电视主播Simon Townsend, 以「奇妙的世界」闻名, 79岁死于一场癌症战。 TV host Simon Townsend, known for "Wonder World," has died at 79 after a cancer battle.

受欢迎的儿童电视节目“Wonder World”的创作者和主持人 Simon Townsend 在与癌症作斗争后去世，享年 79 岁。 Simon Townsend, the creator and host of the popular children's TV show "Wonder World," has passed away at 79 after battling cancer. 该节目于1979年至1987年播出,赢得了五部最受欢迎的儿童电视系列节目的Logies。 The show, which aired from 1979 to 1987, won five Logies for Most Popular Children's Television series. Townsend最初是一名记者,因拒绝征召参加越战而服刑两个月。 Townsend, who started as a journalist, served two months in prison for refusing conscription to the Vietnam War. 他的妻子Rosanna、他们的两个子女和他的第一个女儿Lisbeth(1991年与Lisbeth团聚)幸存下来。 He is survived by his wife Rosanna, their two children, and his first daughter, Lisbeth, whom he was reunited with in 1991.