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Grundy started as a boxing and general sports commentator for radio station 2SM Sydney in 1947. While at 2CH Sydney in 1957, he devised and hosted the Wheel of Fortune game show on radio, moving with that show to television, starting on Channel 9 in 1959. He is on the set of Wheel Of Fortune here in 1959
1/16Grundy started as a boxing and general sports commentator for radio station 2SM Sydney in 1947. While at 2CH Sydney in 1957, he devised and hosted the Wheel of Fortune game show on radio, moving with that show to television, starting on Channel 9 in 1959. He is on the set of Wheel Of Fortune here in 1959
He then founded the Reg Grundy Organisation in 1960. After forming his own production company he began producing game shows for the Australian and overseas market, before eventually branching out into drama in 1973.
2/16He then founded the Reg Grundy Organisation in 1960. After forming his own production company he began producing game shows for the Australian and overseas market, before eventually branching out into drama in 1973.
In 1977, he co-produced ABBA: The Movie. The company subsequently produced numerous successful television soap operas and drama series including Class of ‘74, Class of ‘75, The Restless Years, The Young Doctors, Prisoner, Glenview High, Sons and Daughters and Neighbours.
3/16In 1977, he co-produced ABBA: The Movie. The company subsequently produced numerous successful television soap operas and drama series including Class of ‘74, Class of ‘75, The Restless Years, The Young Doctors, Prisoner, Glenview High, Sons and Daughters and Neighbours.
He married the actress and author, Joy Chambers who has appeared in several of his soaps
4/16He married the actress and author, Joy Chambers who has appeared in several of his soaps
Reg Grundy and his wife Joy Chambers-Grundy on their yacht anchored off France during their third wedding ceremony.
5/16Reg Grundy and his wife Joy Chambers-Grundy on their yacht anchored off France during their third wedding ceremony.
Joy Chambers Grundy and Reg Grundy in 2013
6/16Joy Chambers Grundy and Reg Grundy in 2013
TV game show producer Reg Grundy in 2003
7/16TV game show producer Reg Grundy in 2003
Super yacht “Boadicea” owned by entrepreneur Reg Grundy in Sydney 18 Sep 2000. Reg and Joy lived aboard the yacht in Bermuda
8/16Super yacht “Boadicea” owned by entrepreneur Reg Grundy in Sydney 18 Sep 2000. Reg and Joy lived aboard the yacht in Bermuda
He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the New Years Honours of 1983
9/16He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the New Years Honours of 1983
Cover of autobiography book 'Reg Grundy' by TV producer Reg Grundy.
10/16Cover of autobiography book 'Reg Grundy' by TV producer Reg Grundy.
Reg Grundy, Australian TV producer, awarded a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List in 2008
11/16Reg Grundy, Australian TV producer, awarded a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List in 2008
Reg Grundy with his wife Joy Chambers-Grundy on their yacht in Boadicea during their fifth wedding ceremony in 2007. The couple have renewed their wedding vows five times and are planning a big celebratory party for Reg's 85th birthday.
12/16Reg Grundy with his wife Joy Chambers-Grundy on their yacht in Boadicea during their fifth wedding ceremony in 2007. The couple have renewed their wedding vows five times and are planning a big celebratory party for Reg's 85th birthday.
Reg started the US-based company Reg Grundy Productions, which produced famed 1980s NBC daytime game shows Sale of the Century and Scrabble, as well as Time Machine, Bruce Forsyth’s Hot Streak, and Scattergories. In 1995, he sold the Grundy Organisation to Pearson PLC, now FremantleMedia.
13/16Reg started the US-based company Reg Grundy Productions, which produced famed 1980s NBC daytime game shows Sale of the Century and Scrabble, as well as Time Machine, Bruce Forsyth’s Hot Streak, and Scattergories. In 1995, he sold the Grundy Organisation to Pearson PLC, now FremantleMedia.
Joy Chambers and Reg Grundy at Reg Grundy’s Wildlife book launch at the NSW Art Gallery in Sydney in 2005. Since 1995, Reg indulged in his lifelong passion of wildlife photography.
14/16Joy Chambers and Reg Grundy at Reg Grundy’s Wildlife book launch at the NSW Art Gallery in Sydney in 2005. Since 1995, Reg indulged in his lifelong passion of wildlife photography.
Reginald Roy “Reg” Grundy AC OBE (4 August 1923 – 8 May 2016) was an Australian entrepreneur, and media and television mogul, one of the most successful of his generation
15/16Reginald Roy “Reg” Grundy AC OBE (4 August 1923 – 8 May 2016) was an Australian entrepreneur, and media and television mogul, one of the most successful of his generation
06 Dec 2006 Author Joy Chambers and her husband Reg Grundy at the launch of her book ‘For Freedom’ on their yacht ‘Boadicea’ at Garden Island, Sydney.
16/1606 Dec 2006 Author Joy Chambers and her husband Reg Grundy at the launch of her book ‘For Freedom’ on their yacht ‘Boadicea’ at Garden Island, Sydney.
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