Dateline Celebrates 30 Years As Australias Longest-Running International Current Affairs Program
30 January 2014
The multi
award-winning international current affairs program, Dateline, returns to air for its 30th year on Tuesday, 18 February
at 9.30pm on SBS ONE.
Commissioned in
1984, Dateline is now Australia’s
longest-running international current affairs program.
Over the course of
its proud history, the Dateline team
has led the way in exploring new methods of delivering cutting-edge current
affairs to give an intimate and provocative view of some of the world’s most
significant events.
Dateline has brought
Australian viewers ground-breaking stories like the extraordinary inside story
of families fleeing North Korea, a view inside the Ku Klux Klan, the first interviews with two of
the Bali Nine plus asylum seeker Barat Ali Batoor filming his own desperate
attempt to reach Australia by boat.
The program has
made global headlines with their stories ‘Anatomy of a Massacre’, ‘Manus Whistleblower and four weeks on the run
with Julian Assange, at the height of the WikiLeaks
controversy.
Dateline has been hosted by
some of Australia’s broadcasting legends like George Negus, Jana Wendt and Mark
Davis, as well as being honoured with multiple national and international
awards, including 18 Walkley awards — which also includes the prestigious Gold
Walkley – four Walkley Young Australian Journalist of the Year Awards,
fifteen United Nations Media Peace Awards, two Logie Awards, plus many more.
Managing Director
Michael Ebeid said: “Dateline is a
cornerstone of SBS’s news and current affairs offering and in bringing
Australians unique and insightful perspectives on international affairs, it has
broadened and deepened our understanding of people, communities and cultures
from across the world.”
Executive Producer
Peter Charley said: “Dateline is
immensely proud of its contribution to journalism in Australia over the past 30
years and its recognition globally as one of the world’s leading international current
affairs programs.
We will continue to
deliver powerful, thought-provoking stories from around the world, with
all-access video journalism — which Dateline
pioneered — remaining at the heart of our story-telling philosophy.”
The program will
return to air on Tuesday, February 18 with Anjali Rao presenting and will
celebrate its milestone throughout 2014 as it follows up on stories covered
over the years.
ENDS