Harvey Shore


Harvey Shore is an Australian film and television writer-producer. Shore was the producer of the children's TV show, Simon Townsend's Wonder World from 1980 to 1986, which won five Logie Awards during his tenure.

Early life

Harvey Shore was born on 14 February 1947 and grew up in Sydney. His father, Irvin Alfred Shore, was a financial manager and his mother, Ivy Shore, was a seamstress and secretary from Adelaide who later became an award-winning portrait artist – in 1979 she won the Portia Geach Memorial Award. His younger brother, Russell Shore, later became a naval officer and a Master Mariner. In 1960 his parents separated and, after the death of Ray in 1962, Ivy settled into a lifetime partnership with the tonal impressionist artist, Graeme Inson. Harvey Shore was educated at Cranbrook School and later at Marist Brothers Agricultural College. After matriculating in December 1964, he won a scholarship to the Royal Military College, Duntroon. In 1968 Shore graduated, and upon doing so, cadets are promoted to the rank of lieutenant and receive a Diploma in Military Arts and Leadership.

Film and television career

From 1972, Harvey Shore began a career as a writer-producer in film and television when he was invited to write a script for the ABC program Behind The News. This led to regular work on this show, and within a year he was Lead Writer for Behind The News, and soon became its script editor. He also began writing for commercial TV shows such as the soap opera Number 96, and producing short films at the Sydney Filmmakers Co-op. While researching for the Network TEN show Help Your Neighbour he was approached by Mike Willesee to work on his current affairs show Willesee At Seven and spent most of 1976 as researcher, reporter and producer on that show. While at the Seven Network, Shore also created and produced a TV Special called The Guinness Olympics in co-operation with the Guinness Book of Records. He was then invited to join Village/Roadshow as their Head of PR. After two years handling publicity and promotion for dozens of local and international movies, from Mad Max to Can't Stop The Music Shore was invited to join the Maritime Services Board of New South Wales as their Head of Publicity. After a year with this organisation, Shore was approached by Simon Townsend to be the producer of his TV show Simon Townsend's Wonder World! Six years and five Logie Awards later, Shore was invited to join ABC-TV as an executive Producer. His career now includes over 3,000 hours of broadcast credits, including work on more than 30 feature films and over 60 television shows – in roles from scriptwriter to executive producer. From 1980 to 1986 Shore worked as producer of children's TV series, Simon Townsend's Wonder World, which had started in 1979 by journalist, Simon Townsend. The show won five Logie Awards during Shore's tenure: 'Outstanding Contribution to Children's Television' in 1980, 'Best Children's Television Series' in 1981, 'Most Popular Children's Program' in 1983, 1984 and 1985. For his other film and television work, Harvey Shore has also won two AFI Awards, two International Broadcasting Awards, a 'TV Star' Award, and the gold award for first prize at the Asian Broadcasting Union Festival, among many other awards.

Other work

Shore has been a Public Relations Consultant, and worked as PR Manager for Village Roadshow Limited, the Maritime Services Board of NSW, and several other companies. He has written two books - and worked as Senior Tutor in Scriptwriting and in Public Relations for the distance learning companies The Australian College of Journalism and Cengage Education. Shore's TV experience and contacts also saw him writing long-running TV and pay-TV columns for MediaWeek, and also for Encore Magazine, a film and television industry journal. He wrote over 400 regular weekly newspaper columns called "Shorelines" for the News Corp Australia local newspaper "The Wynnum Herald", and continues to write stories for local newspapers.

Marine Rescue work

In 2007, Shore joined the Australian Volunteer Coast Guard. He received a Commendation Certificate from the United States Coast Guard..

Filmography

  • Major Cousens
  • Jog’s Trot

  • Television work

  • Simon Townsend's Wonder World
  • Number 96
  • Behind the News
  • G.P.
  • Burke's Backyard
  • ''New Wonder World!''

    Radio credits

  • Video Biz
  • Around The World
  • The Way It Is
  • ''Mark Twain’s Australia''

    Additional sources

19. ^ "http://www.coastguard.com.au/latestnewss/79-heroes-win-101013 "
Front page story and page 3 follow-on in Wynnum Herald regarding award of National Emergency Medal.
20. ^ "http://www.emergencyvolunteering.com.au/mobile/home/news/70-mobile-news/qld-news/432-medals-for-flood-heroes"
Article on Medals for Flood Heroes at Brisbane Coast Guard, by Volunteering Qld.
21. ^ "http://www.rossvasta.com.au/Media/Speeches/SpeechesinParliament/tabid/64/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/95/
Recommendation-for-National-Emergency-Medal-for-Coastguard-Brisbane.aspx"
Hansard extract in which Federal Member for Bonner Ross Vasta names 47 Brisbane Coast Guard members he recommends for National Emergency Medals.
22. ^ "http://www.opencolleges.edu.au/informed/tutor-talk/harvey-shore-personalising-the-experience/"