Tony Eastley

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Tony Eastley is an Australian newspaper journalist and radio and television newsreader and host.

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Journalism career

Eastley began his journalism career in the 1970s with The Examiner newspaper in Launceston, Tasmania before joining the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 1979. [1]

With the ABC he spent stints in Singapore and Hong Kong as a foreign correspondent. [1]

After returning to Australia he presented ABC TV's breakfast news, [1] hosting First Edition from 1993-95. [2] [3]

From 2002 to 2003 he was the newsreader of the NSW ABC-TV 7pm news, having taken over from long-standing newsreader Richard Morecroft. [1] He is now the presenter of the local radio news and current affairs programme AM . He is based in Sydney.

In January 2014, Eastley resigned from AM to become senior presenter on ABC News 24. Chris Uhlmann was announced as his replacement. [4]

In June 2016, Eastley retired from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation after 37 years. [5]

Personal life

Eastley is married and has two children. [1]

Media offices
Preceded by ABC News NSW
Presenter

2002–2003
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Kim Landers
ABC News Afternoons
Presenter

2014–2015
Succeeded by

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "About - Tony Eastley". AM. ABC Online. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
  2. Oliver, Robin (20 September 1993), "Early Morning Aunty", The Sydney Morning Herald
  3. Wright, Tony (15 May 1995), "Eastley move", The Sydney Morning Herald
  4. "AM - AM presenter Tony Eastley bids farewell to early mornings 07/02/2014". Australian Broadcasting Corporation . 7 February 2014.
  5. "The ABC farewells veteran broadcaster Tony Eastley after 37 years". ABC News. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.