Charles Moses, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Charles Moses

Australian public servant

Date of Birth: 21-Jan-1900

Place of Birth: Westhoughton, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 09-Feb-1988

Profession: civil servant

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Sir Charles Moses (21 January 1900 – 9 February 1988) was a British-born Australian administrator who was general manager of the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) from 1935 until 1965. A 1918 graduate of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Moses served in the Occupation of the Rhineland and the Irish War of Independence.
He emigrated to Australia in 1922.
After a few years as a farmer and car salesman, he joined the ABC in 1930 as a radio sports announcer.
During the Second World War he escaped from Singapore with Major General Gordon Bennett, led the 2/7th Cavalry Regiment at the Battle of Buna-Gona, and crossed the Rhine as a media executive accompanying the British Commandos. After the war ended, the ABC created its own news organisation.
It expanded its audience in rural areas through the new ABC Rural department with The Country Hour, and the iconic radio serial, Blue Hills.
With the arrival of television in Australia in 1956, Moses oversaw the ABC's move to provide Australia's first national television service in time for the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne.