Mike Bailey (weatherman)

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Mike Bailey

OAM
Born
Michael John Bailey

(1949-10-27)27 October 1949
Died(2021-06-20)20 June 2021 (aged 71)
Occupations
  • Television presenter
  • Radio presenter
  • Journalism educator
  • Lecturer
  • Political aspirant
  • Football cub president
Years active1968–2021
Employers
Organisation
Television
Spouse
Helena Bailey
(m. 1986)
Children1

Michael John Bailey OAM (27 October 1949 20 June 2021 [1] [2] [3] ) was an Australian television and radio weather presenter, journalism educator, political aspirant and football club chairman.

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Early life

Bailey was raised in the Sydney suburb of Sefton and educated at De La Salle College, Bankstown (1959–1965) and later De La Salle College, Ashfield (1966–1967). [4] [5]

Television and radio career

He was the longtime presenter of the weekday weather segment of the ABC Sydney edition of the 7:00 p.m. news bulletin, which is also relayed to major parts of New South Wales. He also spent 13 years presenting the weather and, on occasions, the news for Sydney's Channel 7. [2] [6] Bailey was also a lecturer in radio journalism at Macleay College in Sydney, and a noted MC and guest speaker. [2]

Before entering politics, Bailey discussed the weather on weekday afternoons with Richard Glover on ABC Radio Sydney 702. He mentioned that one of his jobs as a young man was "Savings Sam", spruiking, among other things, ladies' underwear outside a Sydney department store. [4]

Political candidate

On 22 May 2007, it was announced that Bailey had been approached to stand for Australian Labor Party preselection for the seat of North Sydney to challenge the sitting member, Joe Hockey, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, in the upcoming Australian federal election. He subsequently resigned from the ABC. [7] Bailey received an 8.4 percent primary and 4.7 percent two-party swing, but fell significantly short. [8] [9] [10]

Later career

Bailey later presented the weather for Nine News Sydney on Fridays and Saturdays and Nine News Afternoon Edition weather on Fridays. [11] When he went on holiday in early 2009, he was told not to return.[ citation needed ] Having been a lifelong supporter of the Western Suburbs Magpies, Bailey became the Chairman of the Wests Tigers NRL Club (Wests Ashfield Leagues) in 2011, as appointed by the Wests Group stakeholders in the joint venture club. [4]

Personal life and death

Bailey was married from 1986 to his passing to Helena Bailey, a former television presenter between 1978 and 1987 of the localised version of children's television program Romper Room , where she was billed as 'Miss Helena'. [4] They had one son, Michael. [12]

Bailey died on 20 June 2021, aged 71, from a stroke after three weeks in a coma. [12] [13]

Footnotes

  1. Noyes, Jenny (21 June 2021). "Former ABC weather man, a 'friend and mentor', Mike Bailey dies". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Swanston, Tim (21 June 2021). "Former ABC weather presenter Mike Bailey dies aged 71". ABC News . ABC . Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  3. "MICHAEL JOHN BAILEY". The Sydney Morning Herald . 23 June 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Adrian Proszenko (18 September 2011). "Filling Tigers hot seat just another odd job for Bailey". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  5. "Lasallian Alumni — Mike Bailey". De La Salle District of ANZPPNG. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  6. Knox, David (21 June 2021). "Vale: Mike Bailey". TV Tonight . Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  7. Coorey, Phillip (22 May 2007). "ABC's Mike Bailey quits to battle Hockey". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  8. Carty, Lisa (20 January 2008). "Bailey's political sun rises". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  9. "NSW Division — North Sydney". Australian Electoral Commission. 17 December 2007. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  10. "Australia Votes 2007 — North Sydney Electorate". ABC Elections — Australia Votes 2007. ABC. 21 December 2007. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  11. Knox, David (27 January 2008). "ABC weatherman joins Nine". TV Tonight. TV Tonight . Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  12. 1 2 9News Staff (21 June 2021). "Former TV weatherman Mike Bailey dies after weeks in coma". 9news.com.au . Nine Digital Pty Ltd. Retrieved 21 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. Swanston, Tim (22 June 2021). "Former ABC weather presenter Mike Bailey dies aged 71". ABC News. Retrieved 23 June 2021.


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