From New York comes news that veteran Australian journalist Peter Blake has undergone treatment for complications following a triple bypass . Much to our surprise, Peter, having difficulty breathing , rang this blog just before being wheeled into theatre . One of the great all round journalists , Peter was involved with his brother , Terry , and a crazy, talented crew in production of the famous Kings Cross Whisper in Sydney .
In Darwin he variously worked for the Northern Territory News, the independent Darwin Star, the name of which he suggested , based on the Hong Kong paper on which he had worked , the Department of the Northern Territory and even fielded at Fannie Bay Racecourse, known as Bookie Blake.
In Darwin he variously worked for the Northern Territory News, the independent Darwin Star, the name of which he suggested , based on the Hong Kong paper on which he had worked , the Department of the Northern Territory and even fielded at Fannie Bay Racecourse, known as Bookie Blake.
His immense skill at writing, subbing and layout went into several satirical publications in Darwin which ran some old photos of nudes from the Kings Cross Whisper.
Always great company , he is a keen fisherman and has fished in many places in Australia, down South America and from ferries that run fishing trips out of the Big Apple to the Gulf Stream . He and reporter Bob Staines produced Sydney's Fishing News newspaper and a fishing radio talk .
Peter was a friend of journalist Roger East , killed in the Indonesian invasion of Dili , East Timor . He worked for Murdoch in New York and now lives in Manhattan with his wife, Claire , daughter of a bookie , it jokingly said that if big punting Peter placed his bets with his wife , he could not possibly lose. We wish him a speedy recovery.
