▁and ▁D rama ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Ad ela ide ▁with ▁thoughts ▁of ▁becoming ▁an ▁actor ▁or ▁teacher . ▁He ▁became ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁university ▁radio ▁station ▁and ▁aud ition ed ▁for ▁the ▁ABC ▁before ▁comple ting ▁his ▁degree . ▁He ▁was ▁h ired ▁as ▁a ▁radio ▁announ cer ▁and ▁later ▁transferred ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁television , ▁hosting ▁the ▁ 7 pm ▁Ad ela ide ▁bullet in ▁for ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁years ▁before ▁being ▁approached ▁to ▁replace ▁James ▁D ib ble ▁who ▁had ▁presented ▁the ▁bullet in ▁since ▁it ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁ ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁Sydney ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁and ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁ 7 pm ▁Sydney ▁bullet in ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁present ing ▁Be hind ▁the ▁News . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁he ▁and ▁Ger ald ine ▁Do og ue ▁co - host ed ▁" The ▁National ", ▁the ▁ABC ' s ▁short - l ived ▁experiment ▁with ▁an ▁hour - long ▁night ly ▁news ▁service , ▁combining ▁news ▁and ▁current ▁affairs , ▁with ▁Max ▁Wal sh ▁and ▁Richard ▁Carl ton ▁as ▁chief ▁rep or ters . ▁Also ▁during ▁his ▁time ▁with ▁the ▁ABC , ▁More cro ft ▁participated ▁with ▁the ▁ABC ' s ▁Natural ▁History ▁Unit ▁in ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁R ais ing ▁Arch ie , ▁about ▁a ▁flying ▁fo x ▁which ▁he ▁raised ▁and ▁used ▁to ▁keep ▁under ▁the ▁news ▁des k ▁while ▁at ▁work . ▁More cro ft ▁presented