Frank Hooper Legg (1906-1966), journalist and broadcaster, was born on 26 June 1906 at Walmer, Kent, England.
Employed by the Bank of England, he 'was a banker by day and writer by night'. He reached Brisbane on 28 June 1927 in the Largs Bay, having earned his passage as a supervisor for the Big Brother Movement. Arriving penniless, he worked in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide as a freelance writer and insurance officer.
In 1937 Legg joined the Adelaide News. As 'The Prattler' he began giving talks for the Australian Broadcasting Commission, and, with Horace Miller, conducted the 'Early Morning Session' and 'Hospital Half-Hour' which were relayed nationally.
On 26 July 1940 Legg enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force. He served as a sergeant in the 2nd/48th Battalion, saw action at Tobruk, Libya, and Tel El Eisa, Egypt, and by September 1942 was regimental sergeant major.
Commissioned lieutenant in September 1943, Legg was training in Queensland when he was asked to be the A.B.C.'s war correspondent in the Pacific. His A.I.F. appointment terminated on 15 December.
After the war Legg built up a reputation from Sydney as a radio and television panel chairman and compere—his voice became one of the best known on A.B.C. radio. His popular programmes included 'Week-End Magazine' (1946-59), 'Film Review' (1949-66) and 'Any Questions' (1955-64). He also made documentary and feature programmes, particularly on wartime subjects. (Australian Dictionary of Biography).