CAROLINE Frykberg, the widow of the late sports broadcasting legend Ian Frykberg, has sold their Port Douglas retreat for $5.1 million, according to a report in The Australian.

It was bought for $2m in 2001 from Steve Vizard, the Australian television and radio presenter, lawyer, comedian, producer, author and screenwriter.

The sale was handled by Victoria-based Lindsay Hill Real Estate.

Perched high on the most easterly point of Flagstaff Hill, the home offers views of the Coral Sea, Four Mile Beach and the rainforest. The 931sq m Murphy Street parcel comes with a five-bedroom residence.

The Frykbergs had previously owned next door, a penthouse bought in 1997 for $640,000 and sold in 2003 at $1m.

The family also holds an apartment in far north Queensland resort Beach Club, which is for sale at $1.1m through estate agent Tony McGrath.

Frykers, as he was known, was a formidable force in the media game, the founding executive producer of Today in 1982.

He went on to broker deals for the NRL, AFL and English Premier League.

The home sold to Melbourne’s Tony Nunan, the former national president of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, and his wife Genevieve, according to the newspaper report.