David John Leckie was an Australian media manager, best known as a network television executive.
14 Facts About David Leckie
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David Leckie was their first child, and he had two brothers, Stuart and Ian.
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David Leckie was raised in the Upper North Shore in the suburb of Pymble.
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David Leckie then studied at Macquarie University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in economic and financial studies.
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David Leckie joined in 1977 the Melbourne branch of Nine, GTV9, where he was network sales manager.
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David Leckie focused on news and sports and under his leadership the network spent all but six weeks atop the television ratings for the next decade.
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David Leckie was succeeded by John Alexander and Ian Johnson, who took Nine back to the lead inside six months.
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David Leckie joined the Seven Network in April 2003 at the invitation of Kerry Stokes.
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David Leckie was joined by former Nine program director John Stephens and former Nine head-of-news Peter Meakin.
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David Leckie resigned as CEO of Seven West Media in 2012, but continued advising the company for four years.
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David Leckie was brought out of retirement in March 2020 to serve as an executive mentor, including to his protege James Warburton.
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David Leckie's health did not completely recover from that infection, and he later scaled back on his engagements in order to recuperate.
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David Leckie died surrounded by family on the morning of 20 July 2021 in Robertson, New South Wales.
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David Leckie was 70 and had suffered from a lengthy illness prior to his death.