Charles Moses

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Sir Charles Moses CBE (born January 21, 1900 in Little Hulton, Lancashire, England, died February 9, 1988 in Sydney, Australia) headed the Australian Broadcasting Commission (to become the "Australian Broadcasting Corporation" in 1983) from 1935 until 1965.

Educated at Oswestry School, Moses graduated from the Royal Military College Sandhurst in 1918 and emigrated to Australia in 1922. After a few years farming and selling cars, he joined the ABC in 1930 as a radio sports announcer although the first broadcast was not made until July 1, 1932. In 1935 he was promoted to general manager. In 1942 he escaped From Singapore with General Gordon-Bennet. With the arrival of television in Australia in 1956, he oversaw the ABC's move to become Australia's first national television service with ABC-TV in time for the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne.

He retired in 1965, succeeded by Sir Talbot Duckmanton. Moses was made a Commander of the Order of British Empire in 1954 and was knighted in 1961.

The Charles Moses Stadium in Sydney is named in his honour.

[edit] References

• Inglis, Ken S., This Is the ABC 1932 – 1983, Black Inc 2006
• Inglis, Ken S., Whose ABC? 1983 – 2006, Black Inc 2006