William Russell Tyson (20 April 1920 - 11 September 2014[1][2]) was an Australian radio announcer and television presenter.
[7] Following disagreements regarding the direction of the breakfast program, Tyson resigned from the ABC in 1966.
[8] Tyson was replaced on The Hospital Half-Hour by Garry Ord, who hosted the program until it was axed in 1975.
[9] Tyson was the first person to appear on ABC Television in Queensland, when Brisbane station ABQ commenced transmission on 2 November 1959.
[19] In 2012, he was a guest at the official opening of the ABC's new Brisbane studio complex at South Bank.