Vale Professor Richard Scolyer, and Pink lights up the Tonys
6/8/202612 min
Tuesday, 9 June: Vale Professor Richard Scolyer, Iran and Israel launch - and then pause - strikes, some French Open first-timers, and thinking Pink at the Tonys...
Here's the link to our Newsmakers interview with the late Professor Richard Scolyer
And here's the P!nk performance of Lady Marmalade from the Tonys
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First 90 secondsAnna Pykett· Host0:00
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Andrew Williams· Host0:04
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Anna Pykett· Host0:22
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Andrew Williams· Host0:23
It's Tuesday, the 9th of June. In your Squiz today, vale Professor Richard Scolyer, Iran and Israel launch and then pause strikes, some French Open first-timers, and thinking pink at the Tonys. This is your Squiz today. [upbeat music] Anna, the news broke yesterday that Australian of the Year and internationally respected melanoma expert Professor Richard Scolyer died at the age of 59 years old. He was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumor three years ago. Now, at the time, he was given just months to live, but he lived much, much longer than that. So if you're familiar with him, you'll know that he was a remarkable man.
Anna Pykett· Host1:04
He spoke to Kate as part of our Newsmakers series, and when I re-watched this interview yesterday, I was struck by his positivity. He encouraged Aussies to not just lean, but to really leap into life and make the most of every day, and it seems that he did that right until the end. News of his death sparked a big outpouring of love yesterday. He was from Tassie originally, but moved to Sydney to pursue a career as a pathologist. He worked at the Melanoma Institute Australia