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Name	Geoffrey Francis Allan Manion
Born	30 September, 1920 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Died	24 June, 2002 (aged 81) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cause of Death	motor vehicle accident
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 *	Christian Brothers College (St Kilda, Melbourne) (student, 1928-1935)
Occupation *	playwright (1938-1940) Western Australia, Australia radio entertainer (1938-1956) Western Australia, Australia radio sports broadcaster (1940-1956) Western Australia, Australia radio entertainer (1956-1985) Victoria, Australia radio sports broadcaster (1985-2002) Victoria, Australia
Military Service *	World War II (air force officer, 1941-1945)
Workplaces *	6PM radio station (Perth) (radio broadcaster) 6PR radio station (Perth) (radio broadcaster, ?-1951) 3AW radio station (Melbourne) (radio broadcaster, 1956-1985)

* Dates are approximate

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