“That’s the way it is:” broadcast legend bows out

Brian “Hendo” Henderson, Channel 9 Australia’s “stalwart newsreader” for the last 46 years, has announced his retirement. Born and bred in Southland, NZ, Henderson started out on Dunedin radio. Moving to Sydney in the 1950s, he began reading the nightly news in 1964. Hendo’s prolific career and his trade-mark signing off: “that’s the way it is”, have secured him an iconic place in Australian TV history. Kerry Packer: “Like all his other loyal viewers, I’ll be sorry to see him go. He’s been there night after night, a constant presence in a changing world.”