State funeral to be offered to Bert Newton's family

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Former Nine CEO Eddie McGuire appeared on Weekend Today, saying Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews will ring Bert's widow Patti to make the offer of a state funeral. 9News

's family will be offered a state funeral to farewell the beloved television personality who died last night aged 83.

Mr McGuire said the farewell service will most likely be held at Bert's "beloved" St Pat's Cathedral in Melbourne in a loving testimony to his former employee."To say I was Bert Newton's boss is stretching it. I couldn't carry Bert Newton's bags," Mr McGuire said. "When the opportunity came for me to rehire him as CEO, it was one of the greatest moments of my career."

"I knew I had made it when Bert Newton one, knew my name, and two, named his toupee after me. That was Bert," Mr McGuire said.

 

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