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'''Ron Steward''' is the movie reviewer on Australian television show [[Rove Live]]. He is 78 years old.
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{{Infobox person
| name = Ron Steward
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1928|01|02|df=y}}
| birth_place = Australia
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2019|01|19|1928|01|02|df=y}}<ref name="Death" />
| occupation = Television presenter, film critic
| known_for = Film critic on ''[[Rove (TV series)|Rove Live]]''
}}
'''Ron Steward''' (2 January 1928 – 19 January 2019)<ref name="Death">{{Cite web |date=19 March 2019 |title=VALE: February 2019 |url=https://amohg.wordpress.com/vale/vale-february-2019/ |access-date=25 May 2024 |website=Australian Media Oral History Group |language=en-AU |via=[[WordPress.com]]}}</ref> was a filming TV critic and film reviewer, who started his career in the industry in the 1940s, and he packed films on trains going out to [[Paramount Pictures]], he retired from this role in 1991.<ref name="Gold Coast Bulletin" />


Steward was first discovered by [[Rove McManus]] at the [[2004 ARIA Awards]], where he made his modeling debut. Steward was later a regular of McManus' radio program, ''[[Rove Live Radio]]''. McManus signed him to [[Roving Enterprises]] in February 2005. In 2005 and 2006, he presented a segment on ''[[Rove (TV series)|Rove Live]]''<ref name="Gold Coast Bulletin">{{Cite news |date=2 February 2006 |title=Sexy - thing |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AUNB&req_dat=2FC64405CDC9450D8CE0F660AE4E730F&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F10F8861B15CB9AE8 |access-date=18 May 2024 |newspaper=Gold Coast Bulletin |department=TV Mag |publisher=News Limited |location=Gold Coast |page=4 |language=en-AU |via=[[NewsBank]]}}</ref> called ''Ron's Review'', regularly appearing with [[Peter Helliar]] who also reviewed each film.
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==External links==
*{{Webarchive|url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20060820141233/http://rovelive.com/show_ron/|title=Ron's Review|date=21 August 2006}}
*{{IMDb name|id=1983070|name=Ron Steward}}

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Latest revision as of 22:08, 24 May 2024

Ron Steward
Born(1928-01-02)2 January 1928
Australia
Died19 January 2019(2019-01-19) (aged 91)[1]
Occupation(s)Television presenter, film critic
Known forFilm critic on Rove Live

Ron Steward (2 January 1928 – 19 January 2019)[1] was a filming TV critic and film reviewer, who started his career in the industry in the 1940s, and he packed films on trains going out to Paramount Pictures, he retired from this role in 1991.[2]

Steward was first discovered by Rove McManus at the 2004 ARIA Awards, where he made his modeling debut. Steward was later a regular of McManus' radio program, Rove Live Radio. McManus signed him to Roving Enterprises in February 2005. In 2005 and 2006, he presented a segment on Rove Live[2] called Ron's Review, regularly appearing with Peter Helliar who also reviewed each film.

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  1. ^ a b "VALE: February 2019". Australian Media Oral History Group. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2024 – via WordPress.com.
  2. ^ a b "Sexy - thing". TV Mag. Gold Coast Bulletin. Gold Coast: News Limited. 2 February 2006. p. 4. Retrieved 18 May 2024 – via NewsBank.
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