- For the Tasmanian Senator of the same name, see Kerry O'Brien (politician); for the Australian athlete see Kerry O'Brien (athlete)
| Kerry O'Brien | |
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| Born | 27 August 1945  Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Residence | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Employer | Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
| Occupation | television journalist and presenter |
| Spouse | Sue Javes |
| Children | 6 children- boy and girl- twins 38,boy- 35,boy- 23,boy- 19,girl- 13 |
Kerry O'Brien (born 27 August 1945) is an Australian television journalist based in Sydney. Born in Queensland, O'Brien started as a news cadet in 1966. He has worked in newspapers, wire service and television news and current affairs, as a general reporter, feature writer, political and foreign correspondent, interviewer and compère, and also served as press secretary to former Prime Minister Gough Whitlam. After six years as compère and interviewer of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Lateline program, O'Brien moved in 1995 to The 7.30 Report, of which he is editor and compère. He also anchors and moderates the ABC's election telecasts. O'Brien has won many awards, including the top award in Australian journalism, the Gold Walkley in 2000 [1].
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References
- ^ Kerry O'Brien School of Journalism and Communication, University of Queensland, accessed 14th December, 2007.
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| National | Lisa Millar · Ros Childs · Whitney Fitzsimmons · Peter Wilkins · Kerry O'Brien · Ali Moore · Tony Jones · Virginia Trioli · Alan Kohler |
| State-based | Juanita Phillips · Graham Creed · Felicity Davey · Quentin Dempster · Ian Henderson · Paul Higgins · Kathy Bowlen · Andrew Lofthouse · Jenny Woodward · David Curnow · John Taylor · Alicia Gorey · Russell Woolf · Craig Smart · Trevor Jenkins · Rebecca Carmody · Dominique Schwartz · Michael Smyth · Neil Cross · Paul Kish · Ian Henschke · Peter Gee · Jaci Brown · Barbara Pongratz · Airlie Ward · Michael Coggan · Kylie Simmonds · Melinda James · Virginia Hausegger · John Ringwood · Craig Allen · Phillip Williams · Chris Kimball |
| Other | Barrie Cassidy · Monica Attard · Geoff McMullen · Caroline Jones · Steve Cannane · Kerrin Binnie · Helen Vatsikopolous · Sally Sara |
| Past | James Dibble · Richard Morecroft · Kelly Nestor · Rebecca Morse · Janice Peterson · Maxine McKew · Edwin Maher · Rod Young · Angela Pippos |
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| NAME | O'Brien, Kerry |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Australian television journalist and presenter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 27 August 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
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