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Norman Swan
Michael Daley Award (1989)
  • UN Media Peace Award
    • (1984 Gold citation)
    Australian Skeptics Award 2020

    Norman Swan (born Norman Swirsky in 1953) is a Scottish-born Australian physician, journalist and broadcaster.

    Life and career

    Swan was born in Glasgow,

    paediatrics.[5][4]

    Swan moved to Australia to continue his training but transitioned from medicine when he became a producer and broadcaster with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 1982.[4] He was the general manager of ABC Radio National (RN) for three years from 1990 and in that time increased the audience by 30%. He overhauled the schedule, created the RN current affairs breakfast program and recruited Phillip Adams, Geraldine Doogue and Wendy Harmer as program presenters.[2] Swan co-hosted the RN program Life Matters between 1996 and 2001,[5] and has produced and presented ABC radio program The Health Report from its inception in 1985.[2][6] From March 2020 until November 2023 Swan co-hosted Coronacast, a podcast about pandemics and the coronavirus. This has been replaced with a podcast titled What's That Rash.[7]

    On

    ABC TV, Swan has presented both Catalyst and Quantum, is an occasional reporter on Four Corners, including an exposé of egregious doctors' fees. He is currently a regular reporter and commentator on 7.30. On commercial television, he has appeared on the Australian version of The Biggest Loser
    as the resident health expert.

    Swan was awarded the

    Michael Daley Award.[4] Swan was also awarded the Medal of The Australian Academy Science in 2004.[8] He was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences in 2022.[9]

    Two books of his became bestsellers, So You Think You Know What's Good For You (2021 Hachette Australia) and So You Want To Live Younger Longer (2022 Hachette). The latest is So You Want to Know What's Good For your Kids, also published by Hachette in July 2024.

    Personal life

    Swan married Kate Hamann, an ABC radio producer, in June 2024. It is his third marriage after being divorced twice.[10]

    Swan's son

    electric bike accident on a 2016 trip to Italy. Swan experienced post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), blaming himself for not hiring helmets for the bikes,[1] and also as a result of being injured in a bus explosion at age 14.[13]

    Swan was appointed as a Member the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2023 Australia Day Honours for "significant service to the broadcast media as a science and health commentator".[14]

    Bibliography

    • Swan, Dr Norman (2021). So you think you know what's good for you?. Sydney, N.S.W.: Hachette Australia.
      OCLC 1231994364
      .
    • Swan, Dr Norman (2022). So You Want to Live Younger Longer. Hachette Australia.
      OCLC 1316700056
      .
    • Swan, Dr Norman (2024). So You Want to Know What's Good for Your Kids?. Hachette Australia.
      OCLC 1432656745
      .

    References

    1. ^ a b c Johnson, Natasha (5 November 2020). "Dr Norman Swan opens up on coping with trauma after his daughter's accident, covering COVID and the question that 'stopped his world'". ABC News. Archived from the original on 4 September 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
    2. ^ a b c Schmidt, Lucinda (25 August 2010). "Profile: Norman Swan". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 4 September 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
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    4. ^
      ABC Radio National. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived
      from the original on 4 September 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
    5. ^ a b "Honorary awards – Dr Norman Swan". University of Sydney. 13 June 2006. Archived from the original on 30 May 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
    6. ^ Jamieson, Amber (29 March 2012). "The quality journalism project: Dr Norman Swan's media check-up". Crikey. Archived from the original on 4 September 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
    7. ^ Rafael Epstein, presenter (8 November 2023). Coronacast podcast wraps after more than 500 episodes (Radio program). ABC Radio Melbourne. Archived from the original on 4 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
    8. ^ "Past medallists". www.science.org.au. Australian Academy of Science. 2004. 2004 Academy Medal. Archived from the original on 4 September 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
    9. ^ Shanahan, Rachel (14 October 2022). "Dr Norman Swan". Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences. Archived from the original on 4 September 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
    10. ^ "'King of Covid' Norman Swan weds for a third time". News.com.au. 13 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
    11. ^ "Aussie named as a US political breakout star". Crikey. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
    12. ^ "Fairfax journalist Jonathan Swan awarded prestigious Wallace Brown Young Achiever Award". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
    13. ^ Morgan, Cassandra (25 June 2021). "Norman Swan on wellness, sickness and other lies". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
    14. ^ "Australia Day 2023 Honours: Full list". The Sydney Morning Herald. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
    External videos
    video icon Swan on One Plus One, ABC Television
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