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BUILDING A LEGACY:

PARK

HONOURS

A LEGEND OF

TELEVISION

Mardi Henderson reflects on 55 years

of happiness with Brian Henderson,
and the family’s joy that a park will be

named to remember him always at
NINE by Mirvac in Willoughby.

There could be no more fitting “To think the park is being
tribute to Brian Henderson than named after Brian makes me
a park named in his honour at have goosebumps,” says Mardi.
the place where he ruled the “He would have been so chuffed.
television airwaves for 46 years. Before he died, he had an inkling
The legendary newsreader and host that something was in the wind
of the hit music show Bandstand, after he saw concept plans for the
passed away in 2021, having development but when Mirvac
devoted his working life to Channel asked my permission I was just
9, the Willoughby studios like a blown away.”
second home to the one he shared
with his wife Mardi. It’s not only Mardi excited by
the tribute. Their two daughters,
As Mirvac transforms the Nicole and Jody, and five
former home of Channel 9 into a grandchildren are just as enthused
community of elegant residences that “B”, as he was fondly known
set in park like gardens, Mardi to his family, will be forever
is overjoyed that her husband of remembered at NINE by Mirvac.
55 years will be remembered in
perpetuity at Henderson Park.

Above: Brian Henderson
Right: Mardi Henderson

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