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Ian Ross
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Ian Charles Ross
24 June 1940 Waverley, New South Wales, Australia
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| Died | 30 April 2014 (aged 73) Tugun, Queensland, Australia
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| Occupation | Television journalist |
| Years active | 1957–2009; 2013 |
| Television | Today Nine News Seven News |
| Partner(s) | Gray Bolte (1989–2014; his death) |
| Children | 3 |
Ian Charles "Roscoe" Ross (June 24, 1940 – April 30, 2014) was a very well-known Australian television news presenter. He was famous for reading the news on Seven News in Sydney and National Nine News. Many people knew him by his nickname, "Roscoe."
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Ian Ross: A Famous News Presenter
Early Career in Radio and TV
Ian Ross started his career in 1957 at a radio station in Sydney called 2GB. This was his first step into the world of media. In 1965, he moved to television and became a reporter for National Nine News in Sydney.
He worked at the Nine Network for 38 years. During this time, he became especially famous as the news presenter for the morning show Today. He also often filled in as a news reader for National Nine News when other presenters were away. In 1997, Ian Ross even appeared as himself in a popular Australian movie called The Castle.
Becoming Sydney's Top News Reader
After retiring for a short time, Ian Ross decided to return to television in 2003. He joined the Seven Network. He was excited by the challenge of making Seven News the most watched news program in Sydney at 6:00 PM.
In 2004, Seven News started to get more viewers. They won 13 weeks out of 40 in the ratings. However, they were still behind Nine News and Ten Eyewitness News. But by the next year, in 2005, Seven News became the number one news bulletin in Sydney. This showed how much people enjoyed watching Ian Ross.
Before his final retirement, Ian Ross presented Seven News in Sydney from Sunday to Wednesday. Another presenter, Chris Bath, hosted the news on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights.
Saying Goodbye to News Reading
On November 27, 2009, Ian Ross presented his very last news bulletin for Seven News in Sydney. He officially retired from reading the news. It was an emotional moment for him as he said goodbye to his viewers and his colleagues.
Even after retiring, he made a special guest appearance. He was on the first episode of the Seven Network show The Daily Edition.
Remembering Ian Ross
In January 2014, when he was 73 years old, Ian Ross shared some sad news. He announced that he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. The doctors believed he had about five months to live.
Ian Ross passed away on April 30, 2014. He died at the John Flynn Hospital in Tugun, which is on the Gold Coast. He was survived by his partner, Gray Bolte, and his ex-wife, children, grandchildren, and his sister Robin and step-brother Max.
His funeral was held on the Gold Coast on May 5, 2014. Many of his friends and colleagues from television attended. These included former Today hosts Steve Liebmann and Tracy Grimshaw. Also present were Seven News personalities like Mark Ferguson, Chris Bath, Jim Wilson, and Mark Beretta.
