13 Facts About Kevin Crease

Kevin John Crease was a South Australian television presenter and news presenter.

Kevin Crease was most noted for presenting South Australian edition of the Nine Network's National Nine News with Rob Kelvin between 1987 and 2007.

Kevin Crease was a prodigious public speaker from a young age and won the Year 7 senior school debating championship.

Kevin Crease started his working life as a clerical worker in 1952 with Shell before becoming a copy boy and later cadet at Adelaide's The News newspaper, where he quickly "fell foul of the chief-of-staff" and was sacked.

Kevin Crease completed his national service, but resigned from the army following an incident where he used an armoured car to attend a party with his girlfriend.

Kevin Crease started his radio career at radio station 5DN in 1957 after being noticed as a spruiker selling plastic raincoats in Adelaide's city streets.

From 1975 to 1977, Kevin Crease was then Premier of South Australia Don Dunstan's press secretary before returning to television.

Kevin Crease returned to Channel 9 in April 1987 as presenter for National Nine News with Rob Kelvin.

On 9 February 2007, co-host Rob Kelvin announced that Kevin Crease was going through a serious health issue and was taking extended leave from presenting.

The Sunday Mail reported the following day that Kevin Crease would be retiring from television broadcasting.

Kevin Crease died on 12 April 2007, aged 70 at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

Kevin Crease had three children with his first wife Josie.

Kevin Crease was the father with his second wife Cathy of Frenzal Rhomb bassist Tom Crease.