Eric Pearce (broadcaster)

Sir Eric Pearce OBE
Sir Eric Pearce OBE
	A young Eric Pearce
Born	Eric Herbert Pearce; 5 March 1905; Hampshire, England
Died	12 April 1997 (aged 92); Malvern, Victoria, Australia
Spouses	Ella Mary Pearce (1933–c. 1939) (divorce); Jean Mary Pearce (née Macartney) (1939–1956) (her death); Betty Pearce (fl. 1956–1987) (her death);
Children	Royston Gyles Pearce (born 1933); Suzanne Constance Pearce (step-daughter, fl. 1956);
	Career
Show	News
Station	HSV Channel 7
Time slot	6:30 pm
Show	News
Station	GTV Channel 9
Time slot	6:30 pm

Sir Eric Herbert Pearce, OBE (5 March 1905 – 12 April 1997) was an English-born 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 television stations HSV Channel 7 (1956–65) and GTV Channel 9 (late 1950s–74, 1976–78). Pearce's catchphrase sign-off of his news reports, "God bless you, and you", was for viewers and his third wife.

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