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]

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. [2]

In June 2016, Eastley retired from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation after 37 years. [3]

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. ↑ "AM - AM presenter Tony Eastley bids farewell to early mornings 07/02/2014". Australian Broadcasting Corporation . 7 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "The ABC farewells veteran broadcaster Tony Eastley after 37 years". ABC News. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.


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