Les Murray (poet)

Leslie Allan "Les" Murray AO (born 17 October 1938) is an Australian poet, anthologist and critic. His career spans over forty years and he has published nearly 30 volumes of poetry as well as two verse novels and collections of his prose writings. His poetry has won many awards and he is regarded as "the leading Australian poet of his generation". He has also been involved in several controversies over his career and has been rated by the National Trust of Australia as one of the 100 Australian Living Treasures.

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Cross country: Gehl stays on top; WHS boys trio going strong

The Globe 11 Sep 2018

The Globe BY LES KNUTSON The Globe MARSHALL -- Murray County Central / Fulda sophomore Morgan Gehl cruised to her third consecutive individual title of the new season Monday at Independence ... ....

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Les Moonves and the Familiarity Fallacy

The Atlantic 30 Jul 2018

“Les Moonves is a close friend ... (Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner, defending their friend Murray Miller after the actress Aurora Perrineau came forward with allegations that the writer had sexually assaulted her when she was 17 ... The accusations leveled against Matt Lauer and Al Franken and Murray Miller and, now, Les Moonves and Jeff Fager—and their colleagues’ defenses of them—are reminders of that unsettling intimacy....

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The World Cup sexism that won't go away -- and the female reporters on the ...

CNN 05 Jul 2018

(CNN)In a time that has seen the #MeToo movement go worldwide, the planet's biggest football competition has provided a moment of sobriety ... Read More ... ¡RESPETO! No merecemos este trato. Somos igualmente valiosas y profesionales ... @LucyZelic and @Craig_Foster's emotional explanation of the importance of correct pronunciation and Les Murray's legacy ... Front and centre with wonderful memories of the great man Les on set here with us ... ....

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SBS presenter Lucy Zelić hits back at abuse for World Cup pronunciation

The Guardian 26 Jun 2018

In an at-times emotional segment, Foster said Zelić’s work so far during the tournament had been “brilliant” and her pronunciation was an important legacy of the late SBS broadcaster Les Murray ... “Secondly, Les also did it out of respect for the game ... @LucyZelic and @Craig_Foster's emotional explanation of the importance of correct pronunciation and Les Murray's legacy ... When Les Murray did it, he was a cult hero....

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'You should be very proud' - World Cup host emotionally defended against online abuse for ...

TVNZ 26 Jun 2018

Zelic appeared touched by the five minute speech Foster gave applauding her efforts to continue the tradition of the multicultural SBS television station - pioneered by legendary Australian sports broadcaster Les Murray ... It means a lot to me foremost because of the legacy Les put in place, and ......

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What's so funny? SBS presenter is caught shaking his head moments after co-host Lucy Zelic pronounces Cristiano Ronaldo with a rolling European accent despite defending her from criticism

This is Money 26 Jun 2018

But video has emerged showing him laughing while she pronounced the name of Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo ... The pair were overcome with emotion during the segment, in which they paid tribute to SBS icon Les Murray. ....

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Mauresmo to be France's first female Davis Cup captain

AOL 23 Jun 2018

Mauresmo was previously Andy Murray's coach and, upon her appointment, she said ... Les capitaines des #TeamFranceTennis 2019 et 2020 seront @AmeMauresmo pour la #CoupeDavis et @julienbenneteau pour la #FedCup ... She added ... ....

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SBS soccer host mocked by viewers for adopting a 'fake accent' when pronouncing foreign names - just four years after online trolls led her to brink of breakdown

This is Money 22 Jun 2018

An SBS television anchor is being derided by viewers and online trolls for her commentary on the World Cup soccer broadcast - specifically, the way she pronounces the names of international players ... pls no. ... The heavily-inflected commentary was a widely-applauded trademark of the late SBS football icon Les Murray. ....

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Eight minutes that helped shape Australia's recent football history

The Guardian 11 Jun 2018

Les Murray, having lived every moment of the journey, called it “a poignant moment” as he introduced the SBS coverage ... If Murray, the fans and the thousands watching at home in the middle of the night were in danger of getting swept away by emotion, coach Guus Hiddink was there to keep the players’ heads clear (although he too would lose his cool as events unfolded)....

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Obit: Betty Hundley

Times Free Press 02 Jun 2018

Her parents were the late Jess Stephens and Maggie Murray. She was preceded in death by her husband, Johnny Hundley; brothers, Carl, Calvin, Bill and Les Stevens; sisters, Geneva Elliott and Mattie Anderson ... CST ... ....

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Australia enters the unknown in new era of World Cup coverage

The Guardian 30 May 2018

The mellifluous ooh sound Les Murray fashioned when forming the word football is the source of vivid Proustian memories throughout Australia. It transports the world game’s true believers to weekend afternoons watching Murray and Johnny Warren putting the world to rights ... For the first time since Mexico 1986 Murray will not be headlining Australia’s World Cup broadcast....

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Morning mail: 'Murdered' Russian lives, Hanson family court fury, Roseanne reaction

The Guardian 30 May 2018

Thursday ... by Eleanor Ainge Roy ... Sport. The mellifluous “ooh” sound Les Murray fashioned when forming the word football is synonymous with watching the World Cup, but at this year’s tournament in Russia, Australian viewers will enter the unknown. The task of maintaining Murray’s legacy falls not only to his successors at SBS, but Optus Sport, the pay-TV provider that is attempting to pivot from telco to Australia’s home of live football ... ....

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New York artists spotlight lost mom-and-pop shops

The Art Newspaper 25 May 2018

... spoon Cup & Saucer, which closed last summer after nearly 30 years in business, will be resurrected in Seward Park in a public installation work, Mom-and-Pops of the LES, by the local artist couple James and Karla Murray....

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