Gavan Disney

Gavan Francis Disney (27 May 1949 – 6 November 2018[1]) was an Australian television producer.[2][3][4]

Gavan Disney
Born(1949-05-27)May 27, 1949.
DiedNovember 2, 2018(2018-11-02) (aged 69)
NationalityAustralian
OccupationTelevision producer
Notable work
Hey Hey It's Saturday

Career

Disney was best known for being an executive producer of long-running Nine Network variety show Hey Hey It's Saturday and for being co-creator of Network Ten lifestyle program Healthy, Wealthy and Wise.[2] Veteran television personality Bert Newton credits Disney with resurrecting his career in the 1990s by recruiting him to host Network Ten morning show Good Morning Australia.[5]

In 2009, a jury found Disney not guilty of ten counts of indecent assault and two counts of rape, after he was charged in 2008 with assaulting a 17-year-old employee while he was a senior executive at Ballarat television station BTV6 in the 1980s.[6][7] The jury had previously been directed by the judge to find Disney not guilty of an additional three counts of indecent assault due to a lack of evidence.[8]

Disney died at the age of 69 in November 2018, following a long illness.[2]

References
  1. "Deceased Details". mgc.smct.org.au. Archived from the original on 6 December 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  2. Knox, David (10 November 2018) Vale: Gavan Disney, TV Tonight. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  3. "Showcast Ambrae Jamae" (PDF). performingartsaustralia.com.au. PAA-Performing Arts Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-11-19. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
  4. "Flinders beachfront property may top $10m". traveller.com.au. traveller.com.au.
  5. (19 August 2004) 0, those were the days: The resurrection of Bert, The Age. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  6. Harrison, Dan; Elder, John (16 March 2008) Hey Hey It's Saturday producer Disney on sex charge, The Age. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  7. Iaria, Melissa (10 July 2009) TV producer Gavan Disney cleared of rape charges, The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  8. (9 July 2009) Hey Hey producer cleared of sex assault, ABC News. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
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