# Matches, Hatches, Dispatches **URL:** \ **Category:** Spy Lounge\ **Created:** [December 29, 2015, 6:31pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/matches-hatches-dispatches/462 "2015-12-29T18:31:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 155
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2023, 11:10pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/matches-hatches-dispatches/462/3226 "2023-03-20T23:10:14Z")
> **[Star Wars and Harry Potter actor Paul Grant dies aged 56](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/mar/20/star-wars-and-harry-potter-actor-paul-grant-dies-aged-56)** > > The actor was found collapsed outside King’s Cross station in London on Thursday afternoon ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2023, 1:49am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/matches-hatches-dispatches/462/3227 "2023-03-22T01:49:26Z")
> **[North Melbourne ‘godfather’ loses battle with crippling health condition,...](https://7news.com.au/sport/afl/north-melbourne-godfather-ron-joseph-loses-battle-with-crippling-health-condition-age-77-c-10115473)** > > ‘I doubt there’s ever been a more important person in NMFC history.’ > (Ron Joseph) was one of key off-field catalysts behind the Kangaroos’ rise from irrelevance to a 1970s powerhouse when they played off in five consecutive grand finals, winning two, under master coach, Ron Barassi. > > Joseph was one of the major players in bringing Barrassi to the club, as well as champion players Malcolm Blight, Doug Wade, Barry Cable and the Krakouer brothers, Phil and Jim. > > Joseph later worked at Sydney, where he played a key role in pulling off one of the moves of the century when Tony Lockett left St Kilda for the Swans, which helped to revive the ailing club. [https://twitter.com/NMFCOfficial/status/1638335391337168896](https://twitter.com/NMFCOfficial/status/1638335391337168896) ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2023, 8:19pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/matches-hatches-dispatches/462/3228 "2023-03-22T20:19:43Z")
Singer Tones and I married boyfriend Jimmy Bedford in Bali last weekend. [https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/tones-and-i-reveals-surprise-bali-wedding-married-my-best-friend/news-story/c71a4423ce2cc99df1c68e12ba4ae37b%3Famp](https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/tones-and-i-reveals-surprise-bali-wedding-married-my-best-friend/news-story/c71a4423ce2cc99df1c68e12ba4ae37b%3famp) ---
**Author:** ![JBar](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/jbar/32/151177_2.png) [@JBar](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JBar)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 10:29am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/matches-hatches-dispatches/462/3229 "2023-03-23T10:29:26Z")
It was announced on The Project tonight that Rachel Corbett has given birth to a baby girl. ---
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2023, 7:04am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/matches-hatches-dispatches/462/3230 "2023-03-24T07:04:04Z")
Slide at the start of Gogglebox this week. ![The_Project_20230323_1904.ts_005584340](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/2/8/4/284b81e49813aee77b4e4aa4c3b020106c87ba20.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2023, 10:24pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/matches-hatches-dispatches/462/3231 "2023-03-24T22:24:00Z")
> **[Reese Witherspoon & Husband Are Divorcing After 12 Years Of Marriage.](https://www.marieclaire.com.au/reese-witherspoon-divorce-jim-toth?category=news)** > > "These matters are never easy and are extremely personal. " ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2023, 7:05am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/matches-hatches-dispatches/462/3232 "2023-03-26T07:05:09Z")
> **[The Block's Dylan and Jenny marry in stunning Gold Coast ceremony](https://9now.nine.com.au/the-block/2022-dylan-jenny-married-wedding-dress-gold-coast-costars-ankur-sharon-tom-sarahjane-rachel-ryan/d2101fee-16c7-4864-bed9-e1b38ca70505)** > > With a number of co-stars as guests. * * * Australian Survivor contestant Flick Palmateer got married with partner Mitch Gimm at Margaret River. > **[Survivor star ties knot in picture PERFECT WA wedding](https://www.perthnow.com.au/entertainment/survivor-australia-star-flick-palmateer-marries-partner-mitch-gimm-in-margaret-river-c-10094377)** > > The surfer, who has appeared in two seasons of the hit competition TV series, shared a series of images from her wedding. SEE THE PICS ---
**Author:** ![JeepersCreepers](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@JeepersCreepers](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JeepersCreepers)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 9:54am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/matches-hatches-dispatches/462/3233 "2023-03-27T09:54:44Z")
> **[Home And Away's Bonnie Sveen marries longterm partner Nathan Gooley](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11905615/Home-Away-star-Bonnie-Sveen-ties-knot-longterm-partner-Nathan-Gooley.html)** > > Home And Away star Bonnie Sveen has tied the knot with her longterm partner Nathan Gooley in Tasmania.  ---
**Author:** ![JBar](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/jbar/32/151177_2.png) [@JBar](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JBar)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 5:14pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/matches-hatches-dispatches/462/3234 "2023-03-27T17:14:08Z")
> **[Heston Blumenthal, 56, marries for the third time to girlfriend, 36, in France](https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/tv-chef-heston-blumenthal-56-29557507)** > > Heston Blumenthal showed his culinary flair as he decorated the tables with edible candles at the reception for 60 guests including chef pal Raymond Blanc ---
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2023, 6:24am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/matches-hatches-dispatches/462/3235 "2023-03-29T06:24:37Z")
> **[Paul O'Grady: TV presenter and comedian dies aged 67](https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-65108130)** > > The TV presenter and comedian died "unexpectedly but peacefully" on Tuesday evening, his husband says. ---
**Author:** ![Ricketycricket](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/ricketycricket/32/11034_2.png) [@Ricketycricket](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Ricketycricket)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2023, 2:37pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/matches-hatches-dispatches/462/3236 "2023-03-29T14:37:58Z")
> **[John Kerin, 'Australia's most reformist agriculture minister', dies at 85](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-29/john-kerin-former-labor-agriculture-minister-dies-aged-85/102160876)** > > John Kerin steered Australian agriculture onto a world stage away from protectionist policies during the Hawke/Keating era. He is being remembered for his "indelible contribution" to agriculture and the environment. ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 3:53am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/matches-hatches-dispatches/462/3237 "2023-03-30T03:53:13Z")
Bondi Rescue lifeguard Jesse Polock has married his fiancée Tullie Zimmerman at Maroubra in Sydney. > **[Bondi Rescue star marries in romantic oceanside ceremony](https://www.nowtolove.com.au/celebrity/tv/jesse-polock-bondi-rescue-wedding-77216)** > > Love was certainly in the air for these two! ---
**Author:** ![foxyrover](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/foxyrover/32/272518_2.png) [@foxyrover](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/foxyrover)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 10:34am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/matches-hatches-dispatches/462/3238 "2023-03-30T10:34:31Z")
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**Author:** ![AustralianAerial](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/australianaerial/32/427176_2.png) [@AustralianAerial](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/AustralianAerial)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 11:17am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/matches-hatches-dispatches/462/3239 "2023-03-30T11:17:00Z")
Tweet deleted - suspect if there’s truth to it we’ll hear soon enough. ---
**Author:** ![JBar](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/jbar/32/151177_2.png) [@JBar](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JBar)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 7:28pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/matches-hatches-dispatches/462/3240 "2023-03-30T19:28:52Z")
> **[Veteran radio personality Doug Mulray dead at 71](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-31/radio-personality-doug-mulray-dead-at-71/102169190)** > > Veteran Sydney radio broadcaster Doug Mulray has died, aged 71, radio station Triple M Sydney confirms. ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 8:29pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/matches-hatches-dispatches/462/3241 "2023-03-30T20:29:57Z")
It is interesting to read that while the majority of Doug Mulray’s radio career happened in NSW, he also presented a show called Murray and The Man on 3AW in the 1970s. ---
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 10:08pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/matches-hatches-dispatches/462/3242 "2023-03-30T22:08:44Z")
Good report on Sunrise this morning including Doug talking about Australia’s Funniest Home Video show being pulled off air. Didn’t see anything on Today. ![Seven_20230331_0030.ts_018271040](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/5/a/4/5a4daffcca6c455112a0e375dc8e9c92a4d0b40a.jpeg) ![Seven_20230331_0030.ts_018266240](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/e/9/a/e9a23276b0b4524df5af043a5d13087fd7aa7683.jpeg) ![Seven_20230331_0030.ts_018267360](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/f/1/6/f16fa13969017312138e0194dd25793abc7aa239.jpeg) ![Seven_20230331_0030.ts_018268560](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/2/2/4/2243b0e7d0162a8729209be6e22486c77a8e020c.jpeg) ![Seven_20230331_0030.ts_018299080](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/9/0/a/90ac06b7ff6aa974fc5737295c87632364448f7a.jpeg) ![Seven_20230331_0030.ts_018309760](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/c/3/8/c3805d10e8e48dc1e763dc1e518744761adb9218.jpeg) ![Seven_20230331_0030.ts_018313040](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/c/8/2/c82b3822ba9308d99ad61b2bb18483159188b64a.jpeg) ![Seven_20230331_0030.ts_018314280](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/b/a/6/ba6cb2b00db39b7278b933015e1bd8a40ecf9150.jpeg) ![Seven_20230331_0030.ts_018320760](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/f/6/3/f63c419e9bfb9b067b654da23a2c3b294df24c58.jpeg) ![Seven_20230331_0030.ts_018332360](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/d/c/8/dc8b923fc706fec8bc80ad7d155261fac7d63499.jpeg) ![Seven_20230331_0030.ts_018353320](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/a/d/5/ad5b1a360da1377520f3d9429be5bb3197951edf.jpeg) ![Seven_20230331_0030.ts_018363160](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/a/9/b/a9b38ec55d98589c3bf9dcc6399dbd31b11242fe.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![stmookeyj027](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/stmookeyj027/32/414672_2.png) [@stmookeyj027](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/stmookeyj027)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2023, 2:05am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/matches-hatches-dispatches/462/3243 "2023-03-31T02:05:08Z")
From memory Doug commentated on 4 Bathurst 1000s for Channel 7 (1988, then 1992-1994), and here’s a pre race contribution from the 1988 event > **[✂️ Mulray Bathurst 88](https://www.youtube.com/clip/Ugkxp9Ot16nTYGNGjjyPqxpGoi0VTa5gCvDj)** > > 60 seconds · Clipped by MHJanson · Original video "1988 TOOHEYS 1000 - Mount Panorama-Drama with Doug Mulray" by Super100MPH ---
**Author:** ![JBar](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/jbar/32/151177_2.png) [@JBar](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JBar)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2023, 8:31am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/matches-hatches-dispatches/462/3244 "2023-03-31T08:31:37Z")
> **[Vale: Swami Sarasvati | TV Tonight](https://tvtonight.com.au/2023/03/vale-swami-sarasvati.html)** > > Pioneering TV presenter and Yoga guru, one of the first multicultural faces on Australian television, has died. ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2023, 8:44am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/matches-hatches-dispatches/462/3245 "2023-03-31T08:44:23Z")
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