Mike Larkan Explained
| Mike Larkan |
| Birth Name: | Mike Larkan |
| Birth Place: | Sydney, Australia |
| Spouse: | Kathy |
| Children: | 2 |
Mike Larkan (born 1960)[1] is an Australian television presenter.
Career
Larkan is best known for his work on 10 News First, providing weather reports on location at various popular locations around the city of Melbourne.
Larkan began his career as a clerk in the sporting section of The Sun in Sydney in 1976, working for the then editor Derryn Hinch. About the same time, he landed small acting roles in TV soapies and commercials and he was also in a band called Freedom as a guitarist at 14 years of age[2] which he described his musical talent as "dodgy"..
Upon his return to Australia two years later in 1984, Larkan joined Capital Television (now 10 Regional) in Canberra writing and reporting for the evening news and reading news updates. He became Capital's weatherman in 1988.[3] He also returned to radio on 2CA.[4]
In 1996 Larkan became ATV-10's weather presenter.[5]
In August 2020, Larkan was made redundant by Network 10 as part of a centralised news bulletin that began the following month in September 2020.[6]
Personal life
Larkan was born in 1960 in Sydney. Larkan and his wife Kathy have two children.
Notes and References
- News: Hawkins . Joanne . 24 March 2018 . INSIDE STORY Mike Larkan . live . https://archive.today/20240423103542/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AUNB&req_dat=2FC64405CDC9450D8CE0F660AE4E730F&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=document_id:news%252F16AD4E5B36D84880 . 23 April 2024 . 23 April 2024 . . News Corp Australia . Melbourne . 28 . NewsBank.
- News: 7 November 2011 . News . live . https://archive.today/20240423110327/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AUNB&req_dat=2FC64405CDC9450D8CE0F660AE4E730F&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=document_id:news%252F13AE6D942638C270 . 23 April 2024 . 23 April 2024 . Frankston Standard Leader . News Limited . Frankston . 11 . NewsBank.
- News: Morris . Joan . 18 September 1988 . Take your marks for the 2-week Olympic telethon . 23 April 2024 . . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 22 . National Library of Australia . 63 . 19,340.
- News: Raffaele . Garry . 21 August 1989 . A two-airwaves policy . 23 April 2024 . . Raffaele on Radio . Canberra, Australian Capital Territory . 36 . National Library of Australia . 63 . 19,675.
- News: Cook . Margaret . 8 August 1996 . Should we talk about the weather? . live . https://archive.today/20240423095603/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-age-should-we-talk-about-the-weather/145896765/ . 23 April 2024 . 23 April 2024 . . Green Guide . John Fairfax Holdings . Melbourne . 48 . Newspapers.com.
- News: Epstein . Jackie . 11 September 2020 . Popular weatherman Mike Larkan signed off for the final time after 25 years with Network 10 . subscription . live . https://archive.today/20240423092008/https://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/confidential/popular-weatherman-mike-larkan-signed-off-for-the-final-time-after-25-years-with-network-10/news-story/4bcc0639bb865af5a9f5e59a7416c81a . 23 April 2024 . 23 April 2024 . . News Corp Australia . Melbourne.
