Allan Ashbolt
Allan Ashbolt | |
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| Born | Allan Campbell Ashbolt 24 November 1921 Melbourne, Australia |
| Died | 9 June 2005 (aged 83) Sydney, Australia |
| Education | Caulfield Grammar School |
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Allan Campbell Ashbolt (24 November 1921 – 9 June 2005) was an Australian journalist, producer, and broadcaster.
Early life
He was born in Melbourne and attended Caulfield Grammar School. He served with the Australian Imperial Force in World War II.[1] Following the war, Ashbolt began acting and helped establish the Mercury Theatre with Peter Finch among others. He appeared in government documentary films. Ashbolt was a film librarian at the NSW Film Council in the mid-fifties, before he was hired by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) as a producer.[2]
Career
In 1959 he was appointed as the ABC's first North America correspondent. In 1963 he served as a correspondent and executive producer of Four Corners,[3] which has become Australia's longest-running investigative journalism/current affairs television program. He was known for his belief that the ABC should promote free speech and controversial political content. Ashbolt held senior positions at the ABC, until retiring after a 25-year career with the network. He also wrote for the New Statesman, a British political magazine. He died in Sydney in June 2005.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Allan Ashbolt war service details". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ISBN 978-0-85575-468-6.
- ^ "RSL Story", abc.net.au. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- ^ "Journalist Alan Ashbolt dies at 83". www.abc.net.au. 9 June 2005. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
External links
- Bowman, David (15 June 2005). "The lion of the ABC". Australian Policy Online. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) Retrieved 28 April 2017.
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