Brian Henderson (television presenter)

Brian Henderson AM
Henderson hosting Bandstand picture with Trisha Noble
Born	Brian Weir Henderson (1931-09-15)15 September 1931 Dunedin, New Zealand
Died	5 August 2021(2021-08-05) (aged 89) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Other names	Hendo
Occupations	News presenter radio host television host
Years active	1946–2002
Employer	Nine Network at station TCN-9 from 1957–2002 (retirement)
Known for	Australia's longest-serving TV news anchor Host of Bandstand [1]
Spouse	Mardi Henderson ​ (m. 1966)​
Children	4

Brian Weir Henderson AM (15 September 1931 – 5 August 2021) was a New Zealand-born Australian radio and television personality and pioneer known for his association with the Nine Network as a television news anchor in Sydney, as well as a variety show presenter and host of music program Bandstand, the local version of the US music program American Bandstand.

Henderson, who started his career in radio, went on to become a long-serving Australian newsreader for 45 years, having presented the news bulletins for Sydney station TCN-9, either on weekends or weeknights, from 14 January 1957 until retiring from TCN-9 on 29 November 2002. His role as weeknight presenter at the time was subsequently given to Jim Waley. TCN-9 bulletins would eventually be relayed to regional New South Wales through Nine's regional affiliates WIN Television and NBN Television.^[1]