Russell Goodrick

Russell Goodrick
Born
Michael Russel Goodrick

1948
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Died(2021-05-10)10 May 2021
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Occupations
  • Newsreader
  • politician
Years active1974–1997
Political partyWestern Australia

Michael Russell Goodrick (1948 – 10 May 2021)[1][2] was an Australian politician and the former newsreader of Channel 9 in Western Australia from the 1974 to 1997.[3] He served on the board of the Swan Chamber of Commerce and held numerous events in Perth since the 1990s, including Carols by Candlelight events in Perth. For his role as a presenter on Channel 9, he won a Logie award in 1983.[3][2]

Goodrick helped create Crime Stoppers in Australia.[3] In the 2017 Western Australian state election, he contested the East Metropolitan Region for the Julie Matheson for Western Australia party. He again contested in the 2018 Darling Range by-election for the Western Australia Party.[4] In January 2021, he was diagnosed with necrotizing pancreatitis, which caused his death on 11 May 2021.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Veteran broadcaster Russell Goodrick dies after private health battle". www.9news.com.au. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b Hayward, James (4 August 2021). "RUSSELL GOODRICK — TRIBUTE" (PDF).
  3. ^ a b c "News legend Russell Goodrick dies". The West Australian. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Darling Range by-election 2018". abc.net.au. Retrieved 28 August 2023.