Tuesday, December 27, 2005

Kerry Packer, has died

Kerry Packer dead at age 68
From: AAP December 27, 2005
Today show announcer Richard Wilkins said he had just been handed official confirmation of Mr Packer's death at 68.
The statement from Tony Ritchie, Nine head of news, said: "Mrs Kerry Packer and her children James and Gretel sadly report the passing last evening of her husband and their father Kerry.
"He died peacefully at home with his family at his bedside.
Kerry Packer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Kerry Francis Bullmore Packer (17 December 1937 – 26 December 2005) was an Australian publishing, media and gaming tycoon. In 2004 Business Review Weekly magazine estimated Packer's net worth at AUD$6500 million ($6.5 billion), an increase of $1 billion on the previous year.

[I remember cricket with boring Boycott, and the pittance paid to cricket players. Kerry Packer changed the style of cricket and the pay players received. The rest is history. What he did with his money was his business.]
Cricket: As explained to a foreigner...

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