Esteemed journalist Peter Luck dies
ACCLAIMED Australian broadcaster and author Peter Luck has died, aged 73.
His friend and fellow journalist Mike Carlton said the respected television journalist, who appeared on several of Australia’s best-known TV current affair shows, died on Wednesday night.
“Saddened beyond measure to report the death last night of Peter Luck. My dear friend, and great journalist and writer,” Carlton tweeted yesterday.
Luck is understood to have died after developing Parkinson’s disease.
He became one of Australia’s most respected TV jour- nalists after joining the original team on the ABC’s groundbreaking current affairs program This Day Tonight, alongside Tony Joyce, Bill Peach, June Heffernan and Paul Murphy. Stints followed with the ABC’s Four Corners, Nine’s Sunday and Seven’s Today Tonight.
Luck also won acclaim for several historical documentaries, including 1979’s top-rating This Fabulous Century, a 36-part TV series detailing Australia in the 20th century.
He went on to make the 50 Fantastic Years specials for the Nine Network in 1995, along with Salute to Australians at War to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II.
Luck also wrote 10 books, including Australian Icons and another based on This Fabulous Century.