 when the program reverted to a 30-minute format with Keyte as the sole presenter.
Subsequently, Taylor returned to Brisbane to co-anchor Ten News. Initially paired with Marie-Louise Theile, he later worked alongside Tracey Spicer from 1994 to 1996 before Theile resumed her role in 1997.
In 1998, Network Ten dismissed Taylor following an on-air comment made after a report about swimmer Richard Upton testing positive for drugs, where Taylor remarked "...by his testicles." The incident resulted in an out-of-court settlement between Taylor and the network. Taylor argued that his comment was not offensive and considered the termination excessive.
In 2000, Taylor publicly criticized Network Ten for what he perceived as inconsistent disciplinary measures after Theile was not fired despite calling her husband an "arsehole" during what was believed to be a commercial break.
Awards
Taylor earned Logie Awards for Most Popular Male Personality (Queensland) in 1980, 1984, and 1986. Additionally, QTQ-9's Today Tonight received a Logie for Most Popular Show (Queensland) in March 1980 while Taylor was its host, prior to his move to BTQ-7 in May that year.