ANNE WILLS

Anne Wills, best known to Adelaide TV audiences as ‘Willsy’, started her career as the weather girl on Channel 9 back in 1965. It wasn’t long however before her natural talents were recognised and she was making regular appearances on Adelaide Tonight variety show with Ernie Sigley and Lionel Williams. She also presented and appeared on many other locally based Channel 9 TV programs, including AM Adelaide.

In 1969 Anne toured Vietnam with Lorrae Desmond and Johnny Mac to entertain the troops. She returned a second time in 1970, this time with her sister Susan where they were the headline act performing as The Wills Sisters along with Bev Harrell and Ricky and Tammy. They visited almost every American and Australian base in South Vietnam, coming a little too close to the conflict on one occasion in the town of Ben Hoi. She recorded one album 'Colour My World' on the Raven label in 1972.

She later moved to Channel 7, also as a weather presenter on 7 Nightly News and made regular appearances on Adelaide radio, including co-hosting the 5DN Breakfast Show with Geoff Sunderland. Anne has been part of the Adelaide entertainment scene for many years and during that time has won a total of 19 Logies, an Australian record.

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