Australian tv presenter John Hamblin has died right this moment aged 87.
Hamblin was finest recognized for his work as a presenter on Play Faculty for nearly 30 years.
He started on Play Faculty in 1970 and starred in over 350 episodes, recognized finest by youngsters and fogeys as “Naughty John”.
“John was an unforgettable presenter whose comedic timing and wit helped cement Play Faculty as one in every of Australia’s most cherished kids’s packages,” ABC Director Jennifer Collins mentioned.
“John had a depraved sense of humour and was not afraid of a double-entendre. His presence all the time managed to maintain each our toddler audience and their mother and father equally engaged with the present. I wish to lengthen my condolences to John’s household at this unhappy time.”
UK born Hamblin retired from Play Faculty in 1999 and went on to visitor star in quite a lot of TV collection.
He returned to Play Faculty in 2016 for a particular visitor look for the present’s fiftieth Anniversary particular.
Hamblin is survived by his kids Emma and Myles.
Tributes have begun pouring in on social media for the tv icon as new of his passing broke across the nation.
Many thanked Hamblin for being a “day by day face” of their childhood as a key member of the youngsters’s’ present.