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Name	Ernest Bert Bryant
Born	21 March, 1927 Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia
Died	3 April, 1991 (aged 64) Brighton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cause of Death	cancer (oesophageal)
Religious Influence	Catholic Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Education *	De La Salle College (Dubbo, NSW) (student, 1939-1941)
Occupation *	horse racing caller (1942-1946) New South Wales, Australia prisoner (1946-1947) New South Wales, Australia horse racing caller (1948-1977) Victoria, Australia radio announcer (1948-1983) Victoria, Australia radio quiz master (1950-1960) Victoria, Australia
Awards	Australian Racing Hall of Fame (inductee, 2003)
Key Events *	Olympic Games (Melbourne, 1956) (TV commentator)
Workplaces *	Channel 10 TV station (TV presenter) Channel 9 TV station (TV presenter) 3UZ radio station (Melbourne) (radio presenter, 1948-1977)

* Dates are approximate

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