Liam Bartlett

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Liam Bartlett
Born (1961-06-30) 30 June 1961 (age 62)
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Education University of Western Australia
Occupation(s)Radio presenter, television presenter
Years active1982−present
Employer(s) Nine Network, 6PR
Television 60 Minutes
SpouseClaire
Children3

Liam Bartlett (born 30 June 1961) is an Australian journalist and reporter, best known for his career in radio and television.

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Career

Born in Perth, Western Australia, previously, Bartlett had a six-year stint with ABC radio station 720 ABC Perth, presenting the morning program. He had previously worked for STW 9 in Perth and GWN in Bunbury as a news anchor and reporter. He worked for a time at 3SR in Shepparton in Victoria and Triple M in Sydney. While working on Perth radio stations, he was also a columnist for the News Corporation newspaper The Sunday Times . He has appeared on television as host of The 7.30 Report in WA, ABC TV and the Nine Network Australia (GTV Melbourne) presenting both current affairs and news.

Bartlett was a delegate to the Australian Constitutional Convention 1998. He was an elected representative, contesting the poll as an independent candidate.

In 2002, Bartlett won a Churchill Fellowship to study investigative journalism. He spent three months in the United States and the United Kingdom. [1]

In July 2006 he left Perth radio station 6PR following a move from rival station 720 ABC Perth to join 60 Minutes , where he would present until 2012, before leaving the media and accepting a role at Shell International's Creative Visual unit based in London. He returned to the Nine Network and 60 Minutes from the 2015 season.

In 2021, Bartlett also returned to 6PR, now owned by Nine Entertainment, to host its morning program while juggling his ongoing role as a reporter on 60 Minutes .

In September 2022, Bartlett announced his resignation from 6PR and 60 Minutes , effective the following November. [2]

In April 2023, Bartlett joined the Seven Network's flagship current affairs program 7NEWS Spotlight as a reporter. [3]

Awards

During his career Bartlett has won three international and two national awards for reporting, including New York Festival awards for both TV and Radio and the Brigitte Bardot (Genesis) Award for TV. In addition he has been awarded four separate Australian Journalists Association awards for Western Australia for investigative reports and feature writing. [4] [5] [6]

Personal life

Bartlett is married to Claire and they have three children. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Bartlett, Liam. Churchill Fellowship report: Investigative Journalism - Current Trends, Techniques And The Future For Substantive Public Disclosure Archived 21 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine 6 June 2006
  2. ↑ "Liam Bartlett quits Nine | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. 2 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  3. ↑ Mediaweek (23 April 2023). "Media Movers: Liam Bartlett joins Seven, dentsu, Warner Music Australasia, Connecting Plots". Mediaweek. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  4. ↑ Connelly, Fiona (14 March 2008). "Liam Bartlett says 60 Minutes is s***". Perth Now . Retrieved 16 April 2009.
  5. ↑ Rule, Bill (11 August 2007). "Liam Bartlett and 60 Minutes: one year on". Perth Now . Retrieved 16 April 2009.
  6. ↑ "Liam Bartlett to stay in Sydney". The Courier-Mail. 18 October 2008. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
  7. ↑ Bartlett joins 60 Minutes - Australian-Media.com.au News Archived 20 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine
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