Nick Etchells
Nick Etchells is an Australian journalist.
Career
Nick Etchells is a veteran journalist and TV news presenter, with more than 20 years’ experience covering global and local news events, natural disasters - including the Japan Tsunami, bushfires and floods - and state, national and international politics.
He has covered events ranging from the inquest into
Etchells completed a business degree at the Queensland University of Technology, and was then recruited by
From 2004 to 2007, Etchells was a Senior Reporter for Seven News based in Melbourne. During this time he filed hundreds of stories of national and international interest including the Beaconsfield Mine collapse, Cadel Evans' historic Tour de France campaign, the hanging of Van Tuong Nguyen in Singapore and England's 'Suffolk Ripper' prostitute murders. In February 2007, he returned to Australia from Los Angeles where he worked as a Seven News U.S Correspondent.
Between 2007 and 2011, Etchells was a senior journalist for
In December 2011, Etchells returned to the Seven Network and replaced Nuala Hafner as Melbourne Correspondent on Sunrise.[citation needed]
Etchells remained on Sunrise as Melbourne Correspondent until March 2014 when he was replaced by Rebecca Maddern and became a reporter and fill in presenter on Seven News in Melbourne.[3]
Etchells anchored coverage of the
In September 2016, Etchells resigned from the
Etchells returned to Seven News Melbourne in 2022 as Senior Producer[citation needed], and became Executive Producer in April 2023.
Personal life
Etchells was born in England, moving to Australia as a boy.[citation needed] He played ice hockey for a year in Canada.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Yahoo Australia | News, email and search".
- ^ http://au.linkedin.com/pub/nick-etchells/7/719/489 [self-published source]
- ^ "Rebecca Maddern joins Sunrise as Melbourne correspondent". 27 March 2014.
- ^ "Martin Place cafe siege, Sydney: Why it's a terrorist target". Archived from the original on 15 December 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ^ "Nick Etchells exits Seven News". 13 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.