Gavan Disney

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

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

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] The veteran television personality Bert Newton credited 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]

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  8. (9 July 2009) Hey Hey producer cleared of sex assault, ABC News . Retrieved 10 November 2018.