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Date of Birth
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05-March-1905
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Place of Birth
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Hampshire
(United Kingdom, South East England, England, United Kingdom, with Dependencies and Territories, Dorset)
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Nationality
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Australia, England
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Also know as
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Sir Eric Pearce, Sir Eric Herbert Pearce, Eric Herbert Pearce, Sir Eric Herbert Pearce, OBE
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Profession
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Presenter
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Sir Eric Herbert Pearce, OBE was a broadcaster and television pioneer in Australia. Pearce was born in Hampshire, England, and had an early career in radio on the BBC before migrating to Australia, where he was a long-term newsreader on Melbourne TV stations HSV Channel 7 and GTV Channel 9. Pearce was married three times: Ella Mary; Jean Mary Macartney; and Betty. Pearce's catchphrase sign-off of his news reports, "God bless you, and you", was for viewers and his third wife. Pearce was a devout Anglican.
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