Robert Edward Brough was born on 1955 and is an Australian journalist, television presenter and rugby league coach.
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20 Facts About Rob Brough
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Rob Brough then moved onto 4WK in Warwick, 4BC in Brisbane and then 4GG on the Gold Coast, Queensland.
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In 1990, Rob Brough moved away from news reporting when he joined the Channel 7 in Brisbane to host the Australian version of Family Feud, which was seen nationally.
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Rob Brough hosted the program until it was 1995 when John Deeks took over until its axing in 1996.
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Rob Brough was often parodied by Steve Vizard on Seven's sketch comedy show Fast Forward.
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Shortly after Rob Brough joined, Sunshine Television News became Seven Local News following the purchase of Sunshine Television by Seven and as such, the network's name and look changed to reflect the metropolitan Channel 7 stations.
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Rob Brough is joined by Joanne Desmond as a co-presenter on the Cairns, Townsville, Central Queensland and Darling Downs editions of Seven News, while Rob Brough continues to present the Mackay, Wide Bay and Sunshine Coast editions by himself.
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Media Watch then played a clip of the Townsville edition of Seven Local News with Rob Brough introducing a story about the WIN News controversy.
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In 2008, Rob Brough again appeared on Media Watch after a graphics designer mistakenly inserted pictures of dairy cows in an "over-the-shoulder" graphic beside Brough while he was introducing a story on the Townsville edition of Seven Local News.
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In 2015, Rob Brough fronted a campaign launched by Seven Queensland in response to the "Save Our Voices" campaign, which was a joint promotion between WIN Television, Southern Cross Austereo and Prime7 aimed at encouraging viewers to lobby the Federal Government to relax media ownership laws.
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Rob Brough has said that his work in the media has been influenced by television presenters Mike Walsh and Mike Willesee.
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Rob Brough has said it was Michael Edgley, whose production company Hoyts Edgley produced The Coolangatta Gold, who suggested and encouraged a move from radio to television.
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Rob Brough is a rugby league coach and is currently the head coach of the Kawana Dolphins, a team that plays in the Sunshine Coast-Gympie rugby league competition, as part of the larger Central Division of Queensland Rugby League.
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Rob Brough began coaching on the Sunshine Coast after earning a reputation as a skilled coach after establishing Mountain Creek State High School's "Rugby League School of Excellence" and coaching junior sides.
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In 2005, after Rob Brough ran a one-off pre-season session with the Kawana Dolphins' senior team, the club asked him to consider coaching the team permanently.
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Rob Brough accepted the job and began coaching the Dolphins A-grade side.
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Rob Brough said Maroochydore played some fast footy which put Kawana on the back foot, and unable to catch up.
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However, Rob Brough did play some grade football in Brisbane, with Easts.
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Rob Brough's brother Mal Rob Brough was a Federal Member of Parliament from 1996 until 2016.
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