Duncan Watt (1943–2017) was a Singaporean author, newscaster and radio presenter. A local household name in the 1980s to 1990s, Watt read the primetime news on Channel 5 for the then Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) from 1980 to 1998 as well as presented classical music on Symphony 92.4FM for about 24 years until 2004. He was also known as the author of a series of young adult literature.
Biography Watt was born in Northern Rhodesia (modern-day Zambia) during British colonial rule and grew up as an only child to British parents. Prior to making Singapore his long term home, he had travelled to more than 80 countries and first visited the country in 1969 before deciding to settle there in 1976.
In addition to his career as a newscaster, he held a position with the British Council until 1992. He was also the author of twenty titles in the Wallace Boys series, which follow the adventures of brothers Nigel and Bruce Wallace in locations such as Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe, the Skeleton Coast in Namibia and the Scottish Highlands.
Watt was diagnosed with liver cancer in June 2016. He died on 7 September 2017 at the age of 74.
Published works
The Wallace Boys series 1995: Skulduggery in the South Atlantic 1993: Sands of the Skeleton Coast 1991: Trouble in Tristan 1996: Legacy of Lobengula 1992: Killers against Kariba 1991: Kidnapped in the Kafue 1993: Crash in the Caprivi 2010: Mischief in “The Mousetrap” 1995: Hostage in the Highlands 2010: Assignment in the Alps 2010: Traitors in the Tyrol 2000: Rebels Across the Red Sea 2000: Rebels Across the Red Sea II: Nemesis of the Nefud 2001: Rebels Across the Red Sea III: The Terrorists of Tibesti 2010: The Monks of Montafon 2010: South from the Seychelles 1994: Treasure of the Tiger 1996: Pagodas of Pahang 1997: Sultan of the Sulu Sea 2000: Missing in the Mekong
Other works
1970: Caprivi crash 1970: Kafue killers 1974: Hijacked in Borneo 1976: Hijacked in Kalimantan
References
External links The late Duncan Watt on TCS Channel 5 - end of News 5 update (video)