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George Negus is one of the most recognised faces on Australian television.
The respected journalist and interviewer came to Dateline as host in 2005, relishing the opportunity to work with a team of talented, dynamic video journalists as they - and he - report on issues of global importance.
George has travelled to Bangladesh, Ireland, England, Canada and the United States for Dateline, and has interviewed the prime minister of Lebanon, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, billionaire George Soros, Zimbabwe's Opposition Leader and the Dalai Lama, to name just a few.
George was born in Brisbane and studied arts and journalism at Queensland University. He worked as a high school teacher until his late 20s when he began reporting for The Australian and Australian Financial Review. In between, there was a brief spell as a political reporter in Canberra, and his first political interviews were broadcast on ABC TV's irreverent This Day Tonight program.
Since then, George Negus has made an enormous contribution to the Australian news landscape as founding presenter of 60 Minutes (1979-86) and Foreign Correspondent (1992-99) as well as hosting the live-to-air Australia Talks series, where debates were held around the country tackling national issues prior to the 2001 Federal election.
George's trademark laidback Aussie style continued as he fronted a prime time trends and issues program on the ABC called, appropriately, George Negus Tonight (2003-4). These days, his penchant for stirring the conversational pot flows through to his role on Dateline.
In his career, George Negus has amassed an extraordinary list of interviewees and profiles. He's interviewed many Australian Prime Ministers, politicians and newsmakers from around the globe and national icons including Cathy Freeman and Paul Hogan. In his incisive tracking of both the Middle East and Northern Ireland conflicts, he has spoken to world leaders and international peace-brokers. His passion for international affairs has also found expression in two recent books The World From Italy (2001) and The World From Islam (2003). His talent for communicating global issues to an Australian audience is confirmed by the fact that both publications have become bestsellers.
George's broad activities in both his professional and community life extend to various boards and committees including the Australian Broadcasting Tribunal's Violence Inquiry, the Federal Government's Environmental Futures Group, the Order of Australia Committee, Soccer Australia, Saggi (the promotion of Italian language and culture) and LandCare.
For further information please contact SBS publicist Kai Ianssen on 02 9430 2828 or kai.ianssen@sbs.com.au
The respected journalist and interviewer came to Dateline as host in 2005, relishing the opportunity to work with a team of talented, dynamic video journalists as they - and he - report on issues of global importance.
George has travelled to Bangladesh, Ireland, England, Canada and the United States for Dateline, and has interviewed the prime minister of Lebanon, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, billionaire George Soros, Zimbabwe's Opposition Leader and the Dalai Lama, to name just a few.
George was born in Brisbane and studied arts and journalism at Queensland University. He worked as a high school teacher until his late 20s when he began reporting for The Australian and Australian Financial Review. In between, there was a brief spell as a political reporter in Canberra, and his first political interviews were broadcast on ABC TV's irreverent This Day Tonight program.
Since then, George Negus has made an enormous contribution to the Australian news landscape as founding presenter of 60 Minutes (1979-86) and Foreign Correspondent (1992-99) as well as hosting the live-to-air Australia Talks series, where debates were held around the country tackling national issues prior to the 2001 Federal election.
George's trademark laidback Aussie style continued as he fronted a prime time trends and issues program on the ABC called, appropriately, George Negus Tonight (2003-4). These days, his penchant for stirring the conversational pot flows through to his role on Dateline.
In his career, George Negus has amassed an extraordinary list of interviewees and profiles. He's interviewed many Australian Prime Ministers, politicians and newsmakers from around the globe and national icons including Cathy Freeman and Paul Hogan. In his incisive tracking of both the Middle East and Northern Ireland conflicts, he has spoken to world leaders and international peace-brokers. His passion for international affairs has also found expression in two recent books The World From Italy (2001) and The World From Islam (2003). His talent for communicating global issues to an Australian audience is confirmed by the fact that both publications have become bestsellers.
George's broad activities in both his professional and community life extend to various boards and committees including the Australian Broadcasting Tribunal's Violence Inquiry, the Federal Government's Environmental Futures Group, the Order of Australia Committee, Soccer Australia, Saggi (the promotion of Italian language and culture) and LandCare.
For further information please contact SBS publicist Kai Ianssen on 02 9430 2828 or kai.ianssen@sbs.com.au
