James McHale

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James McHale is an Australian journalist and news presenter.

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Career

McHale graduated from Murdoch University in 2006 with a Bachelor of Laws/Media, majoring in Radio. After completing his degree, he worked at Clayton Utz in 2007 and 2008. [1]

In February 2009, McHale joined the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, where he worked as a reporter.

In December 2011, McHale replaced Karina Carvalho as presenter of the weekday bulletin of ABC News WA with Carvalho temporarily replacing Virginia Trioli whilst Trioli was on maternity leave on ABC News Breakfast . [2] [3]

In February 2013, McHale began presenting the national ABC News at Five bulletin on ABC TV.

McHale's last day at the ABC was 11 September 2020. [4]

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References

  1. "From the courtroom to the newsroom: ABC News anchor James McHale". LexisNexis. 9 September 2011. Archived from the original on 28 November 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
  2. Beatrice Thomas (3–4 December 2011), "Inside Cover", The Weekend West , p. 4
  3. Jenna Clarke (2 December 2011). "Aunty's news to get a fresh face". Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 4 December 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
  4. David Knox (2 September 2020). "Pamela Medlen to anchor ABC News WA weeknights". TV Tonight. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
Media offices
Preceded by ABC News WA
Presenter

December 2011 – September 2020
Succeeded by
Pamela Medlen (Mondays to Thursdays)
Charlotte Hamlyn (Fridays to Sundays)
Preceded by
New bulletin
ABC News at Five
Presenter

February 2013 – December 2017
Succeeded by