Grant Goldman
Grant Goldman | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 February 1950 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Died | 17 January 2020 (aged 69) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Radio and television presenter |
| Years active | 1964–2020 |
| Children | Mike Goldman |
Grant Goldman (3 February 1950 – 17 January 2020) was an Australian radio and television presenter. He worked as both a voice-over and live presenter.
Goldman was the father of Mike Goldman who is also a TV and radio personality and voice-over artist.
Biography
Goldman was educated in Tamworth, New South Wales and began his radio career at the age of 14,[1] and worked for numerous stations, including 2TM, 2GB, 2UE, 2WS, and 2Day FM.[2] He was the breakfast announcer at 2SM and also broadcast to the Super Radio Network.
As a television presenter, Goldman hosted the first colour transmission in Australia, ABC's Countdown, as well as other work including live musical show Stairway to the Stars on the Seven Network, Juke Box Jury for the Seven Network in Brisbane, It's A Small World for Network Ten in Brisbane, the Lottery Draw on the Nine Network in Sydney and others.
Goldman was a feature presenter at the Big Day Out rock concert in 1970 and numerous other high-profile pop and rock concerts, and the ground announcer for all events held at Stadium Australia, and various sports events including the 2000 Summer Olympics. He also did voice-over work for a number of commercial and tourism-related purposes. Goldman also served as an announcer for the Manly Sea Eagles rugby league team and the Sydney Kings basketball team.[3]
Goldman was also well known for his voiceover work for CityRail in Sydney, which was used for most platform announcements across the train network for many years.[3]
Goldman lived on the Northern Beaches in Sydney. He died of cancer at his home on 17 January 2020 at the age of 69.[1][3]
References
- ^ a b "Vale Grant Goldman". radioinfo.com.au. 17 January 2020. Archived from the original on 8 October 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ Watson, Bronwyn (6 September 1983). "Grant Goldman, the performer who prefers quips to chat". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 May 2010 – via Google News.
- ^ a b c Logue, Matt (18 January 2020). "Grant Goldman: Legendary radio broadcaster dies after cancer battle". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 8 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.